Paediatric Staff Nurse

Job Description:

Paediatric Staff Nurse

Cromwell Hospital - London SW5 0TU

(5 mins walk from Earls Court underground or 7 mins walk from Gloucester Road underground.)

Full time – 37.5 hours per week (12 month FTC)

Paying up to £45,480 per annum depending on experience

Role Overview

The role is based at our internationally renowned private Cromwell hospital which is in the South Kensington area of London. Our Paediatric Outpatient Department has an average of 80 patients a day covering most of the specialties. Our Paediatric ward consists of an 11-beds which could expand as well. These are all short-stay patients from medical cases to surgical cases such as orthopaedics, ENT, urology.

What you’ll do:

We are looking for a Paediatric Staff Nurse who wants to work as part of the multi-disciplinary team delivering a high standard of holistic family centred care to children and their families. 

As a Paediatric Staff Nurse, you will be providing the highest standard of nursing care through ongoing assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of safe and effective care.   

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised quality patient care.
• Supply and administer medication safely in line with hospital policy.
• Assess and support patients with their adherence and understanding of their medication.
• Work with the multi-disciplinary team and collaboratively ensure appropriate care is provided.
• Escalate appropriately following the appropriate pathway, any concerns that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the patients in your care.
• To assist in ensuring the safety of the ward, actively participating in clinical audits.
• Work in accordance with NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) guidelines.
• Report  incidents,  complaints,  and  compliments  to  include  near  misses  on  the  datix  system using the SBAR approach.
• Maintain  people’s  right  to  dignity,  privacy,  and  confidentiality  whilst  under  care  at  Cromwell Hospital.
• Take  on  extra  duties  and  responsibilities  as  delegated,  and  work  within  the  scope  of  your professional practice, being aware of your own capability and limitations.
• Keep clear and accurate records, following NMC standards of documentation.

What you’ll bring:

• NMC Registered – Registered Children's Nurse
• Post registration experience
• Ability to work well both in a team and to use your own initiative
• Ability to maintain professional communication
• Ability to complete drug calculations

Why the Cromwell Hospital?

As a leading health insurer and healthcare provider, with the purpose to help people live longer, healthier happier lives, our customers are our focus. We reinvest profits into our care homes, health centres, dental practices, offices, and our hospital to provide better healthcare.

Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. It’s important to us that these benefits support a work-life balance that keeps people healthy, both mentally and physically.

As a Paediatric Staff Nurse, you’ll be eligible for:

• Payment of professional registration fees
• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discounts

Diversity and Inclusion 

The Cromwell Hospital is committed to making sure that every applicant is assessed solely on personal merit and qualifications. We actively celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to the Cromwell Hospital.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them. 

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: [email protected]  

At Bupa we strive to ensure all our of customers, patients and staff are safe.  All employees have a duty to ensure that safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk is prioritised and acted on appropriately’.

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