An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our senior nursing team. We are looking for a Band 7 Registered Children’s Nurse to help lead and support the continued development of our Paediatric ward and PAU (Paediatric Assessment unit) at Darent Valley Hospital.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and innovative Registered Children’s Nurse to join our Paediatric Service to work as part of our senior nursing team, working alongside an existing full time Band 7 Senior Sister and two part time Senior Sisters. This post will contribute to covering weekends to provide robust Band 7 senior nursing leadership to both the Paediatric ward and to PAU across the 7 day week, and also hours in the week which can be flexible to ensure effective communication and collaboration between both Band 7 posts. Our band 7 team do an out of hours oncall between 17:00-22:00
This is a unique opportunity to be part of something exceptional in this patch of Kent, the Garden of England. We are a very busy District General Hospital with approximately 30,000 children attending ED each year.
If you are an Internationally Educated Nurse and are interested in applying for this role, you will need to have submitted your registration for your Paediatric NMC pin. If you have applied for an Adult NMC pin, unfortunately we cannot consider you for this role.
Willow ward is a 22 bedded general paediatric ward caring for children aged 0-16 years with a variety of medical, surgical, orthopaedic and elective day-care surgery conditions. Willow ward also has two high dependency cubicles, and we are developing an enhanced care area within the ward to ensure a fully equipped and staffed enhanced care area for children and young people. Since February 2021 we have a brand new designed ED/PAU floor for Paediatrics which incorporates both Paediatric ED and PAU. Willow ward is open 24hrs a day; PAU is currently open 08:30-2200hrs, seven days a week
We would invite you to apply if you are a motivated clinical senior children’s nurse, preferably with knowledge and experience in general paediatrics and PAU, but we would welcome applications if you are working in an acute Paediatric speciality. You will have excellent interpersonal, IT and communication skills with the ability to organise, manage and plan your own workload effectively. You will be dedicated and passionate in your role working with children and young people whilst demonstrating excellent leadership and team working. You will be energetic and dedicated in working as an advocate in support of our young people and their families.
We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you’ll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we’ve achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.
If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clare Jones Job title: Matron for CYP services Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 01322 428889
