Paediatric Staff Nurse - Paediatric Emergency Department

Are you a Paediatric Nurse with experience looking after children and are committed to providing excellent care? Do you have a desire to develop as a professional with a friendly, kind and supportive team to guide you on your journey? If this is you, come and join our team.

We care for children from 0 through to their 18th birthday, with a variety of needs which will increase your knowledge and skills and keep you challenged. We care for children who are ill or injured ranging from minor illness to major trauma.

We are looking for Paeds Pin nurses but will also consider Adults NMC Pin nurses that have Paeds experience., Promote and set high standards of nursing care and maintain the delivery of quality care within the trust policies, protocols and guidelines.

Provide and deliver a high standard of evidence-based nursing care through the assessment, planning, and evaluating of individual patients needs based on evidence.

Initiate and co-ordinate care in the clinical area for a specified group of patients.

Recognise and respond to a change in patient status undertaking first line interventions within scope of practice and refer on to the appropriate clinician as required.

Actively promote safe and effective working practices to prevent harm to the patients within your care and take part in safety audits to maintain high quality standards.

Communicating and working with the multidisciplinary team to improve quality of care, and informed clinical decisions.

Promote innovation and share any new ideas to improve patient care.

Participate in the allocation of workload and ensure efficient bed management and effective patient flow

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.