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SalaryWe are looking for registered paediatric nurses of all levels of experience, who have passion and drive to provide excellent patient care for all children aged 0-16 years and their families. This post is also open to Newly Qualified nurses and those due to qualify soon. We also welcome applications from adult registered nurses with paediatric experience or interest.
At present we have positions within the paediatric ward. We can offer full or part time hours and encourage flexibility of working hours within our workforce.
Our paediatric ward has 21 beds, caring for children with a wide spectrum of medical conditions. The 4 bedded paediatric assessment unit is co-located within the ward allowing all staff the opportunity to develop their acute assessment skills. We have excellent links with the Tertiary centres and provide shared care for oncology patients.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is going through an exciting period with plans for a new hospital announced and exciting opportunities for the future.
We have a dedicated paediatric education team and actively encourage learning and development offering lots of opportunities to enhance experience and skills. We also offer a robust preceptorship programme for Newly Qualified nurses.
- Participate in the provision of a high standard of patient centred evidence-based nursing care
- Assist in the delivery of a family-centred, clinically effective and dynamic service from the babies/child’s/young person’s admission assessment to discharge
- Act as a role model for other staff.
- Contribute to the development of action plans, protocols and pathways to ensure continuous quality improvement of the paediatric/neonatal service.
- Using appraisal reviews to progress personal and professional knowledge and skills.
We provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based healthcare services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, in addition to parts of Breckland, Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire.
We have more than 4,000 staff and volunteers, approximately 530 beds, and a helipad for air ambulances. We work with neighbouring hospitals for the provision of tertiary services, including as part of regional partnership and network models of care, such as the trauma network.
In February 2022 the significant progress that has been made at QEH was recognised by the Care Quality Commission who rated the Trust as ‘Good’ in all of the core services they inspected. They recommended the Trust moves out of the recovery support system (formerly special measures).
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.
