Main area Paediatric acute Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Days and Night rotation) Job ref 337-NP-8977KS
Employer London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Northwick Park Hospital Town Harrow Salary £35,763 - £43,466 PA Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 03/09/2025 23:59
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
* Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
* St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
* Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
* Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
* H onesty
* A ccountability
* T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
The post holder will be responsible for supporting the senior staff, they will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the care needs of children with supervision.
The department has 28 beds which looks after acute Paediatrics, we also have a PAU, Day-care and Outpatients
The expectation for all staff would be to rotate in all areas.
* In the absence of a more senior member of staff the post holder may be required to coordinate the flow of the inpatient/HDU area as well as co-ordinator of a shift in the absence of a senior member of staff.
The post holder will provide a high standard of direct nursing care to children and their families. They will be an effective communicator, liaising closely with all users of the service in order to benefit the child’s well being.
Supervision and support of junior qualified and unqualified members of staff, assisting with their on-going development at all times, is a key component of this role.
They will have valuable role in enhancing practice and meeting the clinical governance agenda of the department.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
* To be a caring, clinically competent registered children’s nurse who ensures patient safety and well being is paramount at all times
* To be responsible for the assessment of patient care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care for children and their families.
* Prioritise patient care to ensure safe standards are maintained. To be professionally accountable, to recognise and address own limitations and practice in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and the Scope of Professional Practice.
* To participate in ward teaching programmes eg informal bedside teaching/ structured teaching
* To plan with family at the earliest opportunity, the discharge of the child liaising closely with all members of the primary health care team
* To ensure that all unit philosophy, policies and procedures are adhered to at all times and that any amendments are acted on immediately
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
* Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
* St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
* Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
* Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
* EPALS/ PILS
* HDU experience
* Mental Health training
* IV competent with CVAD competency
* shift coordinating experience
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview.
Please note the Trust uses identity checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates.
As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black ,Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.
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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 Jackie waldon Job title matron Email address jwaldon@nhs.net Telephone number 02088695360 Additional information
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