- Grade: Band 6
- Contract: Permanent
Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- 37.5 hours per week
- Salary: £44,806 – £53,133 per annum inclusive
- Salary period: Yearly
- Closing22/12/2024 23:59
Job overview
Are you interested in developing your existing renal nursing and/or haemodialysis skills?
Maybe you are looking for a new challenge within paediatrics and would be interested in being supported along a clearly defined career pathway?
Either way, Eagle ward, the largest paediatric renal unit in the UK has the right role to suit you!
We are looking for experienced renal nurses or experienced Band 6 nurses that are looking for a new speciality and we can help you develop your renal knowledge!
We offer a rotation across our 14 bedded acute inpatient ward and 10 bedded haemodialysis day unit. This rotation is supported by dedicated practice facilitators who will help supervise and offer clinical supervision to ensure you develop your skills with competence and confidence.
Our inpatient and day case activity affords more flexibility with rostering and offers a better work life balance. Flexible working applications are considered.
Eagle Ward as a whole provides nursing staff with the chance to develop and enhance essential high dependency skills, management of critical blood pressure anomalies and fluid balance disturbances as well as the development of complex dialysis and transplantation skills. We have established a robust educational programme including comprehensive specialist workbooks, a renal foundation course and a degree and masters module that enable you to continually develop both your theoretical and practical knowledge and skills.
Main duties of the job
- To provide clinical leadership to a designated nursing team and ensure the provision of high quality nursing care to children and families.
- To act as a role model and expert clinical practitioner
- To assist in the safe, effective and efficient management of the department within allocated resources
- To promote a progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence based practice
- To undertake delegated responsibility for the department in the absence of the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse
- To follow and demonstrate the Trust Values, Expected Behaviours and Core Values of Compassion in Practice (NHS Commissioning Board Dec 2012) and adhere to the NMC’s Code of Professional Conduct (NMC 2015)
Person specification
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Nurse (appropriate to clinical speciality) relevant to area of practice e.g Nephrology and Haemodialysis.
- Relevant nursing qualification
- Evidence of ongoing professional development relating to clinical speciality
Desirable criteria
- Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
- Experience of having worked with acute/chronically sick children or specialised transferable skills
- Understanding of professional and current issues in children’s nursing
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
- Understanding of the importance of research and evidence-based practice
- Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
- Basic knowledge of computer skills
- Understating or evidence of fulfilling requirements for Revalidation
- Understanding of safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures
- Understanding of principles of clinical governance (e.g. risk management, audit, quality)
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of nursing practice and innovation outside of GOSH
- Knowledge of clinical incidents and complaints and reporting
- Previous experience in the relevant specialty of post (preferably in an NHS setting)
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients
- Committed to family centred care
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent numeracy skills
- Good time management and teaching skills
- Ability to work well both in a team and on own initiative
- Ability to delegate tasks as appropriate
- Demonstrates Compassion in practice
- Administration of IV drugs
- Central venous access management
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification criteria for this post will be shortlisted. Please note that where high volumes of applicants have been received, additional criteria may on occasion be used to determine the final shortlist.
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).