Band 5 Paediatric Nurse

3 weeks ago


Reading, Reading, United Kingdom Medacs Healthcare Full time

Client Name: Royal Berkshire

Role: Band 5 Paediatric Nurse

Rates: £20-£33

Shifts: Flexible hours, with shifts available throughout the day, night and at weekends.

Benefits:

  • Access to Care4Carers - our support service to help support your mental health and wellbeing and enable you to deliver outstanding care.
  • Competitive pay rates
  • First sight of agency nursing shifts across multiple trusts
  • Next-day payroll
  • Block bookings in your favourite locations
  • Excellent support from your own dedicated consultant
  • Revalidation support
  • 24/7/365 service - we're available when you need us

To undertake patient observations, including blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration rate and oxygen level as patient need dictates, you will need meticulous clinical skills and a good understanding of child health. But above all else, you will need to have excellent interpersonal skills to ensure you can communicate effectively with children and their families.

General key skills

In addition to your qualifications, as a Band 5 Paediatric Nurse you will have:

  • quick thinking abilities
  • patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
  • excellent attention to detail
  • a methodical approach to tasks
  • excellent timekeeping
  • the ability to work well and under pressure
  • empathy and understanding
  • a flexible attitude
  • a desire to learn and improve
  • active listening skills
  • the ability to use a computer competently

Main Duties/Responsibilities

As a Band 5 Paediatric Nurse with Royal Berkshire you will:

  • Provide the highest standard of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care as required within the Paediatric department.
  • Utilise a variety of strategies to communicate effectively with the children and their family/carers, the multidisciplinary team, other departments within the Trust and pertinent agencies outside the organisation.
  • Have a good general understanding and knowledge base of children's health needs.
  • Adhere to all Organisational polices and demonstrate the Trust promises, vision and strategy as a professional registrant.
  • Take blood/fit a canula.
  • Undertake patient observations (blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration rate and oxygen level) as patient need dictates throughout the shift.
  • Write care plans, perform assessments, and make referrals.
  • Manage admissions and discharges to and from the ward.

Qualifications/Licenses/Certifications

Essential

  • Be a registered nurse.
  • Up to date paediatric and adult basic life support.
  • At least 2 years post-graduate experience.
  • 6 months recent NHS paediatric experience within the last 3 years.
  • You will need to pass an enhanced background check.

A business with a future

With next day payroll and flexible shifts to suit your home life, you can focus all of your attention on patient care and applying clinical skills within a hospital trust that is committed to supporting you in your career.



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