Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified Paediatric Nurse to join our team! Our Child and Adolescent Unit is modern and bright with full amenities which has made us fit for the future and ready to take on the challenge of nursing children and young people with a range of medical, surgical, oncology and mental health conditions.
We have now added to our team and have a dedicated Vulnerable CYP wellbeing specialist Nurse and Mental Health Champion, an Infant Feeding Practitioner and an Education and Development Team as well as an Allergy Nurse Specialist and two Professional Nurse Advocates who can offer Restorative Clinical Supervision and who can advocate for quality improvement. We have strong links with the region and the Paediatric Critical Care ODN to ensure we are up to date with developments.
Developing staff is important to us, and we offer places on High Dependency Course, APLS, and Clinical Assessment modules. Our Education and Development Team also provide a bespoke training program for Newly Qualified Nurses, Experienced Nurses and Nurses who work in the HDU. We also are a strong team who work together to support each other. If you believe that you are dynamic, eager to learn and develop and work with an outstanding team please apply!
Responsibilities
* An experienced health care professional competent in all aspects of care planning, able to carry out a wide range of clinical skills, including area(s) of particular clinical expertise and advice within the team (e.g. infection control), by working collaboratively and cooperatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families.
* The post holder will take an active part in leadership, education, development and supervision of the team.
Qualifications
* Experienced health care professional with competence in care planning and a wide range of clinical skills.
* Ability to provide leadership, education, development and supervision within a paediatric team.
* Willingness to engage in role-specific training and development opportunities offered by the Trust.
About the Employer
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K).
The Trust delivers high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care, as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford. The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,100 staff.
An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance.
We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place-based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five-year Trust Strategy, there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, whether in hospital or in the community.
At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.
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