Junior Sister - Paediatric High Dependency Unit - #145865

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust


Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Wolverhampton
Contract type: Full time
This role will allow you to work within a dynamic, forward thinking and evolving nursing team. With an exciting opportunity to be part of the newly established Level 2 high dependency services. You will be working closely with the management team to support the development of the unit and work alongside junior colleagues to achieve competencies involving a number of HDU skills. You will see see a wide range of children and young people with a variety of different medical and surgical conditions. Both with acute and chronic healthcare needs. This will provide fantastic learning opportunities.

We offer a robust induction program to ease the transition into a new working environment which we will adapt to meet the needs of each individual candidate. We offer a very supportive and welcoming team and will ensure you receive all the training on induction to enable you to carry out the role safely ensuring excellent standards of care.

Does your passion lie in giving excellent care to sick children? Are you career minded with drive and enthusiasm? Do you have an interest / experience working in Paediatric High Dependency?

Do you have experience of Tracheostomy care, BiPAP and LTV?

With rapidly expanding Paediatric services, including level 2 HDU there has never been a more exciting time to apply for a job with us. We are committed to building on your existing skills and knowledge and we relish in the opportunity to learn from you and help you realise your potential. In return we are able to offer wide ranging development opportunities.

To be considered for the role you will be a registered Children’s Nurse with an RSCN or RN Child qualification and have completed a Mentorship or Supervisor and Assessor Course. You must also have evidence of professional updating within the last 12 months and have an appropriate post registration course. It would be advantageous to have management experience and evidence of effective leadership skills. As a team leader you will be responsible for managing your own team of staff ensuring that their mandatory training and annual personal development reviews are completed, as well as leading the team clinically. The posts will also include some managerial responsibilities.

All applicants should be flexible providing a 24 hour, 7 days a week service, working a shift pattern of days and nights to meet the needs of the service.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Abbie Wood Job title: Paediatric High Dependency Unit Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07795932391

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