Paediatric Band 6 Development Post
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time/part time Band 6 Paediatric HDU Nurse as a developmental post, to join our HDU team on Tiger Safari Ward at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and innovative nurse with a keen interest in HDU who would like to further develop and enhance their clinical skills. You will be starting as a Band 5 nurse with the aim to be promoted to a Band 6 nurse once core clinical competencies have been achieved.
As part of your role, you may be expected to take charge on the inpatient ward and provide care to oncology patients if required.
If you are an experienced Band 5 or existing Band 6 Paediatric Nurse with excellent clinical skills, you can also apply for this post.
Our HDU service consists of 4 commissioned Level 2 respiratory beds, as well as Level 1 HDU beds, on our general children’s inpatient ward, providing high quality care for children and young people up to the age of 16 years requiring high dependency care. This includes long term ventilation and acute NIV. We are a busy, high acuity unit, with a complex population of children presenting with a wide variety of pathology.
To provide high quality care to children requiring Level 2 and Level 1 critical care interventions, including children who are long term trache or non-invasive ventilation, those on acute NIV and HFNC, children with DKA, and those on opiate infusions
To directly oversee HDU trained HCAs who are providing 1:1 HDU care on the ward.
To assist paediatric, anaesthetic and STRS teams in caring for and optimising children who need retrieval for uplift to PICU care.
To act as a mentor, teaching and supervising junior staff including band 5 nurses, student nurses and HDU trained health care support workers.

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