Staff Nurse | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 18 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 18 May 2024 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE1 5WW |
| Company: | University Hospitals of Leicester |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6241328/358-6075900-CHI-A |
Summary
Are you looking for a new challenge or change in your career?
Ward 1 is an exciting and fast paced ward that delivers high quality care to children with congenital and acquired heart conditions and their families.
We provide surgical and medical care as in-patients whilst also facilitating some investigations and medication management on a day case basis, with promoting positive patient experience being at the heart of our care.
To achieve this we work collaboratively as a multi-disciplinary team together with our Children's cardiac outpatient department, Children's Cardiac Intensive Care unit, Children's Cardiac Specialist Nurses and the wider Children's Hospital here at Leicester Royal Infirmary and across the East Midlands Congential Heart Service network.
Children's cardiology provides a variety of opportunities for developing your skills and knowledge in this exciting and interesting specialty. We are a friendly, supportive and welcoming team who enjoy sharing our knowledge and expertise. You will be supported with an induction and orientation tailored to your experience as well be being able to work with our clinical skills facilitator.
• Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of evidence-based nursing care to a group of patients.
• Assisting and contributing in the management and organisation of a ward/clinical area.
• Actively contribute to setting and maintaining high standards of quality nursing care.
• Actively participate in the education, development and supervision of other staff members.
• Act as a clinical and professional role model, assessing and supporting students and learners on placement within the clinical area.
• Work collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families.
• Staff Actively participate in the education, development and supervision of other staff members.
• Policy Actively contribute to setting and maintaining high standards of quality nursing care.
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
• Ensure an ongoing welcoming, caring and safe environment is provided for the children and their families.
• Develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide holistic, evidence based nursing care.
• Carry out observations, investigations and treatment as required.
• Work closely with the MDT and multiple specialties in order to improve patient care.
(please refer to the job description/person specification for full details on the role)
This advert closes on Wednesday 1 May 2024