Band 5 Staff Nurse - Paediatric A&E

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Greater London

On-site

GBP 32,000 - 42,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

The North Middlesex University Hospital, Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust invites applications from experienced Paediatric Nurses who are committed to delivering high-quality, patient- and family-centred care. The role requires active engagement in safeguarding, teaching, and MDT collaboration to ensure best outcomes for children and families.

We offer a supportive CPD plan, in-house EPLS/ATLS/TILS, and strong links with London universities to promote professional development within a dynamic

Qualifications

To deliver a high standard of evidence based care to a specified group of patients.
To adhere to NMC Code of Professional Conduct at all times.
To be responsible for the nursing management of a group of patients.
To be fully involved in the health education of patients and relatives, identifying each opportunity to promote a healthy lifestyle.
To liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in order to ensure that patients needs are met and that services are delivered in accordance with National Service Frameworks and agreed Clinical Care Guidelines.
To promote the well‑being of children and young people and safeguard them from actual or potential harm and report concerns under the Trust Safeguarding Children/Child Protection Procedures.
To accurately identify those children and vulnerable adults at risk of abuse, referring to our in house safeguarding team as appropriate.
To ensure contemporaneous record keeping at all times and in line with the Trust policy on documentation.
Ensure clear and accurate written and verbal information is given at all times, including patient handovers.
Participate in Trust and Care Group initiatives to develop nursing practice and support change.
To have knowledge of the Trust Major Incident Plan and your own role within it.
To be aware of current research and the possible implications for the department speciality.
To update knowledge in the light of current research and practice.
To act as a practice supervisor for student nurses/adaptation nurses/HCAs.
To liaise with appropriate members of teaching staff, link lecturer/lecturer practitioner.
To act as a role model at all time
To exercise leadership where appropriate
To take all possible steps to safeguard the welfare and safety of all staff
To anticipate day to day staffing problems and take appropriate action in conjunction with the team leader, sister/charge nurse and head of nursing, to ensure good standards of care for the patient are maintained at all times.
To ensure effective admission/discharge of patients whilst liaising with the flow coordinator/bed manager when applicable.
To keep the charge nurse informed of significant changes in the day to day situation in the department.
To act as a liaison within the multi-disciplinary team to ensure optimum, timely patient care.
To observe a general duty of are for the health, safety and wellbeing of self, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management associated with this post.

Responsibilities

To deliver a high standard of evidence based care to a specified group of patients
To adhere to NMC Code of Professional Conduct at all times.
To be responsible for the nursing management of a group of patients.
To be fully involved in the health education of patients and relatives, identifying each opportunity to promote a healthy lifestyle.
To liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in order to ensure that patients needs are met and that services are delivered in accordance with National Service Frameworks and agreed Clinical Care Guidelines.
To promote the well‑being of children and young people and safeguard them from actual or potential harm and report concerns under the Trust Safeguarding Children/Child Protection Procedures.
To accurately identify those children and vulnerable adults at risk of abuse, referring to our in house safeguarding team as appropriate.
To ensure contemporaneous record keeping at all times and in line with the Trust policy on documentation.
Ensure clear and accurate written and verbal information is given at all times, including patient handovers.
Participate in Trust and Care Group initiatives to develop nursing practice and support change.
To have knowledge of the Trust Major Incident Plan and your own role within it.
To be aware of current research and the possible implications for the department speciality.
To update knowledge in the light of current research and practice.
To act as a practice supervisor for student nurses/adaptation nurses/HCAs.
To liaise with appropriate members of teaching staff, link lecturer/lecturer practitioner.
To act as a role model at all time
To exercise leadership where appropriate
To take all possible steps to safeguard the welfare and safety of all staff
To anticipate day to day staffing problems and take appropriate action in conjunction with the team leader, sister/charge nurse and head of nursing, to ensure good standards of care for the patient are maintained at all times.
To ensure effective admission/discharge of patients whilst liaising with the flow coordinator/bed manager when applicable.
To keep the charge nurse informed of significant changes in the day to day situation in the department.
To act as a liaison within the multi-disciplinary team to ensure optimum, timely patient care.
To observe a general duty of are for the health, safety and wellbeing of self, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management associated with this post.

