Paediatric Senior Staff Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 42 000 - 52 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

HCAS pay supplement

Development support from Paediatric PD

Résumé du poste

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Senior Staff Nurse on the Apollo Paediatric High Dependency Unit. The post leads complex critical care, acts as nurse lead in deterioration and resuscitation, and coordinates the nursing team to ensure high quality patient care.

The role requires significant prior critical care experience, NMC registration as a Registered Nurse (Child), and availability for a rota including nights, weekends and bank holidays.

Qualifications

• Requires Degree or Diploma in Nursing (pediatrics).
• NMC registration as Registered Nurse (Child).
• Evidence of ongoing paediatric CPD linked to clinical competence.

Responsabilités

• Lead the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of high quality critical care for patients in the unit.
• Act as nurse lead in deterioration or resuscitation, coordinating and prioritising the nursing team's care.
• Lead complex clinical care and make clinical decisions in specialist functions.
• Support deteriorating children elsewhere in the hospital, including NIV, for safe transfer to the unit.
• Assess and manage patients with central venous access devices and arterial lines.
• Lead staff in preparing for urgent procedures such as rapid sequence intubation.
• Manage day-to-day staffing, rotas and shift coordination and cover in manager's absence.
• Coordinate discharges, transfers, patient flow and bed management.
• Deliver holistic palliative and end of life care following national pathways.
• Supervise and support junior staff, students and preceptors.

Connaissances

Communication

Teamwork

Decision making

Organisation

Clinical governance

Formation

Bachelor level degree or diploma

ENB 998 teaching qualification

HDU/PCCS course

Paediatric CPD ongoing

Outils

NMC registration

Description du poste

Senior Staff Nurse post on the Apollo Paediatric High Dependency Unit at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, an 8-10 bed unit caring for children aged 0 to 18. The post holder leads complex critical care, acts as nurse lead in deterioration and resuscitation, and coordinates the nursing team. Significant prior critical care experience is essential, and the rota includes nights, weekends and bank holidays. NMC registration as a Registered Nurse (Child) is required; the post has a six-month probation.

What the job involves

• Lead the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of high quality critical care for patients in the unit
• Act as nurse lead in deterioration or resuscitation, coordinating and prioritising the nursing team's care
• Lead complex clinical care and make clinical decisions in specialist functions
• Support deteriorating children elsewhere in the hospital, including starting NIV, to enable safe transfer to the unit
• Assess and manage patients with central venous access devices and arterial lines
• Lead staff in preparing for urgent procedures such as rapid sequence intubation
• Manage day-to-day staffing, rotas and shift coordination, and take charge of the unit in the manager's absence
• Coordinate discharges, transfers, patient flow and bed management
• Deliver holistic palliative and end of life care in line with national pathways
• Supervise and support junior staff, students and preceptors, and deliver local training
• Ensure safe medicines management, infection control, safeguarding and clinical governance
• Take part in the senior nurse on-call rota and handle complaints and incidents

What’s required

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma
• Recognised teaching qualification, such as ENB 998
• Recognised HDU/PCCS course
• Evidence of ongoing paediatric CPD linked to demonstrable clinical competence

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as a Registered Nurse (Child)

Experience

• Proven clinical experience with acutely ill children
• Critical care experience
• Recent experience caring for children with elevated dependency needs
• Evidence of teaching, assessing and supporting junior colleagues or students
• Ability to draw on pre-registration experience to show understanding of relevant settings

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, confidentiality and child development
• Awareness of child protection issues and pathways, and of current nursing and NHS issues
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication, including with children of all ages and their parents
• Evidence of working cooperatively in a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise, and work with minimal supervision

Other

• Ability to work a full shift pattern, including rotation, nights, twilight shifts, weekends and bank holidays

Nice to have

• Post-registration qualification in a relevant speciality
• APLS or EPALS qualification
• General management skills
• Recent experience looking after young people with mental health conditions
• Recent experience looking after young people on long-term ventilation
• Awareness of health and safety issues relating to children
• Awareness of national databases and safe staffing frameworks

What’s offered

• High Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) paid on top of salary
• Development support from the Paediatric Practice Development Nurse and cross-site education team