Altrix is the UK’s leading Paeds nursing agency. We have hundreds of Paeds shifts every day for Paediatric agency nurses, at hospitals across England and Wales.
Specialties include Paeds, A&E Paeds and Neonatal ICU / Paeds ICU.
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No other nursing agency has the breadth and depth of shifts as Altrix. Quite simply, we have the highest volume of shifts at the highest number of NHS Trusts and hospitals.
How do we do this? Because we’re technology-driven, we only charge the smallest margin possible to healthcare organisations. This means nurses love working with us as they know they’re receiving the highest rate possible. In turn, the healthcare organisations love working with us too as they know they can get happy, reliable nurses in a short space of time, for a fair rate.
Paediatric nurses provide specialist nursing care for children. The majority of the UK’s paediatric nurses are employed by the NHS, while the rest are employed by private clinics, hospices, charities, schools, community health centres and other healthcare service providers.
Paediatric nurses assist paediatricians and other medical specialists in the diagnosis, observation, testing and treatment of young patients across the full cycle of paediatric healthcare.
Paediatric nursing is essentially no different to adult nursing, except for the fact that the patients are children. Consequently, Paeds nurses carry out typical nursing activities, such as monitoring temperature, pulse, breathing and blood pressure and recording accurate results at regular intervals.
Furthermore, Paeds nurses provide prescribed medication through oral or intravenous methods, administering fluids, helping doctors with tests and patient examinations, and prepping patients for surgical procedures.
Paeds nurses are also responsible for providing information to patients and their families in an appropriate manner and alleviating their concerns with guidance and support. However, it’s not all about hands-on patient care – paediatric nursing comes with its fair share of paperwork, too.
For instance, Paeds nurses are responsible for preparing and maintaining detailed patient records, and conducting research to make sure they’re up to date on the latest developments in the provision of nursing and paediatric healthcare, rules and regulations, new drug therapies, equipment and treatment procedures.
