East and North Herts NHS Trust

Registered Nurse - Children's

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Job summary

We are recruiting for a Children's Registered Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

We are looking for team members who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

We are a 20 bedded children's ward which covers a variety of specialities including ENT, orthopaedics as well as general paediatric patients. We care for CYP up to the age of 16 years or 18 years with complex needs.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

Main duties of the job

Your personal and professional development is important to us - we offer preceptorship, 1:1 support and teaching, peer support, networking, and outstanding leadership development programme to support all nurses promoting a culture of inclusion, innovation, and compassion.

We work with you to help you grow in your role and take your career in the direction you want to go. If you want to move up the ladder, we'll support you. If you just want to stay in your role, that's fine too.We'll help you be the best you can be.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

  • The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
  • New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
  • Hertford County, Hertford
  • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

Date posted

06 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-W&C-5753553

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Corey's Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register
  • Commitment to lifelong learning
  • Evidence of further education, training and on-going learning
  • Ability to product updated personal professional portfolio
  • Minimum of one years post qualification experience

Desirable

  • Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification
  • Evidence of appropriate Specialist Qualification

Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of good communication skills both written and verbal
  • Ability to work within a team
  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to priorities and organise workload
  • Flexibility around working hours

Desirable

  • Computer literacy
  • Venepuncture
  • Cannulation

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors
  • Evidence of commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion for everyone
  • Evidence of commitment to the Trust's values and the ability to demonstrate them at all times
  • Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Evidence of commitment to the Trust's values and the ability to demonstrate them at all times
  • Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion nonsupervisory posts
  • Role model our Trust values every day

Desirable

  • Knowledge of appropriate specialist nursing care requirements
  • Resource management awareness
Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register
  • Commitment to lifelong learning
  • Evidence of further education, training and on-going learning
  • Ability to product updated personal professional portfolio
  • Minimum of one years post qualification experience

Desirable

  • Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification
  • Evidence of appropriate Specialist Qualification

Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of good communication skills both written and verbal
  • Ability to work within a team
  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to priorities and organise workload
  • Flexibility around working hours

Desirable

  • Computer literacy
  • Venepuncture
  • Cannulation

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors
  • Evidence of commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion for everyone
  • Evidence of commitment to the Trust's values and the ability to demonstrate them at all times
  • Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Evidence of commitment to the Trust's values and the ability to demonstrate them at all times
  • Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion nonsupervisory posts
  • Role model our Trust values every day

Desirable

  • Knowledge of appropriate specialist nursing care requirements
  • Resource management awareness

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.

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.

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

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Corey's Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Corey's Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Nurse Team Manager

Emily Trolley

e.trolley@nhs.net

01438284008

Details

Date posted

06 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-W&C-5753553

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Corey's Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


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