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Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic Paediatric Registered Nurse to join our Paediatric Emergency Department at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, on both a permenant and fixed term basis. There are 3 positions available- 2 permanent and 1 12 month secondment to cover maternity leave. We welcome applications from Registered Children’s Nurse with at least 6 months post registration experience. 

This is an exciting time to join our Emergency Department and will provide you with a unique challenge, as we have recently moved into a new, purpose built Urgent and Emergency Care development. Our dedicated Paediatric area provides Children from 0-16 with a bright and welcoming space to receive the very best of care.

Our Emergency Department is an evolving and continuously developing service which sees a wide array of presentations from injuries to acute illness. This role will be key in delivering exceptional, patient centric, care to patients and provides an opportunity for you to make a difference within our emergency care setting for the children and young people in need of our service.

**We are currently unable to accept applicants who do not have active NMC registration (Registered Children’s Nurse Level 1)**

Main duties of the job

You will enjoy a challenging, varied pace and exciting working environment caring for all children, young people and their families who attend with a range of emergency presentations, acute illnesses, and injuries. We have a dedicated paediatric bay in our resuscitation area to provide emergency care, and we work closely with our inpatient paediatric ward and emergency paediatric retrieval service.

There are many oppurtunities to develop clinical skills and for career progression. You will be supported by the wider Emergency Department Team and Clinical Educators from both Paediatrics and Emergency Care to develop a bespoke training and development package. We will work with you on your personal and professional develop plan to ensure your career development is supported and to enable you to achieve your career goals.

Working for our organisation

Chesterfield Royal Hospital works ‘Together as one’ with our patient’s, people, partners and member so of the public. At the heart of this are our four ‘Proud to Care Values; Compassion, Ambition, Respect and Encouragement. These values are demonstrated in everything we do for our patients and each other every day.

At Chesterfield Royal we believe in investing in our greatest asset – that’s our people and specifically their health and wellbeing. To achieve this and help them be the best they can be we provide a plethora of health and wellbeing activities aligned to National best practice across both physical and mental health best practice

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

COVID19 Vaccination

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

 UK Points-based immigration system

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.  Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route.  Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form.  Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.  Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be  eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.

Communications 

Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.

If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.

This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.

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