Children's Outpatient Nurse

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Childrens nurse to join our Childrens Outpatient Team. This role is full time at 37.5 hours per week.

The department delivers over 34,000 appointments per year, running a combined total of 19.5 days per week from 5 different sites at:

University Hospital North Durham (UHND)

Darlington Memorial Hospital (DMH)

Bishop Auckland General Hospital (BAGH)

Chester le Street Community Hospital (CLS)

Stanley Primary Care Centre (SPCC)

Main duties of the job

In addition to supporting clinics delivered by Consultants, Nurse Specialists and a range of other professionals from Paediatrics and other care groups, you'll be performing/supporting a wide range of clinical investigations/procedures, including:

Paediatric phlebotomy (for secondary care and all GP surgeries in County Durham and Darlington)

Urgent child protection medical assessments 5 days per week

Nurse led allergy skin prick testing

Oral food challenges

Patient education and the development of emergency care plans

Historic sexual abuse examination/investigations

Administration of monoclonal antibodies

Endocrine tests

Job responsibilities

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents.

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