Job overview

Paediatric Nursing could you make a difference for Children, Young People and Families!

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic compassionate and self-motivated nurses within the Paediatric Departments at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH).

MMUH  has inpatient  paediatric beds over 2 wards , which includes 2 HDU and 6 Adolescent beds. There will also be a six bedded Medical & Surgical day ward and Children's Outpatients.

The first UK clinical skills lab will be embedded within MMUH allowing emphasis on education within the department. 

The Paediatric Inpatient Department  currently consists of 3 inpatient areas D4, E4/Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU) and Outpatients Department (OPD)

You must be a Registered Children's Nurse (RNC’s), Registered Nurse OR Registered Learning Disability Nurse OR Registered Nurse (adults), we will consider Children’s Nurses due to qualify, with excellent clinical skills, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and committed to providing high standards of care for all our paediatric patients, their families, and carers.

Main duties of the job

Our paediatric team strive to give outstanding care and provide the very best to our patients ensuring a positive experience is delivered with enthusiasm and compassion enabling them to leave hospital again as soon as they are able.

The post holder will:

• Be responsible for maintaining standards and quality in the day-to-day management of the unit. This role will enable you to gain and demonstrate skills in leadership and people management within the clinical environment.
• Primary responsibilities will be to care for the children and young people who attend the unit, inclusive of supporting and developing junior staff by being a mentor and role model.
• Provide a high standard of nursing care for Infants, Children and Young People, within a family centred environment, in accordance with unit philosophy, local and national guidelines.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to take charge of any nursing shift as required.

We Offer:

• Flexible working opportunities.
• Opportunities to develop skills within medical and surgical conditions, high dependency, Paediatric emergency assessment, Paediatric outpatients, adolescent and CAMHS.
• Annual personal development review, 1:1 support and monthly teaching sessions.
• Access to our Clinical Paediatric Educator to help develop your bespoke training program.
• External and Internal courses as part of our competency-based ward assessment
• Services to support your health and wellbeing, sanctuary, and free access to onsite gym

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow. 

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.  

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.  

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.  

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.  When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.  

Multi-site working 

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond". 

To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.