Nurse Team Leader - Children's Emergency Department

NHS; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Nurse Team Leader passionate about emergency care. The role involves providing clinical leadership, managing patient care, and ensuring high standards of service delivery for children and families. The position offers opportunities for professional development within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Post-registration experience in general Paediatrics.
• Experience in coordinating and managing patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and facilitate high standards of care.
• Assist in operational management of the department.
• Support infection control measures and quality indicators.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Leadership and team management

Advanced nursing skills

IT proficiency

Mentorship qualification

Education

RSCN/RN Child with current NMC registration

Teaching and Assessing qualification

Evidence of ongoing professional development

EPLS, APLS, or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

We are recruiting for a Nurse Team Leader who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

You will need to be flexible, enthusiastic, and passionate about emergency care, committed to improving service delivery, and developing nursing practices for children, young people, and families utilizing our services.

The Children's Emergency Department (CED) and Children's Assessment Unit (CAU) are co-located units delivering all aspects of emergency care to approximately 29,000 children and young people per year.

CAU is a 9-bedded unit providing up to 24-hour care to children and young people referred by health professionals for further assessment by a specialist doctor and/or hospital admission.

This area also houses an Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) who sees children with minor injuries and illnesses.

Our core values are Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role.

Main Duties of the Job

1. Provide positive role modelling, clinical leadership, and knowledge to facilitate, supervise, and enable high standards of safe, holistic, family-centered, evidence-based care in partnership with the child, family/carers, and the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).
2. Assist in the safe, effective, and efficient operational management of the department and nursing team within allocated resources, including delegated responsibilities in the absence of the Ward/Dept Matron.
3. Support the delivery and monitoring of infection control measures at ward/departmental level.
4. Assist in the delivery and monitoring of quality indicators, including patient experience and observation audits.
5. This role involves rotational duties over a 24-hour period.

About Us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we pride ourselves on the range of general and specialist services provided by our dedicated staff of around 6,000, ensuring the best care for our patients. We value flexibility and innovation in our service delivery.

Our hospitals include:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County Hospital, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We aim to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust, with staff and patients at the core of our transformation efforts. We support flexible working patterns and consider all requests to promote work-life balance.

Details

Date posted: 13 May 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 per year

Contract: Fixed term, 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 361-7159125

Location: Lister Hospital, Corey's Mill Lane, Stevenage, SG1 4AB

Job Description & Responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for detailed information.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training (Essential)

• RSCN/RN Child with current NMC registration
• Teaching and Assessing qualification
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• EPLS, APLS, or equivalent

Previous Experience (Essential)

• Post-registration experience in general Paediatrics
• Experience in coordinating and managing patient care
• Ability to prioritize, organize, delegate, and supervise tasks
• Analytical skills for clinical decision-making

Skills (Essential)

• Excellent communication skills
• Leadership and team management
• Advanced nursing skills (e.g., CPAP, Central line management, APLS)
• IT proficiency
• Mentorship qualification

Knowledge (Essential)

• Knowledge of acute/chronic Paediatric care and relevant policies

Other Requirements (Essential)

• Exemplary conduct and behaviour

Additional Information

This role is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks and requires current UK professional registration. For more details, visit the NHS Careers website.