Are you an experienced and motivated paediatric nurse looking for the next step in your career? We are seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate Band 7 Paediatric Clinical Nurse to join our dynamic Children's Emergency Department team.
This is an exciting opportunity to provide expert clinical leadership within a fast-paced and rewarding environment, delivering high-quality, child- and family-centred emergency care. You will support the day-to-day operational management of the department, act as a clinical role model, and contribute to the development of nursing practice, education, and service improvement.
The successful candidate will have substantial experience in paediatric emergency or acute children's nursing, excellent clinical decision-making skills, and a passion for supporting and developing others. You will work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective, and compassionate care for children and young people presenting with a wide range of emergency conditions.
In return, we offer a supportive team environment, opportunities for leadership and professional development, and the chance to make a meaningful difference to the lives of children, young people, and their families every day.
If you are committed to excellence, thrive under pressure, and are ready to take on a rewarding leadership role, we would love to hear from you.
As a Band 7 Paediatric Clinical Nurse, you will provide visible clinical leadership and expert nursing care within the Children's Emergency Department, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality care to children, young people, and their families.
With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance. www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking
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If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.
As an employer of nearly 6,000 people the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.
