Registered Paediatric Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to work on our Paediatric Assessment Unit at Queen's Hospital Burton. We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated registered children's nurse to work within our Paediatric Assessment Unit. Our Paediatric Assessment Unit provides urgent/emergency care for babies, children and young people in and around the Burton area and provides care from birth to adolescence. We work closely with the Emergency Department at Queens Hospital Burton, the inpatient ward at Queens hospital Burton and Children's Emergency Department and inpatient services at Royal Derby Hospital. The Paediatric Assessment Unit is open 7days a week from 0930-2200hrs. The successful applicant will be expected to work these hours and in time to rotate to the Children's Emergency Department at Derby and work days and nights.Main duties of the jobThe role involves working as part of a nursing and medical team to provide urgent and emergency care to babies and children within the PAU and general emergency department at Queens Hospital. You will be responsible for triaging and prioritising babies and children's medical needs as well as streaming them to alternative services and pathways. You will plan, implement and evaluate holistic, individualised patient care in a safe and caring environment in the most efficient and clinically effective way whilst acting asthe patient's advocate and maintaining privacy and dignity. To provide advice and support to junior staff and learners in all aspects of the delivery of high-quality care. The role will include cross-site working, especially within the CED at RDH site. Applicants must hold RSCN or RN child branch qualification. Closing of applications: 24 April 2024 Interview date: 08 May 2024About usAt UHDB around 9,000 babies are born across our two sites each year at Royal Derby Hospital (RDH) and Queens Hospital Burton (QHB). We provide antenatal and postnatal care for 11,500 women each year and, at RDH, we offer an alongside birth centre. We support women through low and high-risk care pathways, and some specialty pathways like diabetes and cardiology. We have staff who are kind, caring and compassionate, and who want to deliver exceptional care together for every person who needs us - and that remains our aspiration. This is an exciting new era on our maternity improvement journey, following a 5.4million into our services to strengthen our workforce, our technology and our processes, so that we can further improve what we do and deliver the best quality care to women and their babies. This is a great opportunity to join UHDB and make a real impact for the women and families we care for. As a University Trustwe value learning, teaching, and training so that we help you to be the best that you can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, and we always want to treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. An extensive induction package is offered to successful candidates joining our Maternity services to ensure you are well supported and have time to adjust to working within our teams.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesWe have:
An inclusive and supportive culture - our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks to identify areas for improvement. Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Health & Wellbeing Programme which includes a counselling service and a range of activities. Staff benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion.
Details of UHDB sites We have three wards across two sites, with a total of 88 beds for antenatal, postnatal and induction of labour. At Royal Derby Hospital there are:
17 delivery rooms including one pool room and bereavement suite. Four bedded Midwife led birth centre. Four bedded Obstetric Enhanced Care area and a two bedded assessment bay
Queens Hospital Burton has seven delivery rooms including one pool room and one bereavement suite. Samuel Johnson Community Hospital is currently does not provide intrapartum care but runs as a community midwifery hub. Where we are now: We hold a CQC Good rating (from 2019) and we are focused on making progress in achieving compliance with the immediate and essential actions from Ockenden recommendations, as well as implementing valuable learning from recent external reviews and reports into the service. We want to:
Be fully compliant against all national safety measures. Embed recommended changes from recent reviews of our service. Make sure we communicate well with families, so that every woman feels properly listened to and that we act on their feedback. Create the best possible environment at work for our teams to do their job. Do the things we have said we will do, including how we make sure we have learned and made changes when something has not gone well.
A lot of work is underway already, and we welcome applications from those who want to be a part of that journey. If you would like to look around our Maternity Unit and find out more about our Midwifery posts, please contact us. See full job description for more information regarding this role.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
Current NMC Registration Analytical and judgemental skills Planning and organisational skills Knowledge training and experience
Desirable
Flexibility according to needs of the service Has previous experience of Children's Inpatients/ED
CommunicationEssential
Demonstrable communication skills
Desirable
Mentorship course
Employer detailsEmployer nameUniversity Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation TrustAddressQueens Hospital Burton Belvedere Road Burton on Trent DE13 0RBAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 320-W&C-BUR-#####-A
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