Job summary
Tite: Staff Nurse - Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
? Join Our Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children ?
Are you a dedicated nurse ready to take the next step in your career? Whether you're an experienced paediatric critical care nurse or looking to transition from adult or neonatal care, the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children offers an unparalleled opportunity for growth and development.
About Our Unit
Our 18-bed PICU serves as the hub for paediatric critical care across the southwest region of England, delivering a full range of tertiary services. We specialise in a variety of paediatric subspecialties, including:
- Trauma & Burns
- Neurosurgery
- General Surgery
- Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery
- Renal Transplant
- Respiratory
- Ear Nose and Throat
- Metabolic Medicine
- Neurology
? Supporting Our Region
Our commitment to regional healthcare goes beyond the walls of our hospital. Through our WATCh (Wales and West Acute Transport for Children) retrieval service, we extend expert care to children across the region, ensuring they receive timely, life-saving interventions.
Main duties of the job
- Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate prescribed treatment and care for patients and their families.
- Communicate effectively and maintain confidentiality with patient's carers and the multi-disciplinary team.
- Act as a professional role model setting standards of practice.
- Promote clinical effectiveness and opportunities for teaching junior colleagues and students.
- Promote and maintain a safe environment for patients.
- Administer medicines in accordance with Trust policy.
- Develop clinical skills and participate in continuous professional development.
- Provide accurate timely contemporary records of care and treatment in line with Trust record keeping policy and NMC.
? Who Should Apply?
We welcome applications from registered nurses with a passion for paediatric intensive care. While previous critical care experience is preferred, it's your commitment to excellence and compassionate care that will make you a valuable member of our team. Whether you're an adult or neonatal nurse looking to expand your expertise, or a seasoned PICU professional, we have career pathways that will support your ambitions and growth.
? Explore Career Pathways
Joining our PICU means becoming part of a dynamic team where learning and advancement are encouraged. Our supportive environment fosters continuous professional development, allowing you to explore diverse career pathways within paediatric intensive care.
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
Why Choose Us?
- Be part of a leading PICU serving the southwest of England and south Wales for some specialities.
- Access to extensive training and career development opportunities.
- Work in a supportive, multidisciplinary team committed to patient care and staff well-being
Please note we are unfortunately currently unable to support nurses or midwives that require OSCE to register with the NMC UK and applications will not be considered.
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
Why Choose Us?
- Be part of a leading PICU serving the southwest of England and south Wales for some specialities.
- Access to extensive training and career development opportunities.
- Work in a supportive, multidisciplinary team committed to patient care and staff well-being
Please note we are unfortunately currently unable to support nurses or midwives that require OSCE to register with the NMC UK and applications will not be considered.
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
- Broad knowledge and experience of clinical nursing practice within a hospital environment
- Interest in the clinical area
Desirable
- Experience of teaching
- Experience of taking charge
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrate competence in clinical skills relevant to the clinical area
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and MDT
- Computer skills
- Competence in calculations for safe administration of medicines/fluids
- Ability to take the lead, initiate and ensure appropriate action in response to the deteriorating patient
- Clinical decision making ability
- Teaching/supervisory skills
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Act in a professional manner
- Self motivated
- A team player
- Recognition of own limits
Public Sector Language Competency
Essential
- Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard
Qualifications and and Training
Essential
- RSCN/ RN child branch (NMC registered) or equivalent
- Current NMC registration
Desirable
- Work towards relevant university accredited post basic study programmes e.g. teaching and assessing course
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Broad knowledge and experience of clinical nursing practice within a hospital environment
- Interest in the clinical area
Desirable
- Experience of teaching
- Experience of taking charge
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrate competence in clinical skills relevant to the clinical area
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and MDT
- Computer skills
- Competence in calculations for safe administration of medicines/fluids
- Ability to take the lead, initiate and ensure appropriate action in response to the deteriorating patient
- Clinical decision making ability
- Teaching/supervisory skills
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Act in a professional manner
- Self motivated
- A team player
- Recognition of own limits
Public Sector Language Competency
Essential
- Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard
Qualifications and and Training
Essential
- RSCN/ RN child branch (NMC registered) or equivalent
- Current NMC registration
Desirable
- Work towards relevant university accredited post basic study programmes e.g. teaching and assessing course
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 Royal Hospital for Children
Upper Maudlin St.
Bristol
BS2 8BJ
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
