Paediatric Staff Nurse - Emergency Department

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role. What we can offer you: Paediatric staff nurses work exclusively within the Children's Emergency Department and are supported to gain a wide variety of emergency nursing skills, including triage, cannulation and venepuncture, ECG, plastering and resus skills. We provide in-house PILS training for all staff, and all paediatric nurses are supported to become APLS providers. We support nurses seeking a career pathway and provide development opportunities. Staff are supported by a Clinical Practice Facilitator and are part of a Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse development and appraisal group. We are enhancing our orientation and education programme to ensure that our staff received not only the extended clinical skills and knowledge that they require but also to ensure that have the personal support to work in a challenging clinical environment. We have a proactive education programme within the Emergency Department and staff are supported and encouraged to develop the many skills and knowledge required to look after our diverse patient group. Staff are also encouraged to be part of the many Quality Improvement projects that we facilitate in-house with support from the Quality Improvement Centre. Your application:You will need to be able to evidence your own professional development. Job description Job responsibilities Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role. What we can offer you: Paediatric staff nurses work exclusively within the Children's Emergency Department and are supported to gain a wide variety of emergency nursing skills, including triage, cannulation and venepuncture, ECG, plastering and resus skills. We provide in-house PILS training for all staff, and all paediatric nurses are supported to become APLS providers. We support nurses seeking a career pathway and provide development opportunities. Staff are supported by a Clinical Practice Facilitator and are part of a Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse development and appraisal group. We are enhancing our orientation and education programme to ensure that our staff received not only the extended clinical skills and knowledge that they require but also to ensure that have the personal support to work in a challenging clinical environment. We have a proactive education programme within the Emergency Department and staff are supported and encouraged to develop the many skills and knowledge required to look after our diverse patient group. Staff are also encouraged to be part of the many Quality Improvement projects that we facilitate in-house with support from the Quality Improvement Centre. Your application:You will need to be able to evidence your own professional development.