Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Sister/Charge Nurse in paediatric emergency care. This role offers the chance to lead a dynamic team, providing exceptional patient care while developing your clinical and leadership skills. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, you'll be part of a supportive environment that values professional growth and inclusivity. Take advantage of numerous opportunities for career advancement and make a real difference in the lives of children and families in east London. If you're passionate about nursing and ready to shape your story, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Leisure and Entertainment Discounts

Parental Leave

Childcare Support Schemes

Career Development Opportunities

Apprenticeships at All Levels

Qualifications

• Significant post-registration experience in paediatric emergency settings.
• Strong clinical knowledge and continual professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide shift leadership and excellent clinical practice.
• Mentor and supervise junior staff and students.

Skills

Communication Skills

Leadership

Clinical Practice

Mentoring

Teamwork

Education

Registered Children’s Nurse

Nursing Degree or Equivalent

Mentorship Course or Equivalent

APLS or Equivalent

Specialist A&E/ED Course

Job description

All our hospitals have their own unique identities while sharing the same standards and values

You can shape your story with us.

Whether you’re looking to gain experience in a large, fast-paced hospital or get out into the community, we have a range of opportunities that allows you to build your entire career in one trust.

For us, every day is different. We provide care to a diverse population of 2.5 million across east London – that’s 6,000 people every day, speaking over 60 different languages. Our patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to ensuring that people living in east London live healthy lives.

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.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic paediatric nurse, who has significant post registration experience to join our senior team as a Sister/Charge Nurse.

Why not become part of our dynamic team delivering excellent patient care and take advantage of everything we have to offer?

You should have significant nursing experience within the paediatric emergency setting, be an excellent communicator with both adults and children and actively practice inline with our WECARE values.

In return, we offer plenty of opportunities to develop professionally within the team. Supported by the practice development team and our senior nurses, you will be encouraged to expand your clinical, management and leadership skills. There are a multitude of opportunities we offer within the ED, for example (but not limited to): progressing with trauma skills, working alongside the ENPs, working with adults, physician response units (PRU), capacity and Paed Critical Care Outreach teams as well as opportunities for progression to ANP.

Success at short listing stage depends on your supporting statement and how well it reflects the job description and essential person specification requirements for the role.

If you are shortlisted our HR team will contact you via the NHS Trac Recruitment system. Please ensure your contact details are up to date and you regularly check your emails and junk mail folders.

Main duties of the job

To provide enthusiastic, passionate and innovative shift leadership. Provide a range of excellent clinical practice and clear and effective team working. To mentor and supervise junior staff and students.

Working for our organisation

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

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.

Detailed job description and main 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

• Registered Children’s Nurse
• Mentorship Course or Equivalent
• APLS or equivalent
• Specialist A&E/ED course
• Nursing degree or equivalent

Experience

• Paediatric ED Experience
• Leadership/Management course

Knowledge

• Strong clinical knowledge within paediatric emergency care
• Continual professional development of self and others
• Knowledge and application of health and safety policy and legislation
• Evidence of Service quality improvement in practice
• Audit and analysis skills

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

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.

you’ll have access to range of benefits including one of the best pension schemes in the UK, leisure and entertainment discounts and parental leave and childcare support schemes we’re really proud of.

We're also committed to ensuring that you are supported in gaining and developing the skills and knowledge needed to carry out your work safely and effectively, and to achieve your full potential. We offer a range of apprenticeships at all levels, as well as an extensive range of career development opportunities.