Job summary
Do you want to be
part of a dynamic team in an exceptional Paediatric Unit?
We are recruiting for Nursery nurses keen to work in
an inpatient setting on both the medical and surgical wards at Queen Alexandra
hospital. We are looking for staff ideally with some hospital background, or a
desire to transfer your skills into that environment. We are looking for Nursery Nurses that want to
be part of a changing service, that want to be involved in what those changes
may look like. If this interests you and
you are committed to providing excellent care please apply. Do you have a desire to develop as a professional
with a friendly, kind and supportive team to guide you on your journey? If this is you, come and join our team. We
are offering this post as initially a Band 3 post with progression to Band 4 on
completion of the nursing associate course.
If you feel that this is what you have been looking
for, then please apply or to come and have a look around the unit then contact
Jessica Porter - Senior Sister: jessica.porter@porthosp.nhs.uk or by phone on 02392286000 ext. 4306
Main duties of the job
The work of nursery nurses and includes:
- Making sure that children are safe, happy and stimulated.
- Communicating information to children using play.
- Supporting children during clinical procedures.
- Encouraging children's development.
- Using play to maintain a child's level of development during illness.
- Creating a child friendly environment.
- Maintaining toys and play equipment.
- Finding ways to stimulate children particularly those with special and sensory needs.
- Supporting carers in the parenting of their children.
In addition, qualified nursery nurses may:
- Supervise staff.
- Coordinate a programme of activities for children.
- Attend meetings.
- Work with other professionals within and outside the NHS.
- Support children who have been abused.
- Promote public health and parenting.
About us
The Trust is committed to driving excellence in care for our patients and communities and was rated good by the Care Quality Commission report published 2020 and became a University Hospital. We are ranked as the third in the country for research; embedding education and training across the organisation and we continuously strive to achieve our core values which are at the heart of everything we do. The Trusts main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, starting life as a military hospital over a century ago and now one of the largest hospitals on the south coast and you may have seen us on the TV series Nurses on the Ward. The Trust provides comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire. The Trust employs over 8,000 staff and are #ProudtobePHU; our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because its the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for providing outstanding care and support for patients, colleagues and our community you will find a home at PHU. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in
terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender
identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans
status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work within the Multidisciplinary Team providing and maintaining high standards of care to children and their families from 0-18 years.
- Undertake routine observations, recognising patients needs and responding appropriately and effectively to changes in their clinical condition.
- Provide therapeutic care such as nasogastric tube feeds, low and high flow oxygen therapy and heel prick tests following completion of appropriate training and competencies.
- Organise and manage an allocated independent caseload of patients, reporting to the Senior Nursing Team.
- Ensure the emotional, social, physical, and intellectual needs of every child are met in liaison with other professionals.
- Communicate effectively with children, their families, and members of the Multidisciplinary Team, creating positive and effective relationships aiding effective patient care.
- Maintain clear, accurate and concise patient records maintaining high levels of confidentiality at all times.
- Assist the team in the day to day running of the clinical area, maintaining high levels of safety and care.
- Proactively and positively contribute to the successful overall performance of the Trust by providing patient focused care.
Key Responsibilities:
Patient Care
- Assist in the admission and discharge process, ensuring children and their families are orientated to the ward.
- Be responsible for the organisation and management of own workload, working within your own limitations and reporting to the Senior Nursing Team.
- Undertake routine observations, recognising patients needs and changes in their condition and responding appropriately and effectively. Assist in the emergency resuscitation of patients as per Portsmouth Hospital University NHS Trust Resuscitation Policy.
- Observe and support children and their families before and after surgery, ensuring their medical and emotional needs are met.
- Provide therapeutic care such as nasogastric tube feeds, low and high flow oxygen therapy and heel prick tests following completion of appropriate training and competencies.
- Support children and their families admitted for review by the Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service; liaising with professionals to ensure a safe discharge.
- Ensure the emotional, social, physical, and intellectual needs of every child are met in liaison with other professionals.
- Ensure the nutritional needs of the child are met, assisting children and their families with healthy and appropriate meal choices.
- Communicate effectively with children and their families.
- Provide care to children and their families ensuring their privacy and dignity is maintained at all times.
- Provide health education to parents and their families.
- Be aware of Child Protection and respond to these within Trust Policy.
- Maintain clear, accurate and concise patient records maintaining high levels of confidentiality at all times.
Team Working
- Assist the team in the day to day running of the clinical area, maintaining high levels of safety and care.
- Communicate effectively with the Multidisciplinary Team to aid effective patient care.
- Actively engage in good team working and maintain effective working relationships with all Healthcare Professionals.
- Good verbal, written and listening skills.
- Always promote and demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication with children, families, and the Multidisciplinary Team.
- Support members of the team in delivering relevant objectives.
Professional Education and Role Development
- Successful applicants will receive a 6-week supernumerary induction programme with an assigned mentor and competency workbook.
- Ongoing continuous Professional development is an expectation of all unit staff and is supported through in house training and Study Days.
- Participate in ward or department projects, including audit and quality initiatives pertinent to the role.
- Reflect on and develop own practice.
- Participate in and contribute to orientation and induction programmes within your area.
- Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate in appropriate training activities as identified in your performance review encourage and support staff development and training.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work within the Multidisciplinary Team providing and maintaining high standards of care to children and their families from 0-18 years.
- Undertake routine observations, recognising patients needs and responding appropriately and effectively to changes in their clinical condition.
- Provide therapeutic care such as nasogastric tube feeds, low and high flow oxygen therapy and heel prick tests following completion of appropriate training and competencies.
- Organise and manage an allocated independent caseload of patients, reporting to the Senior Nursing Team.
