Staff Nurse

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Staff Nurse to join the team at Staffordshire Children's Hospital at Royal Stoke. The role will be based across Royal Stoke and County Hospital sites. For more information, please contact Senior Sister, Sarah Hamnett on 01782 675122.

Main duties of the job

To assess, develop, implement and evaluate nursing care needs of children within our Children's Hospital outpatients department. To provide and maintain a high standard of informed and effective holistic care.

To participate and contribute to the teaching requirements of the department.

To participate in the development of clinical audit, ensuring that a prominent nursing contribution is made.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact Senior Sister, Sarah Hamnett.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact Senior Sister, Sarah Hamnett.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• UK NMC Registered Children's Nurse.

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a student or registered nurse in an acute hospital setting.
• Effective communication skills.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Positive mindset
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to use own initiative

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• UK NMC Registered Children's Nurse.

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a student or registered nurse in an acute hospital setting.
• Effective communication skills.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Positive mindset
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to use own initiative

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address

Royal Stoke & County Hospital

Newcastle Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6QG

United Kingdom

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