Overview
We have an opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced Children’s Nurse to join the Children and Neonatal Hospital at Home Team on a 12 month fixed term contract. The service operates on a shift system over 7 days. We are looking for an individual who possesses the skills and enthusiasm to contribute to the ongoing development of this service.
A qualitative and safe experience is at the heart of this service. If you have the experience and desire to improve services for our children and young people then this will be the challenge for you. This position will offer the successful candidate an ability to build upon existing skills and knowledge, whilst working within a friendly developing team with a vision for constantly changing and improving children’s services within a dynamic DGH.
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients. Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint. We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m. The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
For further details / informal visits contact:
* Name: Nicola Cookson
* Job title: Children’s Hospital at Home Manager
* Email: ncookson@nhs.net
* Telephone: 0151 678 5111
Elaine Mooney - Matron for Outpatients Services on 0151 678 5111 ext 5788 / emooney@nhs.net
Responsibilities
* Contribute to the ongoing development of the Children’s Nurse service within the Children and Neonatal Hospital at Home Team.
* Provide high quality, safe and compassionate care for children and young people.
* Work within a friendly, developing team with a vision for continuous improvement of children’s services within a dynamic District General Hospital (DGH).
* Participate in a shift system across 7 days.
Qualifications
* Qualified and experienced Children’s Nurse (as described in the advert).
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