Job description

We can offer you the opportunity to further develop your emergency care skills and achieve nationally recognized competencies in -line with emergency care standards. We have our own Paediatric A&E Practice Development Nurse and a robust and comprehensive continuing professional development plan for all our staff. We are committed to providing safe, evidence based care to our patients and we ensure this by maintaining our staff members educational needs. We offer EPLS, ATLS and TILS in-house, and most of our senior team are instructors for these courses. We offer a wealth of senior knowledge and experience. We have strong links with three leading London universities; Middlesex University, London South Bank University and City University and believe that in developing our staff we ensure the continued development of our department. We are looking for outstanding individuals to join our wonderful team who are able to embed our Trust Values of being positively welcoming, actively respectful, clearly communicating, and visibly reassuring. Please note this vacancy is capped and may close early Manage, uphold and provide all aspects of patient and family-centred care. Act in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and escalates concerns appropriately to the nurse in charge. Work effectively as a member of the multidisciplinary team, communicating & liaising with colleagues to provide evidence-based, holistic care. Demonstrate best practice based on current advances in nursing practice, research & act as a positive role model for students & junior staff. Participate in the teaching, supervision & development of student nurses and support the learning of less experienced staff. Provide safe, effective & high-quality nursing care, maintaining competent clinical skills within own scope of practice and recognising personal limitations. Assist in identifying safeguarding & child protection concerns and make referrals to appropriate multidisciplinary team members, including social care. Comply with infection prevention and control procedures at all times. Uphold the policies, procedures & standards of North Middlesex Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and all relevant statutory and professional obligations. Maintain strict confidentiality relating to patients and staff. Take responsibility for personal health, safety & wellbeing, and that of colleagues, visitors & patients, including clinical governance and risk management responsibilities associated with the role. Be responsible, with management support, for ongoing personal and professional development.

To deliver a high standard of evidence based care to a specified group of patients
To adhere to NMC Code of Professional Conduct at all times.
To be responsible for the nursing management of a group of patients.
To be fully involved in the health education of patients and relatives, identifying each opportunity to promote a healthy lifestyle.
To liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in order to ensure that patients needs are met and that services are delivered in accordance with National Service Frameworks and agreed Clinical Care Guidelines.
To promote the well‑being of children and young people and safeguard them from actual or potential harm and report concerns under the Trust Safeguarding Children/Child Protection Procedures.
To accurately identify those children and vulnerable adults at risk of abuse, referring to our in house safeguarding team as appropriate.
To ensure that relevant information regarding the patients needs / condition are communicated to the MDT and that any instructions are acted upon.
To be aware of the need to adhere to the Trusts policy on valuing equality and diversity in the workplace, which incorporates the patients / visitors and staff perspective.
To have due regard for each patients cultural and religious beliefs and to respect each patients privacy, dignity, gender and sexuality.
To acknowledge personal limitations in patient care and seek advice from senior staff members.
To be involved with nursing audits/essence of care/observations of care.
To report adverse incidents which occur in the department as per policy. To assist in the investigation of such incidences.
To ensure contemporaneous record keeping at all times and in line with the Trust policy on documentation.
Ensure clear and accurate written and verbal information is given at all times, including patient handovers.
Participate in Trust and Care Group initiatives to develop nursing practice and support change.
To have knowledge of the Trust Major Incident Plan and your own role within it.

Education and Research

To be aware of current research and the possible implications for the department speciality.
To update knowledge in the light of current research and practice.
To act as a practice supervisor for student nurses/adaptation nurses/HCAs.
To liaise with appropriate members of teaching staff, link lecturer/lecturer practitioner.

Management

To act as a role model at all time
To exercise leadership where appropriate
To take all possible steps to safeguard the welfare and safety of all staff
To anticipate day to day staffing problems and take appropriate action in conjunction with the team leader, sister/charge nurse and head of nursing, to ensure good standards of care for the patient are maintained at all times.
To ensure effective admission/discharge of patients whilst liaising with the flow coordinator/bed manager when applicable.
To keep the charge nurse informed of significant changes in the day to day situation in the department.
To act as a liaison within the multi-disciplinary team to ensure optimum, timely patient care.
To observe a general duty of are for the health, safety and wellbeing of self, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management associated with this post.

This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.

Are you an experienced Paediatric Nurse with at least 6 month post graduate experience working as a nurse? Are you passionate about delivering excellent patient and family centred care?

The North Middlesex University Hospital, Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust is a medium-sized acute and community trust with over 525 beds and over 600 community staff, serving more than 600,000 people living across Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest. In the year ending 31 March 2022, the Trust reported a turnover of £419.7m and employed almost 4,000 staff. Following the transfer of Enfield Community Services on 1st April 2023, this has increased as we have welcomed over 600 new staff including District Nurses, Community Matrons, Community Physiotherapists, Psychologists and many more across a wide range of adult and children's community services in Enfield. In January 2025 we joined the Royal Free group: it is an exciting time to join North Mid as we continue our journey to become an integrated care organisation to deliver high quality, seamless care in our local communities, with a focus on tackling health inequalities. North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other IC

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