Staff Nurse - Children & Young People Services

​Job Title: Staff Nurse - Children & Young People Services

Location: Royal Stoke Hospital ( Block Booking)

Pay Rate: £21-33

Shifts Patterns: Early, Late, Long Days & Nights

About Us:

Here at Medical Staffing, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Job summary:

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to meet patients needs in accordance with agreed local and national standards and evidence based guidelines.

• Support and provide patient education and health promotion.

• Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care, through appropriate professional practice, delegation and supervision of duties carried out by junior staff.

• Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.

• Assist in setting, monitoring and maintaining standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.

• Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary team internally and with external organizations as required, to ensure seamless care.

• Maintain accurate and complete records of all care activities, in timely manner, adhering to local and professional standards for documentation.

• Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and the organization.

• Promote equality in care and practice by recognizing, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals.

• Ensures environment of care is safe, well equipped and compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness.

• To participate in education and training of junior staff.

• Maintain and develop own professional competence and seek to extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills within scope of role and professional practice.

• Proactively engage with Trust wide or local changes and developments in nursing practice e.g intentional rounding, alcohol screening.

• Actively try to resolve issues and complaints at local level and then report the outcome to line manager.

Main duties of the job:

You will be responsible for planning, delivering and evaluating the personalized health and wellbeing care needs of patients and families, in line with the Trust's Values & Nursing & Midwifery Professional Framework Standards We have a dedicated outreach team which manages care for children with enuresis, epilepsy, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, complex needs and acute care. Working with others we have close links with the Emergency Department, Pediatric Assessment Unit, Children's Outpatients Department and Community Pediatric Service. Our ward based team is multi-disciplinary including physics, pharmacist, play specialists, patient experience coordinator and the CAMHS team.

Qualifications and Education

Essential

• Appropriate NMC registration

• Diploma in Nursing

• RN1, RN2 General Nursing Posts OR RN8

• NMC recognized Mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards following 18 months commencement in post

• Evidence of continuing education or development for more experienced Band 5 nurses

• Degree

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and the relevance to practice

• Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures

• Awareness of changes within Nursing practice

• Willing to expand clinical role e.g. IV additives, venipuncture and cannulation

As a Staff Nurse - Children & Young People Services, the benefits for you are:

• Weekly Pay.

• A range of payment options: PAYE, PSC/LTD and Umbrella.

• A dedicated team to support you and to manage your availability

• Access to additional voluntary free training and development

• Free uniform

• Recommend a Friend scheme – earn up to £500* when you refer your friends to Medical Staffing

Apply now!

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, Apply now and a member of our team will get back to you shortly.