Band 5 Staff Nurse PICU - Bank

We are looking for a Band 5 Nurse/newly Qualified Nurse to complement our existing nursing team and work within our dynamic and friendly Paediatric Intensive Care Unit. The successful applicant will join a multidisciplinary team of skilled and highly motivated staff who provide high quality care to children with a variety of conditions including medical, surgical, trauma, orthopaedics, plastics and ENT. St Marys Hospital is a designated children's and adult major trauma centre with a dedicated 24/7 children's emergency department and a specialist High Consequences Infectious Diseases service. Staff are supported by a thorough induction programme which is both classroom and ward based and includes supernumerary time to ensure staff are fully prepared for working in an intensive care environment. We also offer continuing educational and professional development from our education team. We are committed to ensuring that all staff have a positive work experience which enables and supports them to provide the best possible care for the children and families.

Main duties of the job

Job purpose:

• The post holder will work with the ward manager and multi-disciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining policies, standards of nursing care and staff development, as part of the ward team.
• The post holder will provide direct quality patient care to high dependency and intensive care level patients.
• Following the preceptorship period, the post holder is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care without direct supervision and is required to demonstrate procedures, supervise unqualified and adaptation staff whilst maintaining a safe working environment.
• To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide cover for any area specified.

About us

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Values:

Kind: We are considerate and thoughtful, so you feel respected and included.

Collaborative: We actively seek others' views and ideas, so we achieve more together.

Expert: We draw on our diverse skills, knowledge and experience, so we provide the best possible care.

Aspirational: We are receptive and responsive to new thinking, so we never stop learning, discovering and improving.

Job responsibilities

Key areas of responsibility:

• To deliver efficient, compassionate, and excellent nursing care to patients and their families which is evidence based.
• To minimise risk and maintain safety of patients and staff: supporting the ward manager in investigating incidents and identifying ways to improve practice.
• To actively promote the safeguarding of children and young people.
• To use evidence-based practice and actively participate in the progression of nursing within West London Children's Healthcare (WLCH) and Imperial Healthcare trust.

General responsibilities:

• To demonstrate politeness, courtesy, and sensitivity in dealing with patients/clients, visitors/relatives and colleagues, maintaining good customer relations.
• Contribute towards sharing good practice within the ward/department and Trust wide.
• To promote a positive image of WLCH and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust at all times.
• To work cohesively with all members of the ward team in ensuring that the very best services to patients are provided at all times.
• Adhere to and actively promote to others the Trust Values and Behaviours.
• Be involved in organisational development plans to transform the hospital to meet the needs of the future, this will include upholding WLCH and Imperial College Healthcare shared values.

Person Specification Qualifications

• NMC Registered in Paediatrics
• RSCN or RN

Experience

• Good basic level of English language demonstrated through effective written and verbal communication skills
• Basic IT skills
• Able to work under pressure
• Ability to practice within the scope of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• Awareness of the 6 Cs and their application in practice
• Interpersonal skills.
• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work within a team and independently.
• Able to manage difficult situations.
• Organisational time management.
• Able to use initiative.
• A willingness to participate in continuing professional development
• Awareness of audit & research
• Flexible
• Punctual
• Maintain a friendly, caring, safe environment for staff, patients, and visitors
• Treat patients, their families, and visitors as we would like to be treated ourselves
• Support colleagues with teamwork
• Provide a polite and helpful telephone service
• Be an excellent role model to all our patients their relatives and friends
• Experience in change management positive change agent.
• RSCN or RN with acute care experience
• For specialist areas able to demonstrate knowledge of patient group
• Knowledge of basic research and audit concepts

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.