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Job summary

Main area
Paediatrics
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Full time posts available)
Job ref
276-6248452-JT
Employer
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queen Victoria Hospital
Town
East Grinstead
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 per annum - Plus £1500 New Starter Premium
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/05/2024 23:59

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Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Paediatric Staff Nurse -With £1500 New Starter Premium

NHS AfC: Band 5

Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest.

In addition to receiving tertiary referrals from across the South East of England, we have a network  of ‘spoke’ sites at district general hospitals enabling our consultants to offer their expertise with routine treatments and consultations as close to close to patients’ homes as is possible. With the recent addition of video led ‘virtual’ consultations we also enable patients who have some distance to travel to avoid the additional stress and worry of a long journey.

Working at QVH combines the excitement, challenge and career opportunities of many larger organisations with the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that really does re-build our patients’ lives. 

We also offer attractive benefits such as 

  • tailored personal development to support career aspirations, including accredited clinical and management development programmes
  • flexible working arrangements for a work-life balance that suits you and your needs
  • a dedicated reward programme, offering a range of national and local discounts, cashback and tax relief schemes

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Sustainability

At Queen Victoria Hospital we want to be the first Net Zero Hospital in England, and to achieve that wants every member of staff to be a green champion.  The way in which the Trust works has a significant impact on the organisation’s carbon footprint and that of our patients. From the heat, light and power supplies within the hospital to avoiding unnecessary patient journeys, the Trust is empowering all staff to create a sustainable health and care environment for future generations. The Trust expects all staff to reuse and recycle more, to use energy and water efficiently, to walk or cycle to work if you can, and to have a focus on sustainability in the workplace. 

You can view our Green Plan here: Green Plan - Queen Victoria Hospital (qvh.nhs.uk)

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated nursing team. The role includes both working within the inpatient area and a busy Outpatient Dressings Clinic. This is a great opportunity to develop wound care skills as well as joining a team who deliver an excellent nurse led service. 

Peanut Ward is a regional referral centre for children who sustained minor to moderate burns injuries, as well as other types of trauma. The service also provides excellent care for children needing Maxillo-Facial and Ophthalmic treatment.

The QVH NHS Foundation Trust is an exceptional place to work with the whole organisation focused on the patient and quality care. We have a fantastic international reputation and are proud of our heritage as pioneers of plastic surgery.

With the opportunity  and support to develop both professionally and personally we expect our nurses to actively contribute to our continued success. We received “outstanding” for care in our CQC report.

Informal visits are welcomed .

If you do not hold current NMC registration you will automatically not be shortlisted for this role.

Main duties of the job

Caring for pre-op patients, post op patients and dressing clinic patients. Care and preparation of children undergoing plastic surgery or maxillofacial surgery. Care and support of Children with burns injuries in the outpatient dressing clinic. Support of parents whose children are undergoing surgery.

This vacancy is eligible for the £1500 New Starter Premium. Please be aware that this incentive is aimed at new starters to QVH and is only applicable for those not paid by QVH at the time of applying; this includes bank and internal movers. If a new starter left QVH less than 12 months prior to current appointment they are not eligible.

If you are successfully appointed to this role and complete a 6 month probation period you will be eligible for a two stage New Starter Premium of £1500 in total.  You will receive £500 on receipt of your probation paperwork from your line manager and another £1000 on the one year anniversary of your start date. 

Working for our organisation

Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC.  A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.

A centre of excellence, with an international reputation for pioneering advanced techniques and treatments. Everything we do is informed by our passion for providing the highest quality care and the best clinical outcomes.

At QVH we are proud of our achievements and our specialist services continue to record excellent clinical outcomes for patients. We regularly receive excellent results from patient satisfaction surveys and on average 98% of inpatients say they would recommend the hospital to their family or friends.

Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Care and preparation of children undergoing plastic surgery or maxillofacial surgery. Care and support of Children with burns injuries in the outpatient dressing clinic. Support of parents whose children are undergoing surgery.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NMC registration as paediatric nurse
Desirable criteria
  • Plastic surgery/surgical nursing qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience caring for paediatric surgical patients
Desirable criteria
  • Experience caring for burns and plastics/maxillofacial surgery patients

Skills

Essential criteria
  • IT skills with Microsoft and other computer systems

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerStep into healthArmed Forces Covenant Bronze Award

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Suzanne Hallifax
Job title
Paediatric Deputy Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01342414582
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