Staff Nurse - Paediatric Emergency Nursing Team

An exciting opportunity for Registered Children's Nurses to develop their assessment and intervention skills within a busy Emergency Department. Due to the development of the service to follow a 24/7 model we are looking for enthusiastic, skilled and committed nurses to join our team.

The post holder will be a part of team of experienced Children's Nurses working at Band 6 level, or working towards Band 6, who will be based with the Family Services Division and provide care to Infants, Children and Young People (ICYP) attending the Emergency Department (ED) and Urgent Care Service (UCS) at Scunthorpe and Grimsby Hospitals. Bringing added protection and oversight of the paediatric guidelines and protocols to ensure a high level of care to BCYP accessing emergency care.

The operating hours for this service are currently 07:00 - 19:30 and 10:30 - 23:00 which equate to an 11.5 hour shift with an hour unpaid break, seven days a week. However, we are developing the service model in line with CQC and RCPCH standards to 24/7. This will be done in a two phased approach, this recruitment is the first phase in which we are adding a 19:00 - 19:30 night shift. The second phased will come in the next year - eighteen months moving to a 2 shift profile 07:00 - 19:30 x2 RNC and 19:00 - 07:30 x2 RNC.

Main duties of the job

To be able to perform competently a variety of procedures with a child such as;

Delivering oxygen via a range of systems e.g. nasal cannula, face mask, non invasive ventilation

Monitor continuously oxygen saturation levels and heart rate

ECG's

Blood gases & blood sugars

Urinalysis and pregnancy testing

Urine catheterisations

Cannulation and obtaining phlebotomy samples

Wound closure with local anaesthetic, sutures/tape/wound glue

Application of a splint/cast

To conform to Trust Medicine Management policy ensuring correct recording of stocks and administration

Administer a range of medications via different methods, adhering to safe administration and NMC policy.

To adhere to the Trust Policies and Procedures whilst on duty.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.