Paediatric Staff Nurse

Safari ward is a 24 bedded general paediatric ward inclusive of a 4 bedded level 2 HDU unit and a 4 bedded Oncology shared care POSCU. We look after children from 0-16years with general medical and surgical conditions. We take admissions from Paediatric ED, Hippo Assessment Unit and step downs from PICU in tertiary centres. We also offer day case procedures., This person must like a challenge, respond well to the demands of a busy ward and enjoy working at a fast pace in a multidisciplinary team including consultants, Nurses, Play workers, Practice Development Nurses, Ward Sister and Matron.

The department encourages and supports professional development including extended nursing skills, study modules at university and in-house study days such as the long term ventilation, Venepuncture & Cannulation and the high dependency course

We offer an accredited preceptorship programme for newly qualfiied staff and have 2 practice development nurses on hand to support you., 1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations