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Paediatric Staff Nurse - F1

On-site in Bury St Edmunds·Full-time·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

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Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 a year
About £2,220 - £2,640 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Bury St Edmunds
Contract: Full-time
Closing date: Apply by Friday 20 November

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The role

Job summary

We are looking for a passionate nurse to join our team. We aim to deliver high quality evidence-based care within our Paediatric Departments. This post offers the opportunity to develop clinical, decision making and leadership skills in a friendly, supportive and encouraging environment whilst providing care to Children and Young people across the age range with a variety of illnesses and conditions including mental health, trauma, minor injuries and critically unwell children.

Main duties of the job

For full details of the Job role and Person specification, please see attached Job Description.

The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.

About us

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyone's voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the Job role and Person specification, please see attached Job Description.

The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

NMC Registered Nurse (Child Branch) or Newly Qualified Nurse Awaiting Registration

Desirable

Relevant teaching qualification
Basic Life Support

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Evidence of continuous professional development linked to demonstrable competencies
Willingness to undertake EPALS

Desirable

Experience in acute paediatric setting
EPALS
ILS
Experience of mentorship / preceptorship

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both verbally and in writing
Ability to work calmly in a busy environment
Good organisational and time management skills
Team player, able to problem solve and meet team objectives
Confident to work under own initiative
Good IT skills
Understands the importance of patient confidentiality and Data Protection
Accurate with attention to detail
Ability to provide patients with an environment which supports privacy and dignity
Ability to show empathy and compassion to patients and their relatives
Identify and escalate to senior staff member if a patient is deteriorating.

Desirable

Wound closure
Plaster cast application

Personal qualities

Essential

Flexible approach to working hours/duties to meet the needs of the service
Willing to undertake further education and training to benefit the department
Motivated to deliver a high-quality service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).