Paediatric Staff Nurse | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 04 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 04 May 2024 |
| Location: | Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4QJ |
| Company: | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6170937/359-6170937-T2 |
Summary
If you are enthusiastic, motivated and interested in working within a new state of the art hospital we would like to hear from you.
The team on Hedgehog ward are friendly, supportive and welcoming. We can offer a pro-active learning environment supported by our Paediatric Practice Educators and Specialist Nursing teams to help guide and support you through your developing career. We offer opportunities to attend bespoke in-house training and SIM, funding for external courses and a robust induction programme. Education and training is paramount to continued success and gold standard care and upholds the Trust's values.
MTW also offer dedicated well-being services which are easily accessible along with a variety of clubs and forums to suit every interest.
We currently have a band 5 vacancy within our team on Hedgehog ward which is a 23 bed General Paediatric unit. This is a valuable opportunity for a keen, enthusiastic and hard working individual to join our team of dedicated nurses and doctors who provide an excellent service to the children and their families and carers within the inpatient environment .
You must be a qualified paediatric nurse, able to undertake excellent clinical practices in order to provide patient-centred care to the children and their families/ carers that we look after.
Paediatric services operate between our Inpatient ward, Day Case & Ambulatory Units over 2 sites as well as our Paediatric Emergency Departments. Opportunities for secondment to other areas are available to broaden your nursing experience and skills set.
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.
The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.
The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients – the first of its kind in the country.
We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Following your Corporate Induction you will be expected to attend the Trust’s 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please emailmtw-tr.professionalstandards@nhs.netif this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check atEnhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
This advert closes on Thursday 18 Apr 2024
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