Paediatric Emergency Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

NHS; Frimley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for motivated Junior Sister/Charge Nurses to join their Paediatric Emergency Department. This role offers an exciting opportunity for clinical and leadership skill development in a supportive team. Candidates must hold an NMC registration and have experience in emergency care, with responsibilities including leading the nursing team and ensuring high standards of care. The salary range is £40,617 to £48,778 per annum, pro rata for part-time roles.

Benefits

First-class development opportunities

Supportive multidisciplinary team

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration required.
• Registration as Sick Children's Nurse is critical.
• APLS qualification needed.
• Recent evidence of Continued Practice Development expected.

Responsibilities

• Lead the nursing team in high-quality emergency care.
• Support departmental ethos in line with Trust values.
• Ensure evidence-based clinical practice.
• Provide leadership and supervision to nursing staff.

Skills

Ability to take charge of a clinical unit

Excellent leadership skills

Able to work without supervision

Teaching & assessing experience

Competent in triaging/streaming

Competent in IV medication

Competent in plastering

Competent in venepuncture

Competent in IV cannulation

Competent in x-ray requesting

Competent in suturing

Education

NMC registration

Registered Sick Children's Nurse

Evidence of recent Continued Practice Development

APLS

Module in High Dependency Care

Module in Paediatric Emergency Care

Job description

Paediatric Emergency Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Paediatric Emergency DepartmentFrimley Park Hospital

Permanent - 37.5 hours per week (2 posts)

Fixed-term 12-month maternity cover, part-time - 26 hours per week

We are looking for motivated, compassionate Junior Sister/Charge Nurses to join our friendly, dynamic, and supportive team in the Paediatric Emergency Department at Frimley Park Hospital.

In this leadership role, you will play a vital part in delivering high-quality, safe, and family-centred emergency care for children and young people. Working closely with the Senior Ward Sister/Charge Nurse, you will support and lead the nursing team, coordinating and overseeing shifts in their absence and ensuring excellent standards of care are consistently maintained.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical and leadership skills within a fast-paced and rewarding paediatric emergency setting, supported by an experienced and welcoming multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

o To support the ED Sister/Charge Nurse in leading the nursing team, ensuring that high standards are met and maintained for all children and their families

o To support the ED Sister/Charge Nurse ensuring the departments ethos reflects the Trust values, and assist with the delivery of patient safety, a good patient experience and the effective running of the department

o To act as a skilled practitioner and senior nurse within the Emergency Department to ensure that the highest quality of care is given to patients

o Ensuring that all clinical practice is evidence based, in accordance with local and national standards for good practice

o To assist in the clinical management of the Emergency Department by ensuring the efficient and effective use of resources, and providing clinical leadership, supervision and support to the team

o In conjunction with the Clinical Matrons / Team Leaders and other Sisters / Charge Nurses facilitate the development of the service and personal development of all nursing staff within the clinical area of responsibility

o To take the lead on projects as appropriate

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC registration
• Registered Sick Children's Nurse
• Evidence of recent Continued Practice Development
• APLS
• Module in High Dependency Care
• Module in Paediatric Emergency Care

Skills & Knowledge

• Ability to take charge of a clinical unit
• Excellent leadership skills
• Able to work without supervision
• Teaching & assessing experience
• Competent in - Triaging/streaming, IV medication, PGD, Plastering, Venepuncture and IV cannulation
• X-ray requesting
• Suturing

Experience

• Evidence of experience within emergency care or an acute setting
• Evidence of up-to-date clinical practice
• Able to demonstrate MDT working
• Experience of audit
• Experience of implementing change
• Demonstrate the ability to provide teaching in paediatrics

Special Requirements

• Full time hours, shift work, including nights and weekends

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.

£40,617 to £48,778 a yearper annum incl HCAS (pro rata for part-time)