Paediatric Charge Nurse Children's Emergency Department | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Basildon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a Band 6 Children's Emergency Department Nurse. This role involves delivering high-quality care, ensuring family-centered approaches, and participating in research and audits. Candidates must have relevant A&E experience and strong leadership skills. The position offers a supportive team environment and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Access to training and development

Flexible working opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Must have relevant A&E experience and qualifications.
• Able to motivate and inspire staff.
• Ability to act as a reliable source of advice to junior nurses.

Responsibilities

• Initiate, evaluate and maintain high standards of care.
• Ensure family-centered care for children and their families.
• Participate in audit and research to improve patient care.
• Act independently in clinical decision-making.

Skills

A&E experience

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Flexible approach

Education

Registered Nurse (RN)

Job description

Are you a dynamic, motivated and flexible nurse, with relevant A&E experience and qualifications?

Are you looking for the opportunity to grow and develop both personally and professionally and enjoy empowering others to succeed?

We are looking for pro-active and self-motivated Paediatric Nurses who are passionate about delivering high quality patient care.

Working in a Children’s Emergency Care setting can be a challenging but rewarding clinical environment.

We are looking for someone who is a good team player and will bring a positive attitude to the Trust and have a flexible approach to working.

You must have excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills and be able to motivate and inspire the staff so that collective strengths can achieve desired outcomes.

We are a supportive and encouraging department and you will be part of a solid team of paediatric nurses with different levels of experience.

This will provide you with the support to make each day a good one. We have a strong team of band 7 nurses working directly within the department as well as a dedicated practice development team which work wholly on enabling you to develop your skills and experiences and facilitate further learning and training.

We receive a wide variety of emergency patients, including trauma and medical/surgical admissions and it is exciting to say that our Children’s Emergency Department provides an independent Paediatric Emergency Nurse Practitioner service

We have a co located PAU department that is managed by the emergency nurses. and a team of Paediatricians

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
• Initiate, evaluate and maintain a high standard of care, ensuring that it is evidence bases and compliant with best practice recommendations for children’s hospital services.
• Ensure that care is family centered, sensitive and responsive to the needs of the children and their families
• Participate in providing the means for children and their families to comment on the standard of care delivered, and ensure a qualitative response from the Childrens ED team to aspects of care identified as in need of improvement.
• To be aware of new polices and guidelines in place and ensure they are adhered to.
• Actively contribute to research and audit within the department to improve patient care.
• To be an effective role model in provision of high standards of care
• Demonstrate independence in clinical decision making, acting a source of advice to junior
• to be flexable and work across the ED and PAU department
• to take charge of the shift to ensure smoth and safe department

Please see the Job Description for a full overview the Band 6 Children's Emergency Department role.

RN Candidates with relevant ED experience may be considered on application.


This advert closes on Wednesday 13 Aug 2025