Senior Sister/Charge Nurse

Alfianni Online - Artist Netwerk; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in paediatric care is expanding its team at the Great North Children's Hospital. This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic Paediatric Critical Care team, providing essential care to children with diverse health needs. With a focus on specialties like neurosurgery and oncology, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring high-quality nursing care. The organization values flexibility and is open to accommodating your working preferences to best serve both patients and staff. If you are passionate about making a difference in children's lives and want to work in a supportive environment, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse qualification is essential for this role.
• Experience in paediatric critical care is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality nursing care ensuring safe and effective processes.
• Deputise for Matron and manage the ward/department.

Skills

Nursing Skills

Patient Care

Team Leadership

Flexibility

Education

Nursing Degree

Registered Nurse Qualification

Job description

There has never been a better time to join our Paediatric Critical Care team at the Great North Children's Hospital. With an expanding service and a plan for new Paediatric High Dependency with the initial opening of 2 beds, now is the time to join our team. We have 12 commissioned PICU beds and 2 PHDU beds. We support our local children in the North East and Cumbria who require emergency treatment or are undergoing surgery requiring Intensive Care admission.

Our PICU is a busy dynamic unit providing care for children with a variety of health care needs. Specialties include neurosurgery, neurology, trauma, oncology, BMT, and plastic surgery, as well as paediatric surgery, paediatric infectious diseases, and paediatric medicine. The Senior Sister / Charge Nurse has 24 hour accountability, including line managing, for their ward/department. They must deliver quality nursing care by ensuring appropriate systems and processes are in place to ensure the continuity of safe and effective care at all times.

Deputises for Matron as required / appropriate. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month's pay.