Job summary
Are you a Registered Children’s Nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to progress and develop?
We are looking for a Band 5 Staff Nurse, to join our dedicated Paediatric Team in the Children’ s Development Centre.
The Children’s Development Centre is an outpatients unit delivering care for children (0-18 years) with a variety of conditions and ailments.
The role entails supporting consultants with their clinics, face to face patient contacts, immunisations and a variety of speciality knowledge. For example – supporting diabetes, neuro-development, respiratory and orthopaedic clinics.
The candidate should possess excellent clinical and communication skills and be highly motivated and dedicated to provide a high standard of care. They are required to have excellent time management skills and be able to work well as part of a team as well as working autonomously.
The Children’s Development Centre is open from 9.00 – 17.00, Mon-Fri.
Main duties of the job
- Maintain a high standard of patient focused care in accordance with York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust policies and procedures
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment
- Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients, ensuring accurate written records are kept.
- Communicate with patients and carers to ensure they have access to appropriate information.
- Promote and maintain positive relationships between all staff involved in the care of the patient
- Act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct
- Undertake duties on different wards/departments as and when required by service demands
- Demonstrate personal responsibility for compliance with infection control policies and procedures
- Education and Training
Thisdescription indicates the main functions and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended to be a complete list. It will be amended as necessary in the event of future changes.
About us
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance through a of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust’s dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Date posted
05 January 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£27,055 to £32,934 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
419-4822218-CG5-SN-A
Job locations
York Hospital
Wigginton Road
York
YO31 8HE