Staff Nurse - Paediatric HDU

Job overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

Would you like to be part of a regional acute Paediatric High Dependency Unit?

Do you want to work in a busy, caring, and supportive environment?

Southampton Children’s Hospital PHDU is excited to recruit a Band 5 Registered Nurse to a permanent position. Our PHDU is co-located next to our Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), providing excellent opportunities to develop your clinical skills.

We are a friendly and supportive team, offering extensive opportunities to develop Level 2 competencies, with guidance and support from our dedicated education team, senior nurses and Ward Leader.

We are looking for a highly motivated Registered Nurse with recent experience working in an acute paediatric environment.

Key requirements:

Recent acute paediatric experience

Ability and flexibility to work a full 24-hour shift pattern (days, nights, weekends)

If you are enthusiastic about delivering high-quality care and developing your skills within a specialist paediatric setting, we would love to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide a high standard of individualised nursing care in accordance with agreed policies, through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for individual patients.

To train learners and other nursing staff in the ward environment