Staff Nurse - Children's Unit

at  East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

A fantastic opportunity for Registered Nurses to work on the Children’s Unit at East Lancashire Hospitals.
Are you a keen and enthusiastic qualified Band 5 RN Child or Adult with children’s experience interested in joining our dynamic Children’s Unit at the Royal Blackburn Hospital?
Are you keen to work with children in a hospital s etting and join us in providing outstanding, individual care for all our children and families
If you are interested in joining our fantastic team we would love you to come for an informal visit.
We are a busy 51 bedded unit with an extra 4 beds delivering high dependency care. Co-located is our Children’s observation and assessment unit providing seamless care for children and their families. You will join us in providing high quality care for children and young people from all specialties up to the age of 19 dependent on complexity for children on the in-patient ward.
You will provide all elements of nursing care care for medical and surgical patients, both elective and emergency . We work closely with the Camhs ( ELCAS) and eating disorder services and have a vibrant adolescent area.
You will attend multi disciplinary , discharge planning and strategy meetings and will develop your managerial skills.
You will support junior nurses, student nurses and Trainee Nursing Associates.
What can you expect from us ?
We offer a full preceptorship package with on-going training and development, and you will be supported by our Practice Educator in developing competencies in the care of Children and Young people. You will also have the opportunity to rotate to other areas within our unit such as Admission and Assessment areas, and Day surgery.
There will be many learning and development opportunities.

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care given in partnership with children and their families.
• Assist families to care for their child’s daily living requirements.
• Take an active role in the multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team.
• Participate in all mandatory training and support junior staff and students.