Paediatric Staff Nurse - Emergency Department in Cambridge

We are looking for a passionate nurse to join our team. We aim to deliver high quality evidence-based care within our Paediatric Emergency Department and this post offers the opportunity to develop clinical, decision making and leadership skills in a friendly, supportive and encouraging environment whilst providing care to Children and Young people across the age range with a variety of illnesses and conditions including mental health, trauma, minor injuries and critically unwell children. This is a Fixed Term position for up to 1 Year to cover Maternity Leave.

Main duties of the job:

• Carries out the rapid assessment of children, identifying nursing problems and needs in conjunction with the patient and families where possible, and with appropriate members of the inter-professional team.
• Ensures the maintenance of accurate clinical observations of patients’ condition and passing on of all relevant results to appropriate medical staff.
• Ensures that skilled, evidence-based care and treatment is given to children and their families, and, in accordance with their care needs.
• Ensures safe practice to minimise the risk of infection to patients and staff.
• Recognises the diverse needs of children and their families.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions and adjusts care and treatment to take account of any changing needs of the child.
• Monitors effectiveness of treatment and care with view to safe transfers to wards or high dependence areas where and when necessary.
• Assesses risks to children and families that need to be managed in relation to their health and wellbeing within the scope of nursing practice.
• Works collaboratively to maintain patient flow ensuring children are nursed in the correct environment according to unit guidelines.
• Plans discharge needs of patients from admission, ensuring appropriate involvement of inter professional team and other agencies in the process.
• Able to recognise vulnerable children and adults and to respond in accordance with Trust policy.

Person specification:

• NMC Registered Nurse (Child Branch) or Newly Qualified Nurse Awaiting Registration
• Relevant teaching qualification
• Basic Life Support
• Evidence of continuous professional development linked to demonstrable competencies
• Willingness to undertake EPALS
• Experience in acute paediatric setting
• EPALS/ILS
• Experience of mentorship / preceptorship

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients.
• Venepuncture and cannulation skills – or willing to undertake training in these skills
• Administration of intravenous drugs.
• Wound closure
• Plaster cast application
• Ability to work well both in a team and on own initiative
• Good written and verbal communication
• Good time management and organisational skills

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.