Registered Nurse - Paediatrics

Job overview

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Paediatric Registered Nurse (Children's Ward)

Band 5

6 Month Fixed-Term Contract (Maternity Cover)

This is a 6 -month, fixed term, full-time (37.5 hour) contract for a children's nurse on children's ward to cover for maternity leave.  The successful applicant will need to work a mixture of long days, nights and weekend duties. The successful applicant will need to be a registered children's nurse or a registered nurse with experience in working in a paediatric setting.

Children's ward is a 10 bedded children's ward with a co-located 3 bedded paediatric Assessment unit and a 4 bedded children's day ward.

Main duties of the job

The main ward duties will include but are not limited to:

• -          Assessing
• -          Planning
• -          Implementing care
• -          Evaluating care
• -          Acting as a supervisor to students and providing family-centred care
• -          Working as part of the MDT
• -          Safeguarding
• -          Possessing excellent communication skills
• -          Carrying out nursing procedures

To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.