Job Description

FIXED TERM - MATERNITY COVER - 12 MONTHS



An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our established team in the Children and Young People Division at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich.



As we are passionate about the care we deliver to children and young people and their families, we are seeking an enthusiastic, committed and highly motivated individual dedicated to making a difference within our inpatient setting. We are looking to recruit 2.0 wte Band 6 nurses to join our amazing team for 12 months.



You will be responsible for assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating nursing care with opportunities to increase your skills, knowledge and experience and must possess excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. We aim for our new team members to develop and take an active role in helping to make improvements on the unit and most importantly, to the care given to patients.



You will be expected to provide safe, competent care to general paediatric patients, as well as oncology and HDU.



Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:



Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development



Widening access (anchor institution) and employability



Improving the experience of staff with disability



Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development



Making equalities mainstream



To utilise and develop specialist skills in order to provide the highest standard

of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised

patient care.

To promote a friendly and supportive atmosphere for parents and relatives in

which they can learn to care for their children.

To utilise a variety of strategies to communicate effectively with the child's

family/carers, the multidisciplinary team, other departments with the trust and

pertinent agencies outside the organisation.

To actively participate in and contribute to the management of the clinical area.

To act as a mentor, teaching and supervising junior staff including student

nurses and health care support workers.