Job summary
Are you an experienced children's nurse seeking a new challenge, and the opportunity to provide tailored specific care to adolescents in a purpose-built setting?
Join us on Apollo 35 at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC), and you'll be part of our dynamic, passionate and supportive team in our bespoke 14 bedded ward for young people aged 11 to 16. We care for young people with a variety of medical, mental health, oncological and surgical conditions.
Apollo 35 is one of very few bespoke adolescent wards in the UK. You will gain exposure to a multitude of specialities and will develop skills in surgical and orthopaedic nursing care, the care of the oncology patient and chemotherapy delivery skills. You will be supported to care for young people who need hospital care due to their mental ill health and an exposure to all the medical specialities.
Our patients are a mix between long term and short term patients, some we get to know over many years and support them in their transition to adult services. We pride ourselves in offering tailored care and our ethos is that young people are a medical specialty in their own right. If you share our ethos and are passionate about working with young people apply now and develop your career at BRHC.
Please not that this vacancy is not suitable for overseas registered nurses who are required to pass the OSCE exam before they can register with the UK NMC.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will use your leadership skills and clinical experience to actively support the sister/ charge nurse and assist in safe management of the ward.
You will help to promote a working environment that encourages learning, and support and supervise teaching of more junior staff, including both nurses and other members of the multi- disciplinary team (MDT).
As an experienced practitioner your responsibilities will include assessing and implementing patient care for a group of patient without direct supervision. Alongside managing care in accordance with policies and protocols, and seeking advice from the MDT as necessary
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children provides services for children from across the south west of England and is one of only five specialist Paediatric Major Trauma Centres in the UK. We are a progressive and internationally recognised teaching hospital nestled in the heart of the lively city of Bristol. A city brimming with art and culture, restaurants and nightlife. A place where you can live and grow, raise a family and discover the true meaning of work-life balance.
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children provides services for children from across the south west of England and is one of only five specialist Paediatric Major Trauma Centres in the UK. We are a progressive and internationally recognised teaching hospital nestled in the heart of the lively city of Bristol. A city brimming with art and culture, restaurants and nightlife. A place where you can live and grow, raise a family and discover the true meaning of work-life balance.
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Appropriate post registration experience in nursing and speciality
- Appropriate proven leadership and management experience
- Proven commitment and experience, evidence in teaching
Desirable
- Experience as preceptor / mentor
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- RGN.1st Level or relevant children's qualification
- Current NMC Registration
- Relevant accredited post registration qualification at level 3
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Organisation and management skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
- Ability to perform clinical activities specific to speciality
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to manage difficult situations
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Appropriate post registration experience in nursing and speciality
- Appropriate proven leadership and management experience
- Proven commitment and experience, evidence in teaching
Desirable
- Experience as preceptor / mentor
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- RGN.1st Level or relevant children's qualification
- Current NMC Registration
- Relevant accredited post registration qualification at level 3
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Organisation and management skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
- Ability to perform clinical activities specific to speciality
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to manage difficult situations
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Childrens Hospital
Upper Maudlin St.
Bristol
BS2 8BJ
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
