Staff Nurse

Job summary
There has never been a more exciting time to join us! At Firvale we are transforming our services and are looking at recruiting a Band 5 staff nurse to our team.

At Firvale we provide continuing care for children and young people with complex health needs and learning disabilities within a homely environment.

We are looking for enthusiastic forward thinking Paediatric or Learning Disability nurse ideally community experience, keen to develop their skills working with staff, families, children and young people with a wide variety of complex health conditions.

Main duties of the job
A key aspect of this role is maintaining high quality care in a positive, stimulating and safe environment. You would be one of the staff nurses working in the four bedded health unit focusing on delivering high quality clinical care for children with complex health needs in our health team.

We will offer you clinical supervision, regular appraisal, training and support in achieving your personal development plan as well as peer support from colleagues in similar roles. Child health will ensure excellent development opportunities and a range of expertise for advice and support in your role.

This challenging and rewarding role offers the opportunity to meet the health and social care needs of children, young people and their families within a multidisciplinary inter agency framework.

If you are innovative, creative and keen to develop your knowledge and new ways of working then consider this opportunity.

About us
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Job responsibilities
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person Specification
Training and Qualifications

• Professional UK registration e.g RSCN ; RN - Child ; RN - Learning Disability

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience of working in an acute paediatric healthcare environment or residential care settings e.g. children's hospice, planned respite unit or special school settings.

Skills and Abilities

• Clinical skills that are appropriate to relevant area.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).