Bank Paediatric Nurse | Surgical | Outpatients | Bank | Redbridge
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, ambitious and focused Paediatric Staff Nurse to join our bank.
You will be working throughout our hospital and will provide first class care for the patient’s journey from pre-assessment to post-operative care on our excellent children and young people’s unit; through to Outpatients, Imaging and Physiotherapy. We undertake a wide range of day case surgical procedures, including Urology, General surgery, Plastics, ENT, Ophthalmology, and Orthopaedics. Our Outpatients department has a variety of clinics for children and young people such as, General Paediatrics, Dermatology, Allergy, Cardiology and ENT, and Minor op procedures are also undertaken for some specialities.
Duties and responsibilities
You will provide pre and post-operative care to children and young people, assisting in their recovery and preparing them ready for discharge – this will include undertaking pre-operative assessment and preparing them for theatre, performing post-operative clinical observations, assisting with personal care and providing emotional support at what can be a stressful time. You will be part of the multi-disciplinary team and will liaise with parents and guardians, 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.
This is a hospital wide post, the successful candidate will support children and their families in outpatient clinics, Pre-operative assessment, Post- operative recovery unit and in the ward environment.
Who we're looking for
We are looking for a registered Children’s Nurse with experience working as a band 5/6 within the NHS or equivalent in the independent health sector. Experience in General Paediatrics, preferably with surgical ward experience would be ideal, however we are happy to consider medical or community background for nurses who are interested in developing their experience in this field.