Job summary
We are looking for experienced Paediatric Nurses to join ourPaediatric Intensive Care Unit within Evelina London based at our Royal Brompton Hospital site.
Our critical care unit is made up of 16 PICU beds and 10 PHDU beds and is a fast-paced environment, that provides excellent opportunities to learn and develop skills within paediatric cardiothoracic critical care. We offer a well-established, dynamic, multi-professional team with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Our education team provides a bespoke critical care education program to support nurses wishing to pursue careers within paediatric critical care.
We are part of the wider Cardiac, Respiratory and Intensive care directorate within Evelina London whose aim is to become the leading paediatric provider for these services within the UK. As part of this exciting development there are opportunities to work across both our hospital sites.
As part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Evelina London is there for children, young people and women from London to South East England and provides specialist care for families around the UK and across the world.
Every year, the number of children and young people Evelina London cares for, in our hospitals and throughout our local community, continues to grow. We support families from pre-conception, before birth, throughout childhood and into adult life.
Closing date: 27th April 2025 at Midnight
Interview date: 13th May 2025
Main duties of the job
Our nurses have the opportunity to gain a wide variety of experience caring for children requiring cardiac and respiratory critical care. Experienced nurses will have the opportunity to develop skills in ECMO and renal replacement therapy. We have a strong senior nursing leadership team to help support you through your critical care journey.
If you have what it takes to join our amazing team we would like to hear from you!
Post qualification experience is required for this role and they are not currently opened to newly qualified nurses. For NQN applications please use the NQN advert.
This advert is open for applicants to work in PICU or PHDU - you will be able to specify your preference.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
At Evelina, we are reminded every day of how important life is, and how important it is to look after the health and wellbeing of our staff as they balance of responsibilities in and out of work. We are committed to supporting flexible working; we want to support you to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
We are committed to supporting professional development, and have excellent training and educational offerings. Recognising that looking after babies, children and young people is incredibly rewarding, but can also bring challenge we offer amazing resources to help support our staff's emotional wellbeing and resilience.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for full details of duties and responsibilities.
- Responsible for carrying out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided from admission through to discharge.
- Will be responsible for the application of knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience.
- To act as advocate for patients within the area, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
- To ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
- Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.
- Will advise on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness.
- Recognise the significance of observations made, and use them to develop and initiate nursing assessments and devise a plan of care.
- Carry out those activities necessary to conduct a comprehensive assessment of a persons nursing requirements.
- Will ensure that all patients will have a discharge plan that is safe and appropriate for their needs.
- Carry out nursing procedures and treatments, checking on and maintaining the highest possible standards.
- Work alongside the multi-disciplinary team to ascertain treatments and advise on nursing priorities.
- Take a clear and concise history from patients by assessing their health and wellbeing and complete documentation ensuring that all entries are accurate and legible and that all information systems are maintained.
- Undertake prescribed physical observations as follows: blood pressure, temperature, respirations, blood sugars, urinalysis, weight and height, and report exceptions appropriates.
- Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for full details of duties and responsibilities.
- Responsible for carrying out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided from admission through to discharge.
- Will be responsible for the application of knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience.
- To act as advocate for patients within the area, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
- To ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
- Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.
- Will advise on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness.
- Recognise the significance of observations made, and use them to develop and initiate nursing assessments and devise a plan of care.
- Carry out those activities necessary to conduct a comprehensive assessment of a persons nursing requirements.
- Will ensure that all patients will have a discharge plan that is safe and appropriate for their needs.
- Carry out nursing procedures and treatments, checking on and maintaining the highest possible standards.
- Work alongside the multi-disciplinary team to ascertain treatments and advise on nursing priorities.
- Take a clear and concise history from patients by assessing their health and wellbeing and complete documentation ensuring that all entries are accurate and legible and that all information systems are maintained.
- Undertake prescribed physical observations as follows: blood pressure, temperature, respirations, blood sugars, urinalysis, weight and height, and report exceptions appropriates.
- Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- RN1/ RN2/ RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Relevant qualifications required or course to area
Previous experience
Essential
- Experience of working on own and in a team
- Experience of working in the relevant area
- Experiencing of co-ordinating a shift
- Completion of preceptorship
- Experience of administering intravenous drug therapy
- Supervision of junior staff
Desirable
- Previous experience in other nursing fields
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential
- Able to assess, plan, implement & evaluate programmes of care
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
- Knowledge of Evidence Based Practice
- Competent in basic life support
- Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products
- Able to work as an effective team member
- Able to prioritise & meet deadlines
- Able to manage difficult situations
- Uses own initiative and is able to take decisions
- An understanding of Audit and Research Based Nursing Practice
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Knowledge of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance & a commitment to clinical supervision
- Knowledge of the individual's responsibility towards health & safety
Desirable
- IT skills Awareness of the structure and organisation of the NHS
Additional Information
Essential
- The ability to undertake reflective thinking on own practice
- Flexible and positive approach to work
- Manual handling of patients, using lifting aids
- Able and willing to work flexible shift patterns, internal rotation to day and night duty and unsocial hours, according to service needs
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- RN1/ RN2/ RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Relevant qualifications required or course to area
Previous experience
Essential
- Experience of working on own and in a team
- Experience of working in the relevant area
- Experiencing of co-ordinating a shift
- Completion of preceptorship
- Experience of administering intravenous drug therapy
- Supervision of junior staff
Desirable
- Previous experience in other nursing fields
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential
- Able to assess, plan, implement & evaluate programmes of care
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
- Knowledge of Evidence Based Practice
- Competent in basic life support
- Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products
- Able to work as an effective team member
- Able to prioritise & meet deadlines
- Able to manage difficult situations
- Uses own initiative and is able to take decisions
- An understanding of Audit and Research Based Nursing Practice
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Knowledge of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance & a commitment to clinical supervision
- Knowledge of the individual's responsibility towards health & safety
Desirable
- IT skills Awareness of the structure and organisation of the NHS
Additional Information
Essential
- The ability to undertake reflective thinking on own practice
- Flexible and positive approach to work
- Manual handling of patients, using lifting aids
- Able and willing to work flexible shift patterns, internal rotation to day and night duty and unsocial hours, according to service needs
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
