Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an experienced Band 6 nurse to join their Paediatric Assessment Unit. The successful candidate will provide clinical leadership and deliver high-standard family-centred care. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience in acute paediatric settings and possess excellent communication skills. Competitive, full-time permanent position with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Proven record of caring for children and young people with complex and long-term conditions.
• Substantial clinical experience at Senior Band 5 or Band 6 in an acute paediatric setting.
• Proven experience as co-ordinator or nurse in charge of an acute paediatric setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to a designated nursing team.
• Deliver individualised family-centred care to children and their families.
• Juggle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Effective interpersonal skills

Excellent organisational skills

Cannulation and venepuncture skills

EPALS/APLS certification

Education

Educated to degree level

RSCN / RN Child with current UK NMC registration

Practice Supervisor/Assessor

Evidence of continued professional development

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 6 nurse to join our Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU) on Ward 7D at the Royal London Hospital. The contract is for a permanent position full time ( 13 shifts )

The unit is a predominantly nurse led unit that provides alternative pathways for children and young people requiring acute specialist paediatric involvement, avoiding the need for admission to hospital. PAU patients can be referred from the GP, ED or clinical nurse specialists. The successful candidate will occasionally be expected to support nursing care delivery on the Paediatric Ambulatory and Short Stay Unit also located on Ward 7.

We are therefore looking for a dynamic and experienced nurse to join our team who can juggle multiple competing priorities in a fast- paced environment. They will have experience of triaging babies, children and young people and be a competent and confident communicator with the multi-disciplinary team.

The service is operational from 08.45am until 21.15pm from Monday to Friday.

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical leadership to a designated nursing team ensuring the delivery of the highest standard of individualised family centred care to children and their families in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RSCN / RN Child with current UK NMC registration
• Educated to degree level
• Practice Supervisor/Assessor
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Experience

• Proven record of caring for children and young people with complex and long-term conditions across different specialities.
• Substantial clinical experience at Senior Band 5 or Band 6 within an acute paediatric setting
• Proven experience as co-ordinator or nurse in charge of an acute paediatric setting, preferably in ED.

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal and excellent communication skills including deliberation on complex matters and issues.
• Proven ability to deal with difficult situations.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Cannulation and venepuncture skills
• EPALS/APLS certification.

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.