Job summary
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LEEDS
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
Band
5 Registered Nurses Soon to Qualify and Qualified Nurses, We Want You!
Are
you ready to launch your career in an exciting and vibrant Leeds Childrens
Hospital? Are you seeking a new opportunity and adventure? Then look no further
than the Leeds Childrens Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
If
you are a newly qualified nurse, we will support you during your first 12
months with our Preceptorship programme. This offers structured personal and
professional development as you transition to registered practice and includes
a supernumerary period, Introduction to Professional Practice (IPP), and a
bespoke education pathway for all our clinical areas.
Beyond
your first 12 months or if you are a qualified nurse we support you with an
Early Career Framework which is a 3 year pathway that will guide your personal
and professional development to provide you with the best start to your career
at the Leeds Childrens Hospital.
For any queries get in touch with:
Celia McKenzie Head of Nursing celia.mckenzie@nhs.net or
Laura Whelan Deputy Head of Nursing laura-clare.whelan@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
Leeds
Childrens Hospital is one of the UKs largest childrens hospitals with
state-of-the-art treatments and facilities. We provide one of the most
comprehensive ranges of specialist childrens services in the country and are
recruiting across the following specialities:
Medicine
Surgery
Paediatric
Critical Care
Neonatal
Intensive Care
Cardiology
Liver/Renal
Neurosciences
Oncology
and Haematology
We also offer a rotational programme to work in 3
areas over 18 months. This opportunity is designed to provide you with
experiences throughout the children's hospital in areas of interest and offers
the opportunity to gain a high dependency qualification during the final 6
months of the programme.
About us
Based
in one of the fastest growing cities in the North, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS
Trust is also one of the largest acute health providers in the UK.
Leeds
Childrens Hospital offers exciting opportunities for staff who share our
commitment and who are willing to collaborate to achieve the very highest
standards of patient care.
Working
at Leeds Teaching Hospitals has many benefits including:
1.
Flexible working patterns to fit you and your lifestyle
2.
Supernumerary orientation periods
3.
Structured induction programmes
4.
Personalised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes, regardless
of experience
We
are very interested in hearing from you, including those of you who are
students expecting to graduate in the next nine months.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members
of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are
subject to this policy and w
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process
of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As
such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right
to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do
experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please
bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if
you have any questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
role is to provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning,
implementation and evaluation of individualised family centred, infant, child
or young person focused programmes of
care. You will deliver care without supervision and take responsibility as the
prime care provider for a group of patients and at all times promote confidence
in our commitment to provide excellent compassionate family centred, infant,
child or young person focused patient care.
The
role will involve taking charge of the ward or department as necessary in the
absence of the Sister or Charge Nurse.
You
will participate in the in-service training, preceptorship and mentorship of
junior staff, post basic learners and students as well as maintaining your
personal development.
Leeds
Childrens Hospital is a large secondary and tertiary hospital providing a wide
range of specialities to the population of Leeds as well as the wider North
Region. The jobholder will work within an environment caring for
infants/neonates, children and or young people in providing child or young
person focused care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
role is to provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning,
implementation and evaluation of individualised family centred, infant, child
or young person focused programmes of
care. You will deliver care without supervision and take responsibility as the
prime care provider for a group of patients and at all times promote confidence
in our commitment to provide excellent compassionate family centred, infant,
child or young person focused patient care.
The
role will involve taking charge of the ward or department as necessary in the
absence of the Sister or Charge Nurse.
You
will participate in the in-service training, preceptorship and mentorship of
junior staff, post basic learners and students as well as maintaining your
personal development.
Leeds
Childrens Hospital is a large secondary and tertiary hospital providing a wide
range of specialities to the population of Leeds as well as the wider North
Region. The jobholder will work within an environment caring for
infants/neonates, children and or young people in providing child or young
person focused care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Child Level 1
- Has current registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register or will be registered within the next 3 - 6 months
- Willing to undergo training as necessary
Experience
Essential
- Current issues in health and social care of children and young people
Desirable
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Caring, compassionate & motivated
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to act professionally at all times
- Effective communication skills
- Effective numeracy skills e.g. accurate drug calculations.
- Ability to organise self and others.
- Team player
- Effective time management skills.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust Policy
- Ability to travel in between Trust premises and patient homes for posts that involve community visits.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Child Level 1
- Has current registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register or will be registered within the next 3 - 6 months
- Willing to undergo training as necessary
Experience
Essential
- Current issues in health and social care of children and young people
Desirable
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Caring, compassionate & motivated
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to act professionally at all times
- Effective communication skills
- Effective numeracy skills e.g. accurate drug calculations.
- Ability to organise self and others.
- Team player
- Effective time management skills.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust Policy
- Ability to travel in between Trust premises and patient homes for posts that involve community visits.
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).
