Staff Nurse - PACT (Paediatric Ambulatory Care Team)

at  Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Company Description
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job Description
Would you like to be part of our dynamic children’s team that puts the child at the heart of everything they do?
If you are looking for a new challenge, new opportunities and day time shift patterns then please apply to work as a children’s nurse within our Paediatric Ambulatory Care Team (PACT). We are extending our very successful service to cover 7 days a week and therefore we are offering part time, permanent contracts to support this development. The role will give you the opportunity to work with this highly skilled team and gain competence and knowledge in a huge array of clinical skills, including IV antibiotics, IV infusions, blood transfusion, cannula insertion, chemotherapy infusion & observation, skeletal survey and sweat tests….to name just a few!
The service runs 7 days a week 8.00 until 17.00 Monday to Friday and 9.00 to 15.00 at the weekends. You will be part of a rostered system and will be expected to work weekends. Hours can be discussed at interview.
This really is a fantastic opportunity for enthusiastic and ambitious nurses looking to develop their clinical skills and be involved in this unique service.

Key Responsibilities

• You will be able to work well within a small team.
• You will demonstrate excellent communication skills when liaising with the multidisciplinary team.
• Perform a nursing assessment on patients who attend PACT.
• Review patient results and then act +/- discuss with medical team to ensure an efficient patient care journey.
• You will be able to prioritise and plan patient care. Ideally you will be IV competent.
• It would be advantageous to be Central venous line/Portacath competent although training can be given.
• You will demonstrate the ability to maintain clear written and digital records.

Qualifications

Essential

• Current RPN +/- RN, registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications.
• BSc Degree in relevant field or demonstrate ability to study at degree level.
• Evidence of recent CPD.

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources.
• An awareness of research and evidence based practice relevant to clinical area.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Clinically competent at Band 5.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Teaching and mentoring skills.
• Team building skills.
• Ability to prioritise workload, instruct and direct others.
• Organisational skills and able to work as part of a team.
• Able to support development of others.
• Articulate and knowledgeable of current professional nursing issues.
• Health promotion.
• Advocacy skills.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Ability to adapt to change within working situation.
• Intravenous Therapy Skills.

Desirable

• Computer literate, knowledge of patient administration system.
• Mentors Course.

Additional Information
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs

• You will be able to work well within a small team.
• You will demonstrate excellent communication skills when liaising with the multidisciplinary team.
• Perform a nursing assessment on patients who attend PACT.
• Review patient results and then act +/- discuss with medical team to ensure an efficient patient care journey.
• You will be able to prioritise and plan patient care. Ideally you will be IV competent.
• It would be advantageous to be Central venous line/Portacath competent although training can be given.
• You will demonstrate the ability to maintain clear written and digital records