Job overview

A unique opportunity for a registered Children's nurse to work on the Children's observation and assessment unit.

Children's observation and assessment unit ( COAU ) is a 11 beds/11 waiting seats offering a 24 hour service seeing on average 40 children in a 24 hour period hence has a fast turnover of children staying on average 4 hours to which they are either admitted to the ward or discharged home.

Children are referred in from GP surgeries, Emergency Dept, NWAS or other health care professionals and our open access children and young people.

This role requires a caring professional approach. Working within a fast flowing extremely busy unit requires someone who communicates well, is a team player and who can face challenging situations on a day to day basis with a calm but effective response.

You will be required to work Long days, midnights and nights, covering weekends and bank holidays and be fl...