Job overview
The Paediatric Emergency Department (ED) at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital is in a busy district general hospital seeing over 27,500 children per year. We have moved in to a newly developed Paediatric ED in 2023, that has a HDU room & CAMHS room within the department.
We have an exciting secondment opportunity for a registered nurse to join our Paediatric ED team and to learn and develop new skills and gain experience in paediatric emergency care.
Please seek agreement from your line manager for the secondment opportunity and visit the Trust's Secondment Policy
The service offers a dedicated Paediatric ED located adjacent to our Adult ED. Our successful applicants will benefit from the internal courses and the support of our senior team and our practice development nurses. Courses include ED focus study day and trauma training.
Main duties of the job
Professional Responsibilities
* Assess patient care needs and the development and implementation of
programmes of patient care and participate in the evaluation of these.
* To ensure a high standard of nursing care is performed at all times and assist in the review and regular update of these standards.
* Ability to recognise and respond appropriately to changes in the patient’s condition and safety.
* Ability to administer oral drugs safely and independently and that they are
administered in line with the NMC and Trust Policy guidelines.
* Be aware of the principles of infection control.
* Be able to communicate basic care information and answer queries.
* To undertake intravenous drug therapy administration, training if required.
Working for our organisation
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.
Our Values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will provide a high standard of nursing care by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of patient care. To work closely with the department / ward manager and multi-disciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining policies, standards of nursing care, staff and service development with in the department / ward environment.
Please see detailed Job Description attached.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
1. Current and Active NMC Registration (or pending qualification)
Desirable criteria
2. Degree qualification
3. PILS
Skills
Essential criteria
4. Excellent verbal and written communication
5. Excellent time keeping and organisational skills
Desirable criteria
6. Venepuncture and Cannulation
7. Minor Injuries skills i.e wound closure
Experience
Essential criteria
8. Ability to work as part of team
9. Experience in nursing paediatric patients
Desirable criteria
10. Counselling skills
Applicant requirements
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.