Junior Charge Nurse

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in London is looking for an experienced Junior Charge Nurse to join their busy A&E team at North Middlesex University Hospital. The ideal candidate should be a registered nurse with an advanced A&E qualification and demonstrate excellent communication and leadership skills. This role offers competitive salary ranging from £44,485 to £52,521 per annum and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse qualification required.
• Experience in a busy A&E environment preferred.
• Ability to work under pressure utilizing safe practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver excellent emergency care to young people and adults.
• Support and engage in clinical care with the team.
• Contribute to the clinical competencies and ongoing development of the team.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Teaching and written presentation skills

Excellent organizational and self-management skills

Ability to work on own initiative and as a team player

Demonstrate motivation and flexibility

Education

Registered Nurse

Advanced A&E course/qualification

Job description

Are you an experienced A&E Nurse with a passion for delivering excellent care?

We have an opportunity for four Junior Charge Nurses to join our dynamic and rapidly developing team at the North Middlesex University Hospital A&E.

**You are required to bring evidence of all clinical competencies at the interview stage**

Main duties of the job

Our A&E is one of the busiest in London, with over 45,000 attendances annually. We have a new, purpose-built department dedicated to providing emergency care to young people and adults ; our local community is at the heart of everything we do. We are fully staffed by a team of accident & emergency nurses, 24 hours a day and have excellent team support from our A&E senior team. We are also fortunate to have a team of Emergency Medicine Consultants and have a strong medical support framework and excellent links with our MDT. We have two Matrons and a team of Senior Nurses who actively support and engage in clinical care.

We have strong links with our inpatients and outpatient services, as well as our new SDEC team. 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 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 ALS and ATLS in-house, and most of our senior team are instructors for these courses.

About us

NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London's busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients' wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Advanced A&E course/qualification

Skills and abilities

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal
• Teaching and written presentation skills.
• Excellent organizational and self-management skills and able to lead a small team in the absence of the ward manager
• Ability to work on own initiative and as a team player
• Demonstrate motivation and flexibility

Experience and knowledge

• Knowledge of various referral pathway processes for the patients in ED
• Understanding of the demands/needs of patients within an acute setting in the local community, including the disadvantaged and socially excluded
• Understanding the relationship between performance and achievement of Trust objectives
• Ability to prioritise and work under pressure utilising safe practice and escalation skills
• Knowledge of Health service Database and good IT related computer skills

Clinical Competance

• IV Competent Part 1
• Plastering

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

£44,485 to £52,521 a yearPer Annum (pro rata) Including HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Part-time

Reference number

391-NMUH-7315914

Job locations

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust