Employer Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Town Blackpool Salary £29,970 - £36,483 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 08/07/2025 23:59
Staff Nurse Paediatric ED
Band 5
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
Successful applicants will join an established paediatric nursing team in the Emergency Department, as they move forward to provide a 24-hour paediatric nursing service. This is a fully rotational post, and will be a shift pattern of days, nights, weekends and public holidays.
Main duties of the job
Vacancies for Paediatric Band 5 Staff Nurses
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team. We have a part time 28 hour vacant position.
Successful applicants will join an established paediatric nursing team in the Emergency Department, as they move forward to provide a 24-hour paediatric nursing service. This is a rotational post, and will be a shift pattern of days, nights, weekends and public holidays.
Blackpool has an extremely busy Emergency Department, treating patients who present with a variety of health care needs. The learning and development opportunities are vast. We consider the Department to be an innovative and creative environment for those nurses pursuing a career in Emergency nursing.
You must,
• Be a Registered Paediatric Nurse, or a Student Nurse with an interest in this area.
We can offer you,
• A modern department with separate paediatric facilities.
• Excellent opportunities for professional development supported by our own programmes tailored to meet your needs.
• Clinical supervision, Preceptorship and mentorship.
• Team working in all areas of the department.
For an informal discussion or visit contact Zoe Hellowell, Paediatric ED Co-ordinator on 01253 954357 ( zoe.hellowell1@nhs.net )
Working for our organisation
Blackpool has an extremely busy Emergency Department, treating patients who present with a variety of health care needs. The learning and development opportunities are vast. We consider the Department to be an innovative and creative environment for those nurses pursuing a career in Emergency nursing.
You must,
• Be a Registered Paediatric Nurse, or a Student Nurse with an interest in this area.
We can offer you,
• A modern department with separate paediatric facilities.
• Excellent opportunities for professional development supported by our own programmes tailored to meet your needs.
• Clinical supervision, Preceptorship and mentorship.
• Team working in all areas of the department.
For an informal discussion or visit contact Zoe Hellowell, Paediatric ED Co-ordinator on 01253 954357 ( zoe.hellowell1@nhs.net )
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Vacancies for Paediatric Band 5 Staff Nurses
Successful applicants will join an established paediatric nursing team in the Emergency Department, as they move forward to provide a 24-hour paediatric nursing service. This is a rotational post, and will be a shift pattern of days, nights, weekends and public holidays.
Blackpool has an extremely busy Emergency Department, treating patients who present with a variety of health care needs. The learning and development opportunities are vast. We consider the Department to be an innovative and creative environment for those nurses pursuing a career in Emergency nursing.
You must,
• Be a Registered Paediatric Nurse, or a Student Nurse with an interest in this area.
We can offer you,
• A modern department with separate paediatric facilities.
• Excellent opportunities for professional development supported by our own programmes tailored to meet your needs.
• Clinical supervision, Preceptorship and mentorship.
• Team working in all areas of the department.
For an informal discussion or visit contact Zoe Hellowell, Paediatric ED Co-ordinator on 01253 954357 ( zoe.hellowell1@nhs.net )
Person specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
* Registered Paediatric Nurse
* Student supervisor/assessor training
* PILS, EPALS/APLS
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
* Ability to teach peers within clinical area
* Evidence of continuous professional development
* Experience of team and ward management
* Safeguarding level 3 training
SKILLS & ABILITIES
* Ability to establish priorities
* Team player & team leadership qualities
* Good time management
* Basic I.T. skills
* Decision maker
* Communicate at all levels
* Lateral thinker
* Decision maker
* Basic Life Support
* The ability to communicate effectively in English
Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.
If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £25.50, Standard DBS check £25.50 and Enhanced DBS check £53.50.
You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £16. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.
Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.
DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.
By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.
The DBS Code of Practice can be accessedhere .
Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.
Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.
Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Zoe Hellowell Job title Paediatric ED Manager Email address zoe.hellowell1@nhs.net Telephone number 01253 956731 Additional information
For an informal discussion or visit contact Zoe Hellowell, Paediatric ED Co-ordinator on 01253 954357 ( zoe.hellowell1@nhs.net )
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