Job overview

Paediatric A&E and Paediatric Assessment Unit are looking for a dynamic, forward thinking Band 5 Nurse to join an already established team.

Although our two departments are separate, we work closely together providing care to children and young people in both areas. In the assessment unit, we currently sees patients referred for clinical assessment and/or treatment of surgical, medical or orthopaedic conditions from various sources, including GP's, A&E and Community Midwives. We also have plastics, ENT and maxfax specialities within this trust. 

You should be a proactive, enthusiastic, and a motivated individual who will be skilled to work in both areas and begin to develop further skills to be able to effectively look after children and young people seeing our service.

You will gain skills such as triaging, cannulation, plaster application and wound care. You will be working alongside a nurse in charge and ensuring a good and positive journey through each area, providing the highest quality and standard of care to medical and surgical patients. You will be trained on ensuring all patients are safeguarded and relevant multi-disciplinary teams are involved where appropriate. 

Main duties of the job

If successful, some of your duties will be:

Carry out initial assessments - Triage 
Escalation to nurse in charge
Safeguard all patients 
Carrying out observations, ECGs etc & treatments i.e. cannulation & wound care 
Administer medication in all forms i.e. intravenously & orally
Keep detailed records of care provided and escalation
Communicate effectively and clearly with the multi-disciplinary team 
Assist in procedures
Work well within the multi-disciplinary team 
Adhere to and promote infection control 
Emotional support to both families and colleagues 

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.