Job overview

Acute Paediatrics within the West Suffolk Hospital comprises of Paediatric Rainbow Children’s Ward and Children’s Assessment Unit and Paediatric Emergency Department.  We provide care to children and young people aged 0-16yrs across a range of medical and surgical specialities including, medicine, surgery, ENT & orthopaedics. 

We are looking for passionate band 6 nurses who are motivated and committed to working predominantly within our inpatient setting which includes both a Paediatric Ward and Children’s Assessment Unit.

Main duties of the job

You will play a key role in the senior nursing team; providing quality family-centered care to our patients and their families and be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and clinical skills.

You should have the ability to motivate and influence a team in response to the evolving needs of the service, adapting to the needs of the unit on a day-to-day basis.  The successful candidate will actively participate in and contribute to the management of the department and work as a mentor, teaching and supervising junior staff including, student nurses and nursing assistants. You will be keen to learn and develop new skills and knowledge through the availability of a variety of training opportunities whilst facilitation the learning needs of others.

The post holder will be required to work within a challenging clinical environment and undertake shift work which will include nights and weekends.

If you would like to explore the opportunities Rainbow can offer and you have the necessary skills, experience and qualities to help us to put patients first, please contact Rachel Pym, Paediatric Ward Manager 01284 713319, rachel.pym@wsh.nhs.uk,  Kylie Richmond, Practice Development Nurse 01284 713315  [email protected] or Stacey Lambourne, [email protected] 

Working for our organisation

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We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

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