Staff Nurse - Paediatric Emergency Department

We hope to be welcoming you to the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals team soon; we’ve shown you exactly why we’re 'a great place to work', now it’s time to see for yourself! Have a look at our current vacancies down below and make the first step to starting a fantastic new career.

Job overview

#teamED are seeking dynamic, motivated and dedicated Children’s Nurse with a passion for emergency and trauma care, who are looking for the real life 24 hours in A&E. #teamED values the personal skills, experiences and qualities that individuals bring to our department, creating a diverse and knowledgeable team who feel motivated and able to influence the future direction of our service. So, if you would like to work in the emergency department caring for children and their families and are keen to develop your skills as an Emergency Children’s Nurse then Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and #teamED is for you.

Main duties of the job

• You will have opportunities for triaging if not already doing so, planning, delivering and evaluating the personalised health and wellbeing care needs of children and their families in line with the Trust’s Values & Nursing & Midwifery Professional Framework goals for example: vital signs and PEWS, early recognition and management of acutely ill children, safe transportation, fluid intake monitoring, ECGs, wound dressings, plaster casts, catheterisation, venepuncture, cannulation, blood transfusion, palliative and terminal care, care of central lines, admission and discharge.

Working for our organisation

Our fantastic team consists of 19 Consultants, 5 Advanced Nurse Clinicians, a team of Emergency Nurse Practitioners, experienced emergency Nurses both adult and child, Trauma Technicians and Healthcare assistants. We are a forward thinking department with an emphasis on staff development and training, we believe that supporting our staff to grow and develop creates a great place to work and enables us to provide excellent care with compassion. The paediatric area is within the department and we are looking for people dedicated to improving the care of children in our area working together to achieve our goals.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• 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 organisations as required, to ensure seamless care.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of all care activities, in a timely manner, adhering to local and professional standards for documentation.
• Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and the organisation.
• Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

• RN8 or RNC Children’s Nursing Posts.
• Diploma in Nursing.
• Appropriate NMC registration.
• NMC recognised 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.
• APLS or EPALS.

Knowledge & Experience

• Willing to expand clinical role eg IV additives, venepuncture and cannulation.
• Awareness of changes within Nursing practice.
• Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and the relevance to practice.
• Post registration experience in paediatrics.
• Evidence of clinical competence in area of speciality eg surgery.
• Knowledge of Leadership and Management.
• Knowledge of ethical issues.
• Research and development.

Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we’re looking forward to receiving your application. You should be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than the published date if sufficient applications are received so it would be best to apply as soon as you can. We’ll contact you by e-mail to update you on the progress of your application so please check the e-mail account that you applied from (including spam/junk) regularly.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post.