Paediatric Nurse

Registered Paediatric Nurse (Private Family Employer)

Location: Sutton Coldfield (B74)

Hours: Flexible day shifts available Monday to Sunday (9 to 36 hours per week) and Waking 12 hour Night Shifts available

We are looking for caring and compassionate Paediatric Nurses to join our established care team supporting our 12-year-old daughter at home and school. She is very sociable and enjoys being around people who are positive, fun and engaging. She has an acquired brain injury with profound physical impairment and requires specialist, person-centred support. This role is 2:1 working alongside a Clinical Support Worker and within a wider multidisciplinary team.

You will have an in-depth knowledge of providing family centred holistic nursing care. You will be clinically competent but also highly skilled in meeting the everyday needs of our daughter from supporting with general daily activities at home and at school to assisting the family with taking their child on holiday.

You must be able to show demonstratable competency, technical and professional expertise in relation to planning, organisational skills and adaptability. You must demonstrate the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and have the ability to recognise deterioration in both physical and psychological health.

Essential Criteria:

• Experience of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal suctioning
• Experience with gastrostomy and medication administration
• Knowledge of epilepsy and seizure management
• Knowledge of oxygen administration
• Facilitate learning through play, activities and outings that are appropriate to the age and developmental needs of our daughter.
• Be friendly, kind and approachable and able to fit into a family setting
• The ability to work independently and within a team
• Commitment to maintain your professional development
• Full NMC registration
• Full driving license

Desirable Criteria:

• A minimum of 6 months experience at Band 5 or above level in a home and community setting ideally within the last 2 years.
• Experience of chest physiotherapy (training will be provided)
• Experience of neurophysiotherapy (training will be provided)

Key Accountabilities to include:

• To continuously update your nursing knowledge in line with current legislation and best practice
• Administration of prescribed medication to the client outside the hospital setting
• Maintaining accurate record keeping relating to the client s treatment and daily activities
• Clinical competency
• Regulatory compliance