Job summary
Provide optimum quality of care to patients and families, offering support to the multi-professional team. Will take management responsibility for an identified area on regular shifts upon completion of preceptorship.
Main duties of the job
Please note this post is not suitable for applicants who are required to undertake the OSCE training programme. Candidates without valid UK NMC registration will not be considered.
Are you a Registered RSCN or RN child looking for new challenge? We currently have vacancies in the following areas:
Ward 14 is a 12 bedded ward that cares for children and young people 12 – 18 years of age.
Ward 15 Infants – A 16 bedded unit covering a wide range experience caring for 0-2 years.
Ward 16 – 24 bed ward, caring for children aged 2-12 and specialising in Paediatric Oncology for children of all ages.
PHDU is a 6 – 8 bedded Level I-II Paediatric Critical Care Unit caring for infants, children and young people aged 0-16/17 years of age from Coventry and Warwickshire.
On a daily basis we work with the Paediatric team, the acute medical teams, acute surgery, the orthopaedic team and other specialities. We also work closely with dieticians, specialist nurses, physiotherapists and play specialists to enable us to offer holistic care. The Unit also has well established links with KIDS (Kids Intensive Care & Decision Support) based at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence – University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation’s core values.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Nursing staff deliver CPAP and nasal High Flow Therapy and short-term ventilation. We are constantly developing the Unit with a Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner for PHDU, and developing our practices at all times.PHDU has bespoke nurse development and training plans with the support of a Paediatric Practice Educator.
We take great pride in developing our Paediatric Nursing skills and this is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate.
On a daily basis we work with the Paediatric team, the acute medical teams, acute surgery, the orthopaedic team and other specialities. We also work closely with dieticians, specialist nurses, physiotherapists and play specialists to enable us to offer holistic care.
The Unit also has well established links with KIDS (Kids Intensive Care & Decision Support) based at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Each area has bespoke nurse development and training plans with the support of a Paediatric Practice Educator.
For joining our team we are offering:
Recruiting to Values
To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours Framework and Values Based Recruitment Factsheet which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
- Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times, including all aspects of child protection.
- Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi-professional team including situations where difficulties in comprehension occur.
- A competent practitioner, supervising/providing mentorship to a small number of learners or junior staff.
- Responsible for co-ordination and clinical assessment of a group of patients, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented and evaluated, involving patients and carers.
- Participate in observations of care, audit and development of service to improve quality of care.
- Demonstrate technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient care management including; patient observations; equipment management and administration of agreed invasive tests/procedures.
- Utilise and ensure others utilise information and IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data.
- Manage expected clinical events/enquiries, requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort, ensuring referral to a senior member of staff where appropriate e.g in an unexpected event.
- Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g imparting bad news or following an unexpected event.
- Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
- Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times
For further details please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Nursing staff deliver CPAP and nasal High Flow Therapy and short-term ventilation. We are constantly developing the Unit with a Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner for PHDU, and developing our practices at all times.PHDU has bespoke nurse development and training plans with the support of a Paediatric Practice Educator.
We take great pride in developing our Paediatric Nursing skills and this is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate.
On a daily basis we work with the Paediatric team, the acute medical teams, acute surgery, the orthopaedic team and other specialities. We also work closely with dieticians, specialist nurses, physiotherapists and play specialists to enable us to offer holistic care.
The Unit also has well established links with KIDS (Kids Intensive Care & Decision Support) based at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Each area has bespoke nurse development and training plans with the support of a Paediatric Practice Educator.
For joining our team we are offering:
Recruiting to Values
To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours Framework and Values Based Recruitment Factsheet which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
- Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times, including all aspects of child protection.
- Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi-professional team including situations where difficulties in comprehension occur.
- A competent practitioner, supervising/providing mentorship to a small number of learners or junior staff.
- Responsible for co-ordination and clinical assessment of a group of patients, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented and evaluated, involving patients and carers.
- Participate in observations of care, audit and development of service to improve quality of care.
- Demonstrate technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient care management including; patient observations; equipment management and administration of agreed invasive tests/procedures.
- Utilise and ensure others utilise information and IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data.
- Manage expected clinical events/enquiries, requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort, ensuring referral to a senior member of staff where appropriate e.g in an unexpected event.
- Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g imparting bad news or following an unexpected event.
- Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
- Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times
For further details please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualification / Training
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills & Abilities
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualification / Training
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills & Abilities
Essential
Desirable
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.
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
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).
