Paediatric Staff Nurse

**Preference will be given to staff with 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS at Risk staff throughout Devon ** Are you interested in working in an exciting and progressive environment? The Children's Ward at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHSFT is a dynamic and progressive Paediatric Department. We are highly respected for our collaboration with other departments and are known for our friendly and supportive nursing team. We are looking for a qualified Children's Nurse with recent acute nursing experience. The Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation NHS Trust have vacancies for you to work on our 45 bedded acute paediatric unit (Bramble Ward) including our Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU). You will work with inter-professional teams to provide care for children of all ages admitted to Bramble's medical/surgical inpatient areas, the high dependency unit (PHDU), paediatric assessment unit (PAU) and who attend our day care and outpatient services. You will need to be enthusiastic, competent, hard working, flexible and able to deliver optimum care to children and their families in a challenging acute setting. You will be expected to work in any area, within the Trust, where children are nursed. This may include the neonatal area on site, and Heavitree off site. Hours : 34.5 per week (maximum hours) to include internal rotation to night duty and twilight shifts. For further details please contact: Catherine Manlow, Natalie Stephens or Hazel Baines Bramble Matrons on (01392) 403092 or 402695. This post has been identified as involving access to vulnerable adults and/or children and in line with Trust policy successful applicants will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service Disclosure Check. Please note that you will be notified via email regarding the result of your application. If you are successful in obtaining an interview you will be given a minimum of one week's notice, prior to your interview date. It is not Trust policy to contact successful candidates in any other form than by email. If you are appointed to a position within the Trust you will be required to provide original documents to verify your identity prior to your start date. This must be a valid passport or full birth certificate (specifying the names of the holder's parents) together with proof of your national insurance number. Your contract of employment with the Trust may be invalidated in the event that you are unable to provide this documentation. Our vision is to provide safe, high quality seamless services delivered with courtesy and respect. To achieve our vision we expect all our staff to uphold our Trust values. Our Trust values are: Honesty, Openness & Integrity Fairness Inclusion & Collaboration Respect & Dignity ***Preference will be given to staff with 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.*** DUE TO THE ANTICIPATED HIGH NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR THIS POST WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THE VACANCY BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE. We accept qualifications from abroad, where these are nationally recognised as valid for the vacancy. The relevant UK professional bodies can advise on whether overseas qualifications are valid to allow the holder to practise in their profession. NARIC can advise what level overseas qualifications are equivalent to, in the UK system. (For example, they will say whether particular overseas qualifications are equivalent to a UK degree.) Our Recruitment Team may also be able to give general advice. (If UK professional registration is required then you should contact the relevant professional body for information about registration. If UK professional registration is required then you will only be considered for the post if you meet this requirement) We are committed to equal opportunity for all and encourage flexible working arrangements including job sharing. The Trust is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and so we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion or sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. Please note all authority for advertising RD&E posts rests solely with HR and any such requests should be made direct to them only. Employment Type: FULL_TIME