Children's Nurse - Rainforest Ward Band 5

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for approachable, motivated and enthusiastic Registered Children's Nurses to join Children's Services at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust. You will work inclusively as part of a multi-disciplinary team caring for Children and Young People with a variety of medical, surgical, ENT and orthopedic needs.

Provide the delivery of evidence-based nursing care by providing expert clinical assessment, care planning, care delivery, care evaluation and clinical advice in accordance with NMC Code of Professional Conduct on the Children's ward.

To always act in a manner consistent with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct carrying out his/her duties in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

To work across all ULHT children & young people's nursing services when required i.e. both acute wards, outpatients and community when required.

Main duties of the job

About the Role....

The successful applicants will have the opportunity to develop their clinical expertise and knowledge caring for Children and Young people 0-16yrs working as part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team.

You will be expected to participate in a flexible 24hr shift pattern which includes a combination of Long Days, Long Nights, Early and Late shifts covering Weekdays/nights, Weekends and Bank Holidays.

You will require excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills and have the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.

About us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.