Job Description

Could you help West Suffolk Hospital to deliver the best quality and safest care to our local community?



Are you an ambitious Children's nurse looking for a new opportunity or a Newly Qualified Children's Nurse looking for a somewhere supportive and encouraging to start your Paediatric Nursing Career?



We are looking for a band 5 nurse to join our friendly team here on the paediatric unit at the West Suffolk Hospital. If you want to join a team that truly puts the patient and family first then this may well be the opportunity for you.



Rainbow Children's unit is a general Paediatric Ward & Children's Assessment Unit, caring for both medical and surgical patients aged 0-16 years. We are looking for the right person to work across both areas and to join our team of committed staff.



You will be assisting in the delivery of family-centred, evidence-based practice from admission to discharge and should be caring, compassionate, forward-thinking and have a positive attitude towards providing the highest quality care to our children and families.



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.



Monitor effectiveness of treatment and care with view to safe transfers to wards or high dependence areas where and when necessary



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.



Assesses risks to children and families that need to be managed in relation to their health and wellbeing within the scope of nursing practice.



Able to recognise vulnerable children and adults and to respond in accordance with Trust policy.



Promotes effective communication between children, relatives and staff, and supports bereaved and distressed children, relatives and staff.



Ensures that when children or families raise concerns they are identified and addressed where possible, and that informal complaints are dealt with appropriately.



#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community



We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.



The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.



Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.



We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.



With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.



We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.



Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?



Please see the full job description for more information



Managerial Responsibility



Assesses nursing care to be undertaken. Organises and deploys staff according to workload, ensuring appropriate skill-mix and reporting any deficiencies to the Unit Manager or senior nurse as appropriate.



Co-ordinates the care given by the inter-professional team and other staff in the ward/department.



Supervises, monitors and evaluates the delivery of care to maintain the agreed standards, including participation in benchmarking and clinical governance groups.



Ensures all untoward incidents, complaints and grievances are dealt with in accordance with Trust policies.



Contributes to the planning, monitoring and control of ward resources, assisting the managers to keep expenditure within budget.



Acts as a resource, support and knowledge-base on child-related issues within the Trust.



Facilitates health promotion within Government guidelines.



Participates in the decision-making process with regard to the transfer of children to appropriate units internal and external to the Trust.



Clinical Responsibility



Carries out the 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 that skilled, evidence-based care is given to children and their families, and, in accordance with care planned, recognises the diverse needs of children and their families.



Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions and updates care plans and goals to take account of any changing needs of the child.



Ensures the significance of data relating to the child's condition and progress is interpreted and acted upon.



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 as part of the Patient Flow Team, ensuring children are nursed in the correct environment according to unit guidelines.



Will rotate to other clinical areas as Service dictates such as: Children's Outpatient Department, Neonatal Unit and Emergency Department.



Assesses the learning needs of individual children and relatives where appropriate. Evaluates the teaching provided and takes necessary action to achieve objectives.



Able to recognise vulnerable children and adults and to respond in accordance with Trust policy.



Promotes effective communication between children, relatives and staff, and supports bereaved and distressed children, relatives and staff.



Participates and communicates effectively with the inter-professional team and other agencies as necessary.



Ensures that when children or families raise concerns they are identified and addressed where possible, and that informal complaints are dealt with appropriately.



Professional Responsibility



Works within the statutory framework governing nursing practice, acting as a role model and maintaining a high standard of professional conduct.



Provides support and guidance to colleagues through professionalism and understanding in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council's Code of Professional Conduct.



Acts as an advocate on behalf of children and relatives, ensuring interests, rights and privacy of children and families are respected.



Identifies own needs for professional development, education and in-service training.



Recognises, when appropriate, the need to widen the scope of professional practice by developing skills and competencies in order to meet changing needs of children's services.



Is fully conversant with all policies and procedures, including major accidents, resuscitation, fire, health and safety, disciplinary, grievance, industrial relations and child protection.



Complies with the Trust's uniform policy.



Educational Responsibility



Responsible for the teaching of all learners in nursing practices, by acting as role model, supervisor or mentor.



Participates in the induction of staff, including preceptorship.



Contributes to the assessment of competence in clinical practice.