Children's Emergency Department, Day Services and Community Services - Recruitment Day.
Saturday 27th April 2024
11am - 2pm
Lister Education Centre, Lister Hospital Stevenage
Are you a Registered Children's Nurse, looking for a fresh opportunity? Or are you looking to secure your first role after qualifying as a Registered Children's Nurse?
If so, East and North Herts NHS Trust may have the opportunity you have been looking for! We currently have nursing opportunities available across our children's services.
We are looking for team members who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You will have the opportunity to hear from our education team, ward managers and the recruitment team. Interviews will not take place at the open day but scheduled for a later date.
Our brand-new children's emergency department is purpose built and includes 2 paediatric resuscitation bays, 6 major spaces, and an ENP service co-located within the emergency department, seeing minor illness and injury, as well as a 10 bedded children's assessment & decision unit. We also have our children's 20-bedded acute ward, a day services unit and extensive children's community services.
Please apply online to register your interest.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
You will participate as part of the nursing team to provide a high standard of research based care, support the team working in the area to deliver a quality service through a high standard of patient care.
What do we offer?
An on-site dedicated and professional non-medical education team to support you as you progress through your career including a continuing professional development lead, responsible for staff development.
A Band 5 to Band 6 fast-track scheme which gives our Band 5 nurses all the skills and competencies they need to enable them to be ready for Band 6 opportunities that arise.
An annual grow together scheme, working with you and your team to maximize performance, potential and personal growth
Commitment and participation in a clinical excellence accreditation framework.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
* Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register
* Commitment to life long learning
* Ability to product updated personal professional portfolio
Desirable
* Evidence of ongoing professional development
* Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification
* Evidence of appropriate Specialist Qualification
Previous Experience
Essential
* Previous experience of working in a ward/department care environment
Desirable
* Currently working in an acute ward environment within the NHS
* Experience of supporting students/clinical support workers within the NHS
Skills
Essential
* Evidence of good communication skills both written and verbal
* Ability to work within a team
* Sound organisational skills Flexibility
Desirable
* Computer literacy
Knowledge
Essential
* Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors
Desirable
* Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors
Other requirements
Essential
* Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
* Role model our Trust values every day
Employer details
Employer name
East and North Herts NHS Trust
Address
Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
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