Staff Nurse - Paediatric Intensive Care

Job overview

We are looking for experienced Paediatric Nurses to join our Paediatric Intensive Care Unit within Evelina London.

Our critical care unit is a fast paced environment, that provides endless opportunities to learn and develop. We offer a well-established, dynamic, multi-professional team with a wealth of knowledge and experience.

Our team provides critical care education both locally and regionally. We support and prepare all nurses wishing to embark on a career in critical care with the advanced skills they require.

Research, evidence-based practice, risk management and staff development are actively supported and promoted.

As part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Evelina London is there for children, young people and women from London to South East England and provides specialist care for families around the UK and across the world.

Every year, the number of children and young people Evelina London cares for, in our hospitals and throughout our local community, continues to grow. We support families from pre-conception, before birth, throughout childhood and into adult life.

Closing date: 04th March 2025 at Midnight

Interview date: 20th March 2025

Main duties of the job

Our nurses have the opportunity to gain a wide variety of experience caring for children requiring medical and surgical management, including those undergoing complex cardiac, spinal, ENT and airway surgery, some of whom require the joint care of the many specialist services within Evelina London. Experienced nurses will have the opportunity to develop skills in ECMO, renal replacement therapy and retrieval.

If you have what it takes to be an amazing Evelina Nurse, and have the appetite to join a forward thinking, positive environment, where aspiration and innovation are encouraged, we want you to join us.

Post qualification experience is required for this role and they are not currently opened to newly qualified nurses.  For NQN applications please await am NQN vacancy for.

This advert is open for applicants to work in PICU or PCCU - you will be able to specify your preference.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for full details of duties and responsibilities.

• Responsible for carrying out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided from admission through to discharge.
• Will be responsible for the application of knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience.
• To act as advocate for patients within the area, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
• To ensure that patients’ receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
• Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.
• Will advise on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness.
• Recognise the significance of observations made, and use them to develop and initiate nursing assessments and devise a plan of care.
• Carry out those activities necessary to conduct a comprehensive assessment of a person’s nursing requirements.
• Will ensure that all patients will have a discharge plan that is safe and appropriate for their needs.
• Carry out nursing procedures and treatments, checking on and maintaining the highest possible standards.
• Work alongside the multi-disciplinary team to ascertain treatments and advise on nursing priorities.
• Take a clear and concise history from patients by assessing their health and wellbeing and complete documentation ensuring that all entries are accurate and legible and that all information systems are maintained.
• Undertake prescribed physical observations as follows: blood pressure, temperature, respirations, blood sugars, urinalysis, weight and height, and report exceptions appropriates.
• Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products