Helena Moore Unit Manager 01924 512337
Natalie Tunney Unit Manager 01924541742
About The Role
We are pleased to announce an opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 registered Nurse to join our paediatric Children’s assessment Unit and paediatric emergency department team. We have a 24 hour Children’s Assessment unit and paediatric emergency department at Pinderfields General Hospital. You will be expected to work across both of these areas, developing new skills and receiving training. We also work closely with our Paediatric ED and CAU team at Dewsbury District Hospital which has a 24 hour paediatric emergency department and a 12 hour children’s assessment unit. We cover an extended area across Wakefield and Dewsbury District, dealing with sick acute medical, surgical, and trauma needs.
Main duties
Initiate and participate in individual plans of care for the patient, involving the patient, if possible, and carers if appropriate, without direct supervision.
Perform patient observations such as blood pressure, pulse, respirations, oxygen saturations, Paediatric advanced warning score, pressure score, pain score, temperatures, and electrocardiographs. Record and take action on results.
Continually assess and evaluate the patient’s condition taking action where required
Plan and organise the safe and timely discharge of patients adhering to the discharge policy
Ensure safe ward admission and transfer to other hospitals or care settings.
Maintain clear, accurate, legible and timely written documentation in patient’s notes providing a record of care delivered. Remind other members of the team to do likewise.
Perform procedures such as wound closure (by suturing, tapes or medical glue), local anaesthetics, urinary catheterisations, trephine nails, venepuncture, and intra venous cannulation.
Complete, record and report on Investigations such as blood glucose measurement, pregnancy testing.
Recognise child and vulnerable adult safeguarding issues and follow the interagency guidance and policy, informing the appropriate professionals and parents/carers of concerns and procedure.
Major Trauma Team member progressing to become nurse leader in resuscitation.
Initiate and participate in advanced life support and cardiac arrest management.
Assess (triage) patients - requesting x-rays and supplying and administering medicines as needed, such as analgesia, using Patient Group Directions. Refer, after nurse assessment, patients to other health care professionals such as mental health team, dental services, General Practitioners. Consult with others such as sister/charge nurse for advice if necessary.
Administer intra venous, intra muscular, subcutaneous injections, and rectal and oral medication.
Application of bandages casts and splints.
Provide direct patient care. Attending to patients’ hygiene needs such as giving and removing bedpans and urinals. Washing incontinent, unclean and infested patients as required.
Give direction, support and advice to junior staff
Accept accountability and responsibility for own safe clinical practice. Comply with the NMC Code of Practice and subsequent published guidelines for practice.
Act as the patient’s advocate when necessary.
Attend the department, and provide care as delegated, in the event of a major incident being declared.
Maintain control of infection procedures, such as hand washing, and be attentive that others do so.
Assist with the movement of patients on trolleys to other area, such as x-ray; resuscitation room.
Key Requirements
Current NMC Registration RN (Child)/RSCN/Adult)
Assess and plan care needs Handle simple emergency situations
Awareness of current professional nursing issues Understanding of confidentiality and data Protection Awareness of safeguarding issues
Have/willing to undertake expanded skills e.g Intra venous cannulation; wound closure; application of casts; ECG recording & new clinical practices that will enhance service delivery Able to communicate clearly and concisely with people from all cultures and backgrounds
Flexibility
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application Guidance
We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Our Benefits
- Access to the NHS pension plan
- Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
- Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
- Extensive benefits and support, including:
- Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Home electronics scheme
- Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
- Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
- Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
- Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
- Career progression, training and support
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