Paediatric Staff Nurse - Emergency Department

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Providing and delivering a high standard of nursing care by initiating and co-ordinating the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating of individual patients needs based on evidence. This includes all aspects of care, for both children and adults, from admission to discharge.
• Reporting and documenting all relevant nursing/patient needs, communicating changes with other health care professionals in the multi-disciplinary team with ongoing responsibility for patient care as they occur.
• Promoting and delivering health education within the clinical area and advice patient, family and others in health promotion issues.
• Engage/interact with carers/family encouraging them to be actively involved in patients care, planning as outlined in the department philosophy.
• Demonstrating and undertaking evidence-based practice, playing an active part in the introduction of this evidence to improve patient-centred care.
• Supervising, assessing and mentoring and supporting junior Registered Nurses and Health care professionals, including bank and agency staff in the clinical setting.
• Increasing the level of knowledge and skills within the Department/Directorate through sharing best practice and supporting others to develop their professional abilities.
• Implementing and sharing good infection control practice.
• Undertake manual handling assessments and ensuring actions are met.
• Day to day direct supervision of team of patients and staff
• Reporting and managing untoward incidents such as complaints, clinical emergencies and injury or drug administration errors as detailed in Trust wide and local protocols and procedures.
• Contributing towards department or clinical projects, to set and maintain standards of practice in conjunction with other team members, participating in audits and quality monitoring.
• Ensuring that resources are used efficiently and in accordance with agreed procedures.
• Demonstrating an awareness of and compliance with health and safety regulations/procedures deficiencies in equipment, furnishings or matters of hygiene.
• Supporting the Senior Nurse in identifying development needs of staff, using appraisal and implementing appropriate staff developmental programme

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable evidence of recent Continuing Professional development.

Desirable

• Demonstrable Venepuncture / Cannulation skills.
• Intravenous therapy skills
• ECG

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered
• Proven RSCN / Part 15
• Proven Mentors Course or prepared to attend

Desirable

• Proven Relevant Degree
• Computer literate (ECDL).
• Relevant post basic leadership course

aptitudes and abilities

Essential

• oGood communication skills, written and verbal, with ability to demonstrate fluency, clarity and effectiveness at all levels. oNumerate oEffective influencing skills: in general and with senior health care professionals. oTeaching and mentoring skills. oAbility to prioritise workload, instruct and direct others. oOrganisational skills and able to work as a team leader. oAdvocacy skills.

Desirable

• oDemonstrate potential management abilities. oAbility to facilitate change within the work area. oAbility to work as team leader.

DISPOSITION / ATTITUDE / MOTIVATION

Essential

• oWorks in a calm and organised manner and develops a team approach. oAbility to manage exposure to sometimes violent, distressing and unpleasant situations

Desirable

• oInterest/ demonstrable experience with the speciality

OTHER FACTORS

Essential

• oInternal rotation. oPost holder will be expected to work with both children and adults in the paediatric area, resus, majors and minors as dictated by the workload

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Address

university hospital plymouth

Derriford rd

plymouth

PL6 8DH

Employer's website

https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)