Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the busy Children's Assessment Unit.  The Assessment unit is a 24 hour, 7 days a week service that reviews and treats Children of all ages that are referred from the Emergency Department or from GP practices. 

The successful applicant will be expected to act as a positive role model, deliver high quality nursing care and be keen to broaden their own knowledge and skills within the specialist field of acute Paediatrics. We are looking for an excellent team player with fantastic interpersonal skills. Paediatrics has lots of education and training opportunities to. You will need to be flexible and committed to making a positive difference with a willingness to undertake further training.

Shifts include a variation of Long days, Nights, Weekends & Bank Holidays.

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Main duties of the job

1. Provide care to children aged 0-18 years in accordance to Trust policies.

2. Competently undertake delegated duties in line with the patients needs and offer to support to the parents and family.

3. Ability to use your knowledge and experience to undertake non-routine duties and an understanding to take decisions within your area of responsibility.

4. To carry out a range of (limited) clinical duties, including for example, Patient observations (blood pressure monitoring, oxygen saturation levels, body temperature, pulse rate and respiration rate), glucose monitoring, collection and testing of urine samples / faecal samples / sputum samples and wound swabs, ECGs and blood taking,  ensuring delivery of high-quality patient care at all times. NB: this list is not exhaustive and will vary depending on area of work.

5. Participate in patient assessment providing high quality holistic patient care and escalating concerns about patients to other clinical staff.

6. Practice safe standards of care to patients following Trust guidelines and policies.

7. Provide clinical care in accordance with the infection prevention and health and safety policies and procedures.

8. Maintain the work environment in line with Trust infection control and patient safety policies.

9. Work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team (medical and nursing team) to ensure all patients are cared for in a safe and professional environment.

Working for our organisation

We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.