Staff Nurse, Children and Young People & Paediatric A&E inWhitehaven inWhitehaven PUBLISHED
FRI 8 NOV 2024
Applicants should be registered nurses with relevant paediatric experience, eager to work in a fast-paced environment and collaborate within a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will possess excellent organisational and communication skills and the ability to adapt to rapidly changing situations. The Trust offers various benefits, including career development opportunities, a competitive pension scheme, and assistance programs, alongside a supportive environment for clinical growth.
Band 5 Paediatric Staff nurse 24 hours per week
Children's Nurse (Band 5) rotational post, between Children and Young People's Ward and Accident and Emergency, up to 24 hours fixed term for up to 12 months.
This vacancy offers the opportunity to be part of a growing, vibrant team, providing effective health care to the people of north Cumbria and working to bring about dynamic change in the way patients requiring health care are managed in north Cumbria.
A&E and Children and Young people's ward at West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven, we are seeking to recruit a Band 5 staff nurse. The successful applicant will also be part of the new developments to provide safe and sustainable paediatric care within the emergency department. It will incorporate a rotation between A&E and the Children and Young People's Ward.
You will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care, providing the prescribed nursing care without supervision. You will also contribute to the development and evaluation of nursing practice in the unit.
Applications are invited from enthusiastic and motivated Registered Nurses (Child) or Registered Sick Children's Nurses or equivalent, with relevant paediatric nursing experience.
For an informal discussion, please contact Misha Harrison (Accident and Emergency Paediatric Sister, or Joanne Fidler (Children's Ward Manager,
We have an exciting new opportunity for an enthusiastic Band 5 nurse to work a rotational post between paediatric A&E and our acute paediatric admissions unit. The paediatric A&E is co-located to A&E and has its own designated 3 bedded area. Our paediatric ward is a 14 bedded unit that accepts emergency and routine cases for children aged 0-16 years. The service provides a 24 hour service for emergency admissions via A&E, GP's and the paediatric community team catering for medical, surgical, trauma, ophthalmology, dental and children presenting with child protection or mental health needs.
If successful you will be joining a growing team who are developing the delivery of paediatric services within A&E. Ideally the candidate will have experience in caring for children in an acute paediatric setting, but this is not essential. Our team will support and encourage you to develop clinically with the expectation of providing a high standard of care to children and their families. The post will include duties such as assessing, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care for children and their families. Working within the multi-disciplinary team you will need to have excellent organisational and communication skills. We are looking for someone who can adapt and communicate effectively in challenging and rapidly changing situations.
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Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
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Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27 day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
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