Job summary

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic Registered Children’s Nurse to join our teams at Good Hope and Birmingham Heartlands Hospital Children’s Emergency Departments.

We are a busy Emergency department providing 24 hour emergency care for infants, children and

young people up until their 16th Birthday.

This is a great opportunity to learn and develop emergency nursing specific knowledge and

Expertise.

You will be responsible for the assessment of care needs the development, implementation and

Evaluation of programme of care without direct supervision.

To be responsible for ensuring patient care and safety are evaluated whilst on duty.

To supervise the work of other team members, medical and nursing.

Main duties of the job

Triaging patients

Delivering high quality care and treatment to patients in a timely manner

Providing Emergency care and treatment to patients requiring Resuscitation

*To be fully aware of local policies and procedures and those for the Trust

*To be aware of own training needs and developmental needs within the clinical environment.

*To deliver patient care using the philosophy of individualised patient care.

*To participate in Health Education.

*To report on care given, to other members of staff, communicating changes as they occur.

*To liaise with other health care professionals.

*To be aware of and respect the patient’s rights for confidentiality.

*To be conversant with the ‘Code of Professional Conduct’ in duties.

*To be professionally accountable for all actions during working shift.

*To supervise student/learner nurses and healthcare assistant nurses in the giving of patient care.

*To be aware of Area Child Protection Committee policies and procedures and take appropriate action to Safeguarding children.

*All employees must comply with the Trust Infection Control Policy. All employees must attend infection control training as required within their department or as directed by their line manager

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their ‘whole self’ to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Date posted

14 December 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£27,055 to £32,934 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-48482PM

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RN Child Diploma/Degree

Experience

Essential

  • All paediatric Nurses
  • Understanding of quality and change in the
  • clinical setting
  • To develop speciality knowledge
  • IT & Numeracy skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RN Child Diploma/Degree

Experience

Essential

  • All paediatric Nurses
  • Understanding of quality and change in the
  • clinical setting
  • To develop speciality knowledge
  • IT & Numeracy skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).