Bank Paediatric Registered Nurse

Job overview

We are seeking dynamic, highly motivated, enthusiastic registered children’s nurses to join our Bank team at QE Gateshead. Successful candidates will work as part of the nursing team within the Pea Pod, Day Unit and Outpatient area to ensure high quality care is delivered to children, their families / carers requiring specialist support and advice throughout their pathway.

Flexibility is essential to support the service as and when required to meet the needs of the service.

If you are interested in applying and feel that you possess the relevant qualities and skills to compliment our substantive Paediatric service we look forward to hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

• Enthusiastic and Flexible
• Ability to work within a team or as an independent practitioner
• Ability to work in a fast paced, high pressure area
• Good communication skills
• Ability to form good relationships with children and their families
• Good organisational skills and ability to manage own workload
• Previous experience caring for young people
• Motivated and hard working
• Ability to carry out nursing assessments and observations
• Recognition of the sick child

The Paediatric team are a friendly, small team who excel in providing high quality, compassionate care to children and their families.

Paediatrics services at QE Gateshead encompasses a number of varied care settings including an emergency assessment and 24 hour short stay area within ECC (peapod), a children’s day unit and children’s outpatients services including general paediatrics, community paediatrics and specialist clinics. The service has a clear patient focus and a reputation for quality and excellence within the Business Unit.

This position is a Bank only position and successful applicants will not be guaranteed a set number of shifts/ hours.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To promote and deliver patient centred care aligned with the Trust vision and Nursing and Midwifery strategy.
• To deliver all aspects of care and may be required to demonstrate procedures and supervise qualified and/or unqualified staff.
• Responsible for the patient’s clinical journey along agreed patient care pathways, supported by evidence based practice.
• To provide the highest standard of safe, effective and compassionate care through the effective use of evidence based practice in line with agreed local and national standards and the NMC Code.
• To support a continuously improving service, in line with the clinical governance framework, Trust objectives, and the NHS performance framework.
• To provide clinical advice and support to the nursing and multi -professional team to facilitate the effective delivery of care to patients at all times.

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.