Client Name: Mid Cheshire
Role: Band 5 Paediatric Nurse
Rates: £21.98 - £39.63
Shifts: Flexible hours, with shifts available throughout the day, night and at weekends.
Benefits:
1. Competitive pay rates
2. First sight of agency nursing shifts across multiple trusts
3. Next-day payroll
4. Block bookings in your favourite locations
5. Excellent support from your own dedicated consultant
6. Revalidation support
7. 24/7/365 service - we're available when you need us
Mid Cheshire are looking for a dedicated and knowledgeable Band 5 Paediatric Nurse to join their specialist Paediatric clinical team.
Working flexible shifts throughout the day, night and at weekends to suit, you will be working with young patients and families utilising various strategies to communicate effectively and ensure that they feel as welcome and comfortable as possible.
An excellent staff experience leads to an extraordinary patient experience and improved patient outcomes. You will be fully immersed in Mid Cheshire's culture and benefit from their commitment to providing a positive working environment.
The Mid Cheshire trust have created an environment where staff can work to the highest standards and communicate openly in an organisation that respects people's views and values individuals and teams. Every team member is enabled to fulfil their potential, give their best at work.
General key skills
In addition to your qualifications, as a Band 5 Paediatric Nurse you will have:
8. Quick thinking abilities
9. Patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
10. Excellent attention to detail
11. A methodical approach to tasks
12. Excellent timekeeping
13. The ability to work well and under pressure
14. Empathy and understanding
15. A flexible attitude
16. A desire to learn and improve
17. Active listening skills
18. The ability to use a computer competently
Main Duties/Responsibilities
As a Band 5 Paediatric Nurse with Mid Cheshire, you will:
19. Provide the highest standard of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care as required within the Paediatric department.
20. Utilise a variety of strategies to communicate effectively with the children and their family/carers, the multidisciplinary team, other departments within the Trust and pertinent agencies outside the organisation.
21. Have a good general understanding and knowledge base of children's health needs.
22. Adhere to all organisational polices and demonstrate the Trust promises, vision and strategy as a professional registrant.
23. Take blood/fit a canula.
24. Undertake patient observations (blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration rate and oxygen level) as patient need dictates throughout the shift.
25. Write care plans, perform assessments, and make referrals.
26. Manage admissions and discharges to and from the ward.
Qualifications/Licenses/Certifications
27. Be a registered nurse.
28. Up to date paediatric and adult basic life support.
29. At least 2 years post-graduate experience.
30. 6 months recent NHS paediatric experience within the last 3 years.
31. You will need to pass an enhanced background check.
If you are a Band 5 Paediatric Nurse passionate about providing the very best in young patient care, apply today and start your career with Mid Cheshire via Medacs Healthcare.