Paediatric Emergency Sister / Charge Nurse

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London is seeking a motivated Paediatric Emergency Sister/Charge Nurse to join their senior team. The successful candidate will deliver exceptional patient care in a busy A&E department, working with diverse patient backgrounds and collaborating across multiple specialities. Previous experience in paediatric emergency nursing and a commitment to patient safety are essential. Opportunities for professional development and a supportive working environment are offered.

Qualifications

• Significant nursing experience within the paediatric emergency setting is essential.
• Preparation towards a Mentorship course or equivalent is desired.

Responsibilities

• Deliver excellent patient care in a busy A&E department.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to meet individual patients' needs.

Skills

Excellent communication

Nursing experience in paediatric emergency setting

Education

Registered Children's Nurse

BSc Nursing or working towards

Job description

Paediatric Emergency Sister/Charge Nurse - Band 6

The Paediatric ED at Royal London Hospital is one of the most innovating and exciting departments to work in. We are based in London's most multicultural and populated boroughs, making us one of the busiest departments in London. On average we treat in excess of 40,000 patients per year with a range of presentations from primary care to major trauma.

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

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 where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Job responsibilities

The Royal London Paediatric A&E is a busy department that serves Tower Hamlets and surrounding boroughs. We see patients from a variety of different backgrounds and cultures. We treat patients who are acutely unwell either medically or from a significant trauma. We also have access to a range of specialities such as GP's, max fax, plastics and orthopaedics in the hope to meet each individual patients needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Children's Nurse
• BSc Nursing or working towards

Experience

• Preparation towards a Mentorship course or equivalent

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.