Staff Nurse – CYP Ward
Leicester Hospital | Ward | Bank | Part time |
Up to £20 per hour, depending on experience
You will be working within a team of paediatric nurses looking after children and young people from 3 - 18 years old on the CYP ward, and outpatients care from birth. All children admitted to the ward are generally day case surgical procedures, including paediatric surgery, ENT, orthopaedics, urology and plastics. In your role you will cover pre assessment, inpatients, supporting the outpatients department and daycase diagnostics. You will be required to work shifts including occasional nights/ weekend work.
At Nuffield Health, you will discover nursing as it should be – with more time to care and get to know the children who are your patients as you help them through difficult times. You will also have the flexibility to work shifts that suit your lifestyle.
As a Children and Young Person’s Nurse you will;
1. Deliver care to children from the age of 3 years including their pre/post-operative stay on the ward
2. Conduct pre assessment clinics/nurse led outpatients clinics (0-18 years)
3. Working alongside our Children's & Young Persons Lead Nurse you will have the high care standards that come naturally to a talented nurse
4. Play a vital role in the child’s journey through the hospital
5. Be a trusted guide and support to them as well as to their parents or guardians
6. Deliver high quality, clinically effective care as an essential part of our ward team
7. Work with a wide variety of cases which will broaden your skills. You will also work within different specialist areas
To succeed as a Children and Young Person’s Nurse you will;
8. Be NMC qualified and have some post registration experience in a surgical ward environment
9. Have various levels of post-registration experience – (preferably in a children's surgical setting)
10. Be an excellent communicator and team worker – plus be flexible and motivated
11. Have the ability to fully understand each patient’s needs and provide individual attention
12. Be confident to work autonomously and liaise directly with consultants
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. From Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive, Access to our Pension Scheme and discounted gym membership at £25.00 a month.
Leicester Hospital
Founded in 1969, Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital was originally built from funds raised by the local community and is now one of the leading providers of private healthcare in Leicestershire. The Hospital has a strong local reputation with patients remaining loyal. The Hospital had a £4.5 million refurbishment in 2011 and was the blue print for the wider Hospitals refresh programme. The Hospital has 28 ensuite inpatient beds, 2 Laminar flow theatres, Endoscopy Suite, minor treatment room and 14 consulting rooms.
The hospital delivers a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient treatments and services using the best possible technologies. Since 2015 we have invested in a static MRI unit, a new digital X ray room & digital mammography. We are a local centre of excellence for Children and Young People Services. Having a Fitness & Wellbeing Gym in Leicester has led to a close working relationship and the Hospital was a forerunner for the Nuffield recovery plus programme. The Hospital has been rated as a ‘Good’ hospital by the CQC and achieved this rating across the 5 key lines of enquiry across all departments inspected
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