Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Do you want to be part of our small but dynamic team in our excellent Paediatric Outpatients Department?

We are looking for a keen, talented, reliable, and caring nursery nurse. A commitment to providing excellent care in line with trust valves and furthering your professional development is vital and core to our unit.

We care for children from 0 through to 18, with a variety of needs which will increase your knowledge and skills and keep you challenged.

You will be taught all the skills you will need including how to take blood from children of all ages as this is a huge part of our service and an excellent skill to achieve. We also work closely to support the Paediatric Consultants in an outpatient setting and see a wide variety of medical conditions in our clinic rooms.

We have practice educators, nurse specialists, play specialists who are all part of our team along with physiotherapists, dieticians, pharmacists and of course the medical team. Together we make an amazing team which is shown by our high levels of retention of staff.

We are excited to see your application to join our team.

Qualifications and experience 

Essential 

- Applicants should hold NVQ Level 3 in Childcare, Healthcare or NNEB qualification (or equivalent).
- Numeracy and Literacy Skills at Level 1 or 2.
- Previous relevant experience especially in the care of Children and Young People (0 – 18years) and their families.

Desirable 

- Experience in the hospital setting
- Previous paediatric or NICU experience in a speciality area
- Clinical Support Worker Development Programme

Skills and Knowledge

Essential
- Applicants should hold NVQ Level 3 in Childcare, Healthcare or NNEB qualification (or equivalent).
- Numeracy and literacy skills at level 1 or 2.
- Effective written and verbal communication.
- To undertake additional in-house training to support specialised clinics eg. Epi pen training, inhaler technique training.
- Demonstrable clinical competence in an agreed range of competencies i.e. recording of observations
- Ability to provide fundamental nursing care to an agreed standard plus undertake housekeeping duties.
- Basic IT skills or prepared to undertake training in Trust.
-  Ability to work as an effective team member.
- Ability to support Registered Nurse.
- Working knowledge of clerical procedures.
- Willing to participate in the Trust Care Certificate Training.

Desirable
- Knowledge of Child development and play in children aged 0-18 years.
- Understanding the needs of a child in a hospital setting.
- Knowledge of how to measure (height & weight) children correctly.
- Phlebotomy trained (training will be given if not)

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.