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Senior Staff Nurse- Paediatric Urgent Care Centre

Location: The Portland Hospital

Role: Senior Staff Nurse - Paediatric Urgent Care Centre

Location: The Portland Hospital for Women & Children

Hours: Part-time 23hrs pw -8 shifts per month (long day & weekend shifts)

Shifts: Urgent Care is open 8am-8pm, 7 days a week.

Salary: Competitive dependent on skills & experience + benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits and career development).

We have an exciting opportunity for a Paediatric Senior Staff Nurse to join our Paediatric Urgent Care Centre at The Portland Hospital for Women & Children.

As a Senior Staff Nurse working within the Urgent Care Centre, you will provide autonomous clinical leadership and organisation to ensure the provision of high-quality care to children and families. You will take charge of shifts, managing patient flow safely and efficiently while communicating effectively with families both in person and over the telephone. You will act as an advocate for children and their families, ensuring they receive appropriate information, support, and safeguarding through close liaison with multidisciplinary teams.

Working collaboratively across HCA services, you will help navigate patient care to deliver the highest standards, while also contributing to clinical audits and supporting the development and review of policies to maintain excellent clinical governance.

At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.

What you'll bring:

• NMC Child Registered Nurse (RN Child / RSCN) with immediate paediatric life support.

• Must have experience working within a paediatric A&E or UCC setting

• Safeguarding Level 3 training.

• Experienced performing minor procedures such as plastering, wound care, and performing ECGs.

• Excellent knowledge of clinical governance and experience with audits.

• Experience of shift leading & co-ordination.

• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

By caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a senior Staff Nurse you’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you.

• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals.

• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service.

• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme.

• Group Life Assurance from day one.

• Critical illness cover.

• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay.

• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland.

• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you.
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers.

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual

• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion

• Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.

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