Working Part time: 24 hours per week
Are you an enthusiastic, committed, experienced and motivated Registered Children's Nurse with a passion to help deliver high quality care?
Are you a strong advocate for the nursing profession, patients and their families?
Do you want to work in a brand new, state of the art Women and Children's building?
yes?...
An exciting opportunity has arisen, come and join our Team of Staff Nurses supported by Management and Band 6 Sisters where staff are valued, excellent quality of care is provided and the passion for continuous improvement is paramount.
* Be responsible for establishing and maintaining effective communication with patients, relatives and carers to always ensure their involvement in the decisions about treatment, planning and the delivery of their care including discharge planning
* Practice in a compassionate, respectful way, maintaining dignity and wellbeing and communicating effectively and collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team whilst delivering high quality essential care to all patients.
* Be accountable for performing regular assessments on patient needs, to plan, implement and evaluate care delivery and be adaptable to changing health care requirements.
* Recognise own limitations, seek help appropriately and be responsible and accountable for safe, person-centered, evidence-based nursing practice
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
* The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
* Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
* Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicky Lightfoot Job title: Children's Unit Deputy Manager Email address: Telephone number:
Victoria Hills
Matron for Paediatrics