- Ensure the emotional, social, physical, and intellectual needs of every child are met in liaison with other professionals.
- Communicate effectively with children, their families, and members of the Multidisciplinary Team, creating positive and effective relationships aiding effective patient care.
- Maintain clear, accurate and concise patient records maintaining high levels of confidentiality at all times.
- Assist the team in the day to day running of the clinical area, maintaining high levels of safety and care.
- Proactively and positively contribute to the successful overall performance of the Trust by providing patient focused care.
Key Responsibilities:
Patient Care
- Assist in the admission and discharge process, ensuring children and their families are orientated to the ward.
- Be responsible for the organisation and management of own workload, working within your own limitations and reporting to the Senior Nursing Team.
- Undertake routine observations, recognising patients needs and changes in their condition and responding appropriately and effectively. Assist in the emergency resuscitation of patients as per Portsmouth Hospital University NHS Trust Resuscitation Policy.
- Observe and support children and their families before and after surgery, ensuring their medical and emotional needs are met.
- Provide therapeutic care such as nasogastric tube feeds, low and high flow oxygen therapy and heel prick tests following completion of appropriate training and competencies.
- Support children and their families admitted for review by the Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service; liaising with professionals to ensure a safe discharge.
- Ensure the emotional, social, physical, and intellectual needs of every child are met in liaison with other professionals.
- Ensure the nutritional needs of the child are met, assisting children and their families with healthy and appropriate meal choices.
- Communicate effectively with children and their families.
- Provide care to children and their families ensuring their privacy and dignity is maintained at all times.
- Provide health education to parents and their families.
- Be aware of Child Protection and respond to these within Trust Policy.
- Maintain clear, accurate and concise patient records maintaining high levels of confidentiality at all times.
Team Working
- Assist the team in the day to day running of the clinical area, maintaining high levels of safety and care.
- Communicate effectively with the Multidisciplinary Team to aid effective patient care.
- Actively engage in good team working and maintain effective working relationships with all Healthcare Professionals.
- Good verbal, written and listening skills.
- Always promote and demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication with children, families, and the Multidisciplinary Team.
- Support members of the team in delivering relevant objectives.
Professional Education and Role Development
- Successful applicants will receive a 6-week supernumerary induction programme with an assigned mentor and competency workbook.
- Ongoing continuous Professional development is an expectation of all unit staff and is supported through in house training and Study Days.
- Participate in ward or department projects, including audit and quality initiatives pertinent to the role.
- Reflect on and develop own practice.
- Participate in and contribute to orientation and induction programmes within your area.
- Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate in appropriate training activities as identified in your performance review encourage and support staff development and training.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous relevant experience especially in the care of Children and Young People (0 18years) and their families.
Personal Qualities
Desirable
- Good interpersonal skills (friendly, approachable and works well with others.
- Self motivated and willing to learn.
- Able to respond effectively to feedback and instruction.
- Able to recognise own limitations.
- Able to analyse situations and take decisions.
- Reliable.
- Responsive and flexible attitude and approach.
Qualifications
Essential
- Applicants should hold NVQ Level 3 in Childcare, Healthcare or NNEB qualification (or equivalent).
- Numeracy and Literacy Skills at Level 1 or 2.
Desirable
- Experience in the hospital setting.
- Previous paediatric or NICU experience in a speciality area.
- Clinical Support Worker Development Programme.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Applicants should hold NVQ Level 3 in Childcare, Healthcare or NNEB qualification (or equivalent).
- Numeracy and literacy skills at level 1 or 2.
- Effective written and verbal communication.
- Demonstrable clinical competence in an agreed range of competencies i.e. recording of observations, special nutritional requirements, taking children to theatre, caring for children with disabilities, the safe moving and lifting of patients plus normal personal cares.
- Ability to provide fundamental nursing care to an agreed standard plus undertake housekeeping duties.
- Basic IT skills or prepared to undertake training in Trust.
- Ability to work as an effective team member.
- Ability to support Registered Nurse.
- Working knowledge of clerical procedures.
- Willing to participate in the Trust Care Certificate Training.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Child development and play in children aged 0-18 years.
- Understanding the needs of a hospitalised child.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous relevant experience especially in the care of Children and Young People (0 18years) and their families.
Personal Qualities
Desirable
- Good interpersonal skills (friendly, approachable and works well with others.
- Self motivated and willing to learn.
- Able to respond effectively to feedback and instruction.
- Able to recognise own limitations.
- Able to analyse situations and take decisions.
- Reliable.
- Responsive and flexible attitude and approach.
Qualifications
Essential
- Applicants should hold NVQ Level 3 in Childcare, Healthcare or NNEB qualification (or equivalent).
- Numeracy and Literacy Skills at Level 1 or 2.
Desirable
- Experience in the hospital setting.
- Previous paediatric or NICU experience in a speciality area.
- Clinical Support Worker Development Programme.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Applicants should hold NVQ Level 3 in Childcare, Healthcare or NNEB qualification (or equivalent).
- Numeracy and literacy skills at level 1 or 2.
- Effective written and verbal communication.
- Demonstrable clinical competence in an agreed range of competencies i.e. recording of observations, special nutritional requirements, taking children to theatre, caring for children with disabilities, the safe moving and lifting of patients plus normal personal cares.
- Ability to provide fundamental nursing care to an agreed standard plus undertake housekeeping duties.
- Basic IT skills or prepared to undertake training in Trust.
- Ability to work as an effective team member.
- Ability to support Registered Nurse.
- Working knowledge of clerical procedures.
- Willing to participate in the Trust Care Certificate Training.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Child development and play in children aged 0-18 years.
- Understanding the needs of a hospitalised child.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
