Emergency Nurse Practitioner, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children
Job Role
I work as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner in the Children Emergency Department of Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children.
Nursing Training
I completed my Registered General Nurse (RGN) training in 1984 followed by my Post-Registration Sick Children’s (RSCN) Nursing in 1988. As a RSCN post-registration student in 1988 the Children’s Emergency Department was my last placement and for me my most enjoyable. I was fortunate to be able to stay on as a registered RSCN and I have been here since – twenty seven years and counting! In some ways I suppose rather than choosing to work in the Emergency Department, the Emergency Department chose me!
Post Registered Education – relevant to post
To support me in my current post I have undertaken a number of post-registration educational programmes specific to Emergency Nursing including:
Emergency Nurse Practitioner Minor Injuries Course,
Asthma Management
Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS).
I love the variety, the unpredictability -no 2 days are the same- the camaraderie, the great team spirit and remembering that every day you learn something new.
So……you “think” you want to work in the Paediatric Emergency Department? .......take a peek…..!!!
Essential
Good sense of Humour
No thin skin!
Knowledge of current kids TV film characters
Enthusiasm
Good Team Player
Ability to "think on your feet"
Desirable
The weirder the better.
Ability to develop thick skin (fast)!
Willingness to sing (in or out of tune) - Songs of said characters i.e., Peppa Pig, Frozen, Wheels on the bus.
Ability to demonstrate same after 3 or 4 12 hour shift in a row.
Even better team player at after work social events.
Ability to think while crouched down on “hunkers” at toddler level.
Plus
Adaptability
Flexibility
Calm Nature
Level – headed
Non – judgemental
Empathy
And last but not least “A large bladder capacity” (with room for expansion)
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