Senior Staff Nurse - Children's Emergