This permanent staff nurse post sits in the paediatric intensive care unit at University Hospital Southampton, a 15-bed regional lead centre for critically ill children. The work centres on individualised nursing care and training learners on the ward. Shifts split evenly between days and nights, with a 24-hour retrieval service and nurse-led ECMO. Applicants must be post-preceptorship, and adult nurses with critical care experience may also be considered.
What the job involves
- Provide individualised nursing care through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation for each patient, in line with agreed policies
- Provide safe, high-quality care to patients and their relatives
- Deliver one-to-one level 3 nursing care
- Train learners and other nursing staff on the ward
- Work a 50% day and 50% night shift pattern across the 24-hour cycle
Qualifications
- Qualified nurse (degree or diploma)
Registration & licences
- Registered nurse on the appropriate part of the register
Experience
- Post-preceptorship
- Experience in an acute paediatric or critical care setting
- Evidence of teaching and supporting learners in practice as a practice supervisor
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of current issues in the acute health service
- Understanding of personal accountability and own role within the team
- Awareness of evidence-based practice
- Awareness of responsibilities for infection control management
- Able to use initiative
Other
- Motivated and able to work with maturity under pressure
- Flexibility to work the full 24-hour shift pattern
- Evidence of ongoing personal development
- Commitment to Trust values: Patient First, Working Together, Always Improving
Nice to have
- Level 1 and/or 2 paediatric critical care course
- Practice supervisor or assessor qualification or experience
- Evidence of recent study
- Previous experience or qualification in relevant specialty
- Teaching experience
What’s offered
- Access to NHS discounts
- Minimum 35 days paid holiday (pro rata)
- Generous pension scheme
- Learning and development opportunities
- Support for flexible working requests
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
