Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing & Midwifery
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 470-8249054-TSW
- Employer
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Mary's Hospital
- Town
- Newport, Isle of Wight
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Children's Emergency Department Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
1x Permanent, Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)
1x One-year Fixed-Term Contract, Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)
We are recruiting for a Paediatric Registered Nurse who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS in the /Children's Emergency Department. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care.
The successful candidates will need to demonstrate a strong interest in paediatric nursing through relevant experience, study or voluntary work and a desire for developing a career in paediatric nursing and delivering compassionate, child-and family centred care.
Previous candidates need not apply
Main duties of the job
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.
Working for our organisation
The isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem of the south coast off England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The Island offers an amazing coast line with beautiful countryside, year round events, festivals and award winning attractions.
Our 2024-2029 'Working Together, Improving Together' strategy sets out our objectives for the next 5 years, setting the framework for our collaboration to deliver our vision of working together to deliver excellence in care for our patients and communities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provide a high-quality standard of care for patients in an environment conducive to learning for all staff.
To ensure that relationships and own behaviour is managed in line with the Trusts competencies.
Take charge of the ward/clinical unit in the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse/Team Leader and deputy
Act as an advocate for patients at all time, to ensure the highest levels of care are delivered.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with live NMC Pin.
Desirable criteria
- Completion of work based learning nursing modules
- Completion of required the Trusts mandatory training updates.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of relevant post basic study.
- Able to make judgements based on evidence based practice and translate this for use in the ward environment
- To be able to demonstrate understanding of current developments in the NHS and their implications for nursing and quality care for patients
Physical Skills
Essential criteria
- Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder e.g. manual handling of patients.
Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Professional / role model
- Flexible.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Can demonstrate the key competencies of the Employees Qualities Framework.
- Communicate with patients and relatives demonstrating compassion and a professional approach.
Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff.
- Ability to effectively organise workload.
- ability to practice independently; ability to take responsibility and show evidence of leadership skills.
- Ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances.
- Able to work autonomously and lead others, demonstrating awareness of own limitations and seeks out appropriate advice and support.
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Core 1, Level 3. Develop and maintain communication with people about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Samantha Matthias
- Job title
- Paediatric Charge Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
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