Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department Paediatrics

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse in the Emergency Department. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your leadership and management skills while providing high-quality care to children and their families. You will work in a dynamic environment, supported by a dedicated clinical practice education team, ensuring continual professional development. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, this organization provides a nurturing atmosphere for both personal and professional growth. If you are passionate about paediatric nursing and eager to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Generous benefits

Next level training

Protected Supernumerary period

Leadership courses

University accredited courses

Self rostering

Qualifications

• Qualified RSCN/RN with extensive ED experience required.
• Proven paediatric experience in ED or acute ward is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assess care needs and develop care programs with multidisciplinary teams.
• Support and mentor junior staff while managing patient care.

Skills

Advanced communication skills

Ability to prioritise and manage workload

Holistic family-centered care

Mentorship

Managerial skills

Leadership skills

Organisational skills

Education

Qualified RSCN and/or RN

Post Grad AED Course or working towards one

998 or equivalent

Job description

Our current vacancies

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Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department Paediatrics

Band 6

Main area: Emergency Department
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 391-RFL-6901430

Site: Barnet Hospital
Town: Barnet
Salary: £42,939 - £50,697 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/01/2025 23:59

The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care with the multidisciplinary team and patients’ families.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to appoint passionate, enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic Band 6 children’s Nurses who are ready to take the next step to develop their leadership and management skills. Our department has an integrated Urgent Care Centre and Adult Emergency Department. Barnet ED also has Advanced Care practitioners working alongside the ED medical Team and supporting the Nursing staff. Furthermore, we are a Trauma Unit receiving trauma patients from across Hertfordshire and North London. We are a busy unit receiving up to 90 ambulances per day and over 120,000 patients per year. We pride ourselves on our high quality, safe and effective care. Training and support for all staff is key to a happy team and safe patient care, this is why we have a clinical practice education team dedicated to the development of our nurses. We are committed to developing and supporting a modern career framework for our nurses in the Emergency Department. You will be supported every step of your Emergency care career pathway by our senior nurses and Clinical Practice Education team. We pride ourselves in continual development for our staff.

Band 6 opportunities include:

• Protected Supernumerary period
• ALS
• APLS
• Band 6 development competencies
• University accredited Internal children’s ED course for those wishing to enhance their paediatric emergency skills.
• Self rostering
• Step up to lead (leadership courses)

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education

• Qualified RSCN and/or RN with Extensive ED experience
• Post Grad AED Course or working towards one
• 998 or equivalent

Experience

• Proven Paediatric Experience in ED
• Proven Paediatric ED or paediatric acute ward experience

Skills and attributes

• Advanced communication skills
• Ability to prioritise and manage workload
• Ability to provide a high standard of holistic family centred care to children and their families.
• Able to act as a mentor to junior staff
• Effective managerial, leadership and organisational skills

Personal Qualities & attributes

• A mature and professional attitude / enthusiastic and positive
• Displays compassion and understanding

Other

• Able to work internal rotation to night duty

Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19. We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.

Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

Please note:

• Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
• Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
• Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Luke Brown
Job title: Emergency Department Matron
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 02082165012
Additional information: To arrange informal Visits contact Luke Brown at [e-mail]