Paediatric Nurse - Childrens Outpatients

Job summary

Paediatric Nurse - Children's Outpatients

Are you looking for a change? Do you want to work as part of a dedicated and hard working outpatients team to assist in caring for children with complex and long term condition then outpatients is the area for you!

We run numerous consultant led clinics, as well as carrying out a number of nursing tests, such as sweat tests, endocrine tests, chemotherapy, blood & platelet transfusions. As well as spirometry, asthma reviews, epi-pen training and allergy testing. We also have a phlebotomy service and offer venepuncture and cannulation training as well as the chemotherapy care course.

Does learning a new skill interest you?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join dynamic and progressive children's outpatients service , build on skills you already have and gain new skills and experiences.

Main duties of the job

To provide high quality nursing care and participate in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care needs for the patient group.

To deliver compassionate person-centred care, and treat patients, service users, their families and their carer's with consideration, dignity and the respect you would want for yourself or your family.

To provide relevant forms of care with minimal supervision and participate in the supervision and teaching and assessment of unregistered or junior staff and students.

To play an active part in the continuing development of the ward or department and contribute to the maintenance of an environment conducive to the delivery of high standards of patient care, by promoting good communication and relationships between staff, patients, relatives and visitors.

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.