Senior Staff Nurse

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated nursing team at a leading NHS hospital, where you will have the chance to develop your skills in paediatric care. This role involves caring for children with burns and surgical needs, providing support to families, and managing a busy ward environment. With a focus on professional growth and excellence in patient care, this position is perfect for passionate nurses looking to make a significant impact in their field. The Trust has received outstanding ratings for care, ensuring you will be part of a supportive and high-quality healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Experience caring for paediatric surgical patients and complex wound management.
• Shift management experience and teaching nursing skills to junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Caring for pre-op and post-op patients in the inpatient area and outpatient clinic.
• Managing the ward and leading shifts while supporting junior staff.

Skills

Paediatric blood sampling

IT skills with Microsoft and other computer systems

Education

NMC registration as a paediatric nurse

Management, Leadership and team working Training

Management of the Burn Injured Patient Module/ENB 264

Job description

Main area: Paediatrics

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Full and part time hours available and considered.)

Job ref: 276-6921281-AfC

Employer: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust

Town: East Grinstead

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata for part time

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 09/02/2025 23:59

Senior Staff Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated nursing team. The role includes both working within the inpatient area and a busy Outpatient Dressings Clinic. This is a great opportunity to develop wound care skills as well as joining a team who deliver an excellent nurse led service.

Peanut Ward is a regional referral centre for children who sustained minor to moderate burns injuries, as well as other types of trauma. The service also provides excellent care for children needing Maxillo-Facial and Ophthalmic treatment.

With the opportunity and support to develop both professionally and personally, we expect our nurses to actively contribute to our continued success. We received “outstanding” for care in our CQC report.

If you do not hold current NMC registration you will automatically not be shortlisted for this role.

Main duties of the job

1. Caring for pre-op patients, post-op patients and dressing clinic patients.
2. Care and preparation of children undergoing plastic surgery or maxillofacial surgery.
3. Care and support of children with burns injuries in the outpatient dressing clinic.
4. Support of parents whose children are undergoing surgery.
5. Managing the ward on a day to day basis, leading shifts, preparing for the next shift and supporting junior staff.

Person specification

Experience

• Experience caring for paediatric surgical patients.
• Experience of working with complex wound management.
• Experience of teaching nursing skills including pre and post-operative assessments, wound care and safe discharge planning to junior staff.
• Shift Management/leader experience.
• Experience of nursing care of patients admitted for day case theatre services.
• Experience managing safeguarding issues.
• Experience caring for burns and plastics/maxillofacial surgery patients.

Qualifications

• NMC registration as a paediatric nurse.
• Management, Leadership and team working Training.
• Management of the Burn Injured Patient Module/ENB 264.

Skills

• IT skills with Microsoft and other computer systems.
• Paediatric blood sampling.

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.