Staff Nurse (Paediatric A&E)

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 27 October 2024

Job summary

Staff Nurse (Paediatric A&E)

We are excited to announce that our Paediatric Emergency Department is looking for a Paediatric Nurse or an Adult Nurse with an interest in Paediatric Emergency Care to join our team.

Are you a highly motivated and enthusiastic Nurse who enjoys working as part of an innovative team?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust!

As a Paediatric Staff Nurse within the Paediatric Emergency Department you will be actively supported to gain experience and confidence in all aspects of paediatric emergency care.

As a trust we actively encourage and support personal development and therefore we provide our staff with courses such as PILS, trauma training and APLS as well as in house training such as streaming, plastering, phlebotomy and cannulation.

If you are looking to develop your knowledge and experience of paediatric emergency care within in a friendly and supportive team then we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

This role will involve working as part of the Emergency Department Team on a daily basis. The Emergency Department is open 7 days per week and you will be required to work a variety of shifts.

Your role will include caring for children and young people from initial assessment through to minors, majors and the resuscitation area.

About us

We aim to recruit professional, motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 staff. We take great pride in being part of a top performing Trust and Emergency Department and are committed to ensuring quality patient care.

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our values; Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Date posted

10 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum, pro rata for part time candidates

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-6525915UCG5SNPAEDS

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

Craven Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder is responsible for undertaking and recording a comprehensive nursing assessment and planning, delivering and evaluating high standards of evidenced based nursing care to a diverse group of patients.

Is expected to deliver care without direct supervision.
Is expected to teach and supervise more junior staff, students and the non-registered nursing workforce
Is accountable for care he/she delegates to others.
Is expected to act as role model, delivering care with empathy andcompassion as part of a multidisciplinary team.

For further information, please see the job description and personal specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Is expected to deliver care without direct supervision.
Is expected to teach and supervise more junior staff, students and the non-registered nursing workforce
Is accountable for care he/she delegates to others.
Is expected to act as role model, delivering care with empathy andcompassion as part of a multidisciplinary team.

For further information, please see the job description and personal specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered NMC Childrens Nurse

Desirable

Evidence of recent continuous professional development

Experience

Essential

Recent post qualification experience of working in an acute clinical environment
Aware of current nursing issues

Desirable

Experience in speciality may be an advantage

Other

Essential

IT literate

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered NMC Childrens Nurse

Desirable

Evidence of recent continuous professional development

Experience

Essential

Recent post qualification experience of working in an acute clinical environment
Aware of current nursing issues

Desirable

Experience in speciality may be an advantage

Other

Essential

IT literate

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.