Nurse (Paediatric Intensive Care / PICU)

A newly qualified or current Band 5 children's nurse.

A commitment to delivering high quality, compassionate nursing care for children and their families.

Excellent communication and active listening skills, along with the ability to build supportive relationships with children, families and colleagues.

A passion for family integrated care, working in partnership with parents and carers throughout the child's journey.

Empathy, adaptability and resilience when supporting families through challenging situations.

Critical care placement experience is not essential. We offer a comprehensive 12-month educational foundation programme which runs alongside the Trust's Newly Qualified Nurse (NQN) preceptorship programme. This structured support will help you build confidence, develop your clinical skills and transition into paediatric critical care nursing.

We recognise that working in paediatric intensive care can be both rewarding and emotionally demanding. Your wellbeing is important to us and we are committed to supporting our staff. Within PICU we had a dedicated department Psychologist and wellbeing resources to ensure you feel supported in your role.

PICU is a 24 hour intensive care service and our nursing teams work a range of shifts including days, nights, weekends and bank holidays. We can support contracts of 30 hours per week, which is a requirement during the foundation programme year for newly qualified nurses.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

Essential: - Understanding of professional and current issues in childrens nursing

Desirable: - Experience of working with children and young people

ANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENT SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

PERSONAL SKILLS / ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES

Essential: - Communication/Relationship skills: Excellent communication skills, Able to communicate effectively in challenging situations