Bank Specialist Nurse - Paediatrics | 0 hours contract, flexible shifts | Horley, West Sussex
Spire Gatwick Park are looking to recruit a qualified Children's nurse to join the flexible working bank to cover the paediatric list. As a Paediatric Nurse, you will be integral in helping to develop this service ensuring that Spire Gatwick Park can offer patients and their families’ excellent and safe standards of care.
Spire Gatwick Park Hospital offers world-class care and is part of one of the UK’s most respected private hospital groups. With a full multidisciplinary medical team, we’re specialists in a wide range of treatments that can be personalised to your needs. At Spire Gatwick Park Hospital, our facilities are designed to be child and young person friendly and we have a dedicated children's waiting room and play area.
Our children and young people’s clinics are run with the assistance of our specialised nursing team to help support and guide families and their children through the outpatient process and any further investigations that may be required. We offer a specialised surgery service for children aged three and over and outpatient consultations from birth.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Providing pre- and post-operative care to children and young people, assisting in their recovery and getting them ready for discharge – this will include wound care, assisting with personal care and providing emotional support at what can be a stressful time
2. Liaising with parents, guardians and consultants giving advice and making recommendations to improve the patients’ wellbeing, whilst also being adept at identifying a deteriorating patient and making on the spot, informed decisions
3. Risk assessing children and young people regarding suitability for admission
4. Providing RCN support during paediatric clinics, assisting with minor operations and Phlebotomy.
5. Working as part of a small team with the opportunity to help run and grow the service according to needs
Who we are looking for:
6. NMC Registered Sick Children’s Nurse with no restriction on practise
7. EPALS
8. At least 2 years post qualification experience working within paediatrics ideally in a surgical setting
9. Excellent understanding of CQC criteria
10. You must be willing to learn and help support the day to day running of the paediatric service
11. Be able to work autonomously with no supervision
12. Excellent communication skills
Working Hours: Shifts between 8am - 8pm. Shifts can be any days Monday-Saturday covering sickness, annual leave, increased activity over the holidays as required.
Contract: Bank 0 hours on a flexible basis as required
Benefits
13. Bank colleagues are paid weekly
14. We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
15. Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
16. Access to Spire Healthcare pension
17. Access to Blue Light Card discounts
18. Free uniform
19. Free DBS
20. Full induction, including mandatory training updates
21. Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
22. Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
23. Driving clinical excellence
24. Doing the right thing
25. Caring is our passion
26. Keeping it simple
27. Delivering on our promises
28. Succeeding and celebrating together
Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
Closing Date: If we have received sufficient applications, this date may be brought forward so please submit your application as soon as possible.