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| Ref# | 5078 |
| Title | London Nursing Job - Sister Paediatric Intensive Care Unit - Band 7 |
| Description | Our Client Hospital Trust is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. The hospital is a partnership of two specialist hospitals in London which are known throughout the world for their expertise. Each year between 500 and 600 papers by researchers associated with the Trust are published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, such as The Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine.
The Hospital serves more than 90,000 outpatients and 26,000 inpatients each year. On an annual basis staff perform over: 3,000 angiograms; 1,800 thoracic surgery operations; 2,400 coronary angioplasties; 2,000 treatments for respiratory failure; and 1,200 heart bypass operations. Services for children were given the highest possible 'excellent' rating in the most recent Healthcare Commission survey.. The Trust is Europe's top-ranked respiratory research centre and the cardiac, cardiovascular and critical care teams are rated in the top three most highly cited health research teams in Europe. The on-site foetal cardiology service enables clinicians to begin caring for babies while still in the womb; many are scanned at just 12 weeks, when the heart measures just over a millimetre. Europe's largest unit for the treatment of cystic fibrosis is based at the Hospital: The hospital is the country's largest centre for the treatment of adult congenital heart disease 10 bedded Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) (4 bed bays and 4 single cubicles) where beds are used flexibly to accommodate PICU and PHDU patients so the numbers of patients vary. paediatric ward - a 24 bed ward area (six bed bays and single cubicles), 4 bed Paediatric High Dependency (PHDU) area, 5 bed day care unit. A dedicated paediatric out patient department. As a band 7 Paediatric Intensive Care Nurse you will participate in providing clinical care for critically ill children, both ‘hands on’, and by managing the service on a daily basis ensuring efficient and effective use of nursing resources, and supporting nurses at the bedside to provide the best possible care to our patients and their families. You will also be expected to participate in staff training. You will be encouraged to pursue your own career development and lead on your specialist subjects within the ICU specialities, developing the service for the future. Participation in the development of Integrated Care Pathways, and, with the senior nursing team, the development and expansion of the future nursing service in paediatrics, will also provide the motivated candidate with many opportunities to excel. Opportunities to attend/present at national and international conferences are also available. Essential NMC Registered Paediatric Nurse (sub-part 1 child) Post registration course in paediatric intensive care Post graduate/registration course/qualification relevant to cardiac and/or respiratory nursing SLICE or equivalent teaching and mentoring experience. Paediatric Advanced Resuscitation Course Recognised competency and management of people at senior band 6 level within a paediatric critical care environment. Experience in change management In-depth knowledge of paediatric cardio-respiratory nursing |
| Salary min | 36,522.00 British Pound |
| Salary max | 46,374.00 British Pound |
| Location | UK (London) |
| Category | Nursing |
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