Staff Nurse - Child Health
- NHS
- Part Time
- Southampton
- 29970.00 - 36483.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for a detailed job description of the role
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting time to join the team at Southampton's Children's Hospital. We are offering Rotation posts across our Children's Hospital for experienced paediatric staff Nurses to join our team.
Are you an experienced paediatric staff nurse ready for a new challenge Would you like to work for an innovative forward-thinking hospital? Every patient is special to us, which means every nurse who cares for them must be too.
Southampton's Children's Hospital is a 115 bedded hospital catering for both local and regional children from the Wessex Region including the Channel Islands.
Our Children's Hospital prides itself on providing a variety of specialist tertiary services and therefore rotations can include any of the following areas within critical care for children incorporating Paediatric ICU, Neonatal Intensive Care and Paediatric HDU, Oncology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Orthopaedics and Major Trauma, Urology, Nephrology, ENT Surgery, Outpatients and Children's Day Unit JADW. The Children's Hospital has a dedicated Children's Emergency Department and is a Paediatric Major Trauma Centre.
We are looking for highly motivated colleagues who have excellent care values and a strong sense of team spirit. We are a friendly, welcoming, and supportive team and there are opportunities to work across departments gaining clinical leadership and management skills along the way.
About us
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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At UHS we're committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We're committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.
Job responsibilities
Southampton Childrens Hospital is a tertiary paediatric Hospital which offer the following services:
- Dedicated children's emergency and short stay department
- Paediatric Major Trauma Centre
- Paediatric Intensive care and Retrieval service
- Paediatric Outreach service
- Tertiary Oncology, Cardiology, Neurological, Surgical , Orthopaedic ,
- Medical and Endocrine centre
- Haemodialysis Unit
- CAHMS team / Learning Disability Nurse
- Dedicated Play Team
- Tertiary medical , cardiac, and surgical neonatal unit
- Neonatal retrieval service
- Paediatric Medical Unit (PMU)
- Paediatric High Dependency Unit (HDU)
- G2 Paediatric Neurology
- G3 Orthopaedics
- G4 SUN (Surgery, Urology, Nephrology)
- Piam Brown (Oncology)
- John Atwell Day Ward (JADW)
- E1 Ocean Ward (Surgical & Cardiology)
- PICU
- Children's Out Patients
- Bursledon House
- Neonatal Unit
Rotation examples can include PICU E1 Cardiac Ward, PICU PHDU, ED Paediatric Admissions Unit PMU, G3, G4 Surgical Wards, all combinations will be considered. Rotations will consist of 9-month placements in 2-3 of your chosen areas.
Person Specification
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential
- Qualified Nurse (Degree/Diploma)
- Registered nurse on appropriate part of the register
- Knowledge of current issues within acute Health Service
- Understanding of personal accountability
- Knowledge of own role within the team
- Provide evidence of teaching and supporting learners in practice in the role of practice supervisor
- Awareness of evidence-based practice
- Awareness of responsibilities for management of infection control
- Evidence of on-going personal development
- Able to use initiative
Desirable
- Evidence of recent study
- Previous experience/qualification in relevant specialty
- Teaching experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust
Address
CHI Ward E1 Paed Cardiac
Tremona Road
Southampton
SO16 6YD
