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Are you a registered children’s nurse looking for a new challenge as part of an established children’s community team?

We are looking for an experienced, qualified children’s nurse (RN Child/RSCN) to join our friendly and supportive team community team across site.  The ideal candidate would have a minimum of two years experience within paediatrics.

We are a dedicated team of children’s community nurses who facilitate health care for children in their own home. Our caseload is varied and includes complex, long term conditions and a broad range of chronic medical conditions.  We provide the shared care for the regional oncology centre at the Leeds General Infirmary.  We also offer short term support for medical and surgical patients to facilitate discharge and reduce ward attendance and readmission.

The successful applicant will need to be a team player with excellent communication skills and a drive to provide high quality care. We actively encourage personal development and offer a preceptorship programme led by our clinical nurse educator. Within our department we have a paediatric day surgical unit and a children’s out-patients department. A busy in-patient ward and a Children's assessment unit. Our service also has a full team of specialist nurses for diabetes, epilepsy, asthma, allergy and bowel and bladder.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

• Maintain a high standard of patient focused care in accordance with York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust policies and procedures
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment
• Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients, ensuring accurate written records are kept.
• Communicate with patients and carers to ensure they have access to appropriate information.
• Promote and maintain positive relationships between all staff involved in the care of the patient
• Act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct
• Undertake duties on different wards/departments as and when required by service demands
• Demonstrate personal responsibility for compliance with infection control policies and procedures
• Education and Training

This description indicates the main functions and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended to be a complete list. It will be amended as necessary in the event of future changes.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including: 

·       Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants 

·       27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) 

·       A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave 

·       Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme 

·       NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme 

·       An extensive range of learning and development opportunities 

·       Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers 

·       A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses. For hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully.  If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager 

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.