This is an exciting opportunity for Band 5 Paediatric Staff Nurses to join our busy and dynamic Children's Department at Royal United Hospitals Bath. The Children’s Ward is an expanding and developing service caring for children with a wide range of medical and surgical conditions from 0-18 years. We are looking for enthusiastic and innovative Paediatric Nurses to join our friendly team. These roles would suit experienced, newly qualified or due to qualify nurses.
We provide care to a large patient demographic and services are growing to accommodate the ever changing needs of children and their families.
The Children’s Unit compromises of Day Surgery Admissions, Paediatric Assessment and Triage, General Medical Care and also High Dependency Care. You will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and leadership styles through both our internal and external training opportunities.
This is a varied role and the post holder will be able to demonstrate collaborative working alongside a dedicated team of practitioners who deliver high quality care to children and families both in the community through our team of Clinical Nurse Specialists and Trust Wide with the teams in our Emergency department and NICU.
The RUH is a wonderful place to work, with plenty of outside space in which to enjoy a restful break, a dedicated staff restaurant, plentiful on-site parking, a staff swimming pool and much opportunity and support for continuing professional development.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria - You need to be Paediatric trained/training and NMC registered.
To see the full job description please click on the webpage provided. You can also contact our Paediatrics Senior Sister, Mary McDonagh on mmcdonagh1@nhs.net for more information.
At the Royal United Hospitals Bath everyone matters. We are proud of all our colleagues and we work together to make a real difference to our patients, their families and each other.
We are an innovative and inspirational acute general district hospital with lots to offer you.
Our vision is ‘The RUH, where you matter’ and our goals are centred on what matters to our three key people groups:
You may be a newly qualified professional about to start your career or you have many years' of experience - wherever you are in your career, we are here to support and help you develop as an individual.
We’re creating new opportunities for our colleagues, introducing new ways of delivering services and encourage our colleagues to develop their talent to become our future leaders.
Your wellbeing is also important to us and when you join our RUH community you’ll be invited to be part of our staff networks, meet new colleagues, discuss ideas and encourage conversations that can influence change for the benefit of everyone.
Our hospital site is surrounded by beautiful countryside and there’s plenty of outside space for you to enjoy a restful break. We even have an outdoor heated swimming pool to help support your wellbeing.
What’s more we’re just a stone’s throw away from Bath’s city centre which offers a range of restaurants, independent shops, pubs and trendy bars.
Interested to joining us? Come to our stand to find out more, we look forward to meeting you.