We are recruiting for a Registered Children's Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Our brand-new children's emergency department is purpose-built and includes 2 paediatric resuscitation bays, 6 major spaces, and an ENP service co-located within the emergency department, seeing minor illness and injury, as well as a 10-bedded children's assessment and decision unit. We also have our children's 20-bedded acute ward, a day services unit, and extensive children's community services.
We work with you to help you grow in your role and take your career in the direction you want to go. If you want to stay in your role, that's fine too. We'll help you be the best you can be.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
To identify, assess, plan, implement, and continuously evaluate the care of a defined group of patients, within the unit, in partnership with the child and family, ensuring that the highest standards of care are delivered to meet the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social needs of each child and their family, facilitating a return to optimal health.
Ensure that due regard and respect are given to the customs, values, and spiritual beliefs of children and their families.
Promote an environment that reflects the psychosocial and developmental needs of children and young people, in terms of play, recreational facilities, and educational provision. Ensuring specific provision for those with special needs.
Be courteous and helpful to all patients and visitors in the ward/department.
Act to safeguard and protect children and young people at all times.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide, and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation, and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work-life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns, and we are committed to listening and considering all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2, or part 12 of the NMC register Commitment to lifelong learning Evidence of further education, training, and ongoing learning Ability to produce updated personal professional portfolio
Desirable
Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification Evidence of appropriate Specialist Qualification
Skills
Essential
Evidence of good communication skills both written and verbal Ability to work within a team Good self-awareness Good organisational skills Ability to prioritise and organise workload
Desirable
Flexibility around working hours Computer literacy Venepuncture Cannulation
Other requirements
Essential
Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors Evidence of commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion for everyone Evidence of commitment to the Trust's values and the ability to demonstrate them at all times Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity, and inclusion Role model our Trust values every day
Desirable
Knowledge of appropriate specialist nursing care requirements Resource management awareness
Employer details
Employer name
East and North Herts NHS Trust
Address
Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Our brand-new children's emergency department is purpose-built and includes 2 paediatric resuscitation bays, 6 major spaces, and an ENP service co-located within the emergency department, seeing minor illness and injury, as well as a 10-bedded children's assessment and decision unit. We also have our children's 20-bedded acute ward, a day services unit, and extensive children's community services.
We work with you to help you grow in your role and take your career in the direction you want to go. If you want to stay in your role, that's fine too. We'll help you be the best you can be.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
To identify, assess, plan, implement, and continuously evaluate the care of a defined group of patients, within the unit, in partnership with the child and family, ensuring that the highest standards of care are delivered to meet the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social needs of each child and their family, facilitating a return to optimal health.
Ensure that due regard and respect are given to the customs, values, and spiritual beliefs of children and their families.
Promote an environment that reflects the psychosocial and developmental needs of children and young people, in terms of play, recreational facilities, and educational provision. Ensuring specific provision for those with special needs.
Be courteous and helpful to all patients and visitors in the ward/department.
Act to safeguard and protect children and young people at all times.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide, and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation, and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work-life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns, and we are committed to listening and considering all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2, or part 12 of the NMC register Commitment to lifelong learning Evidence of further education, training, and ongoing learning Ability to produce updated personal professional portfolio
Desirable
Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification Evidence of appropriate Specialist Qualification
Skills
Essential
Evidence of good communication skills both written and verbal Ability to work within a team Good self-awareness Good organisational skills Ability to prioritise and organise workload
Desirable
Flexibility around working hours Computer literacy Venepuncture Cannulation
Other requirements
Essential
Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors Evidence of commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion for everyone Evidence of commitment to the Trust's values and the ability to demonstrate them at all times Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity, and inclusion Role model our Trust values every day
Desirable
Knowledge of appropriate specialist nursing care requirements Resource management awareness
Employer details
Employer name
East and North Herts NHS Trust
Address
Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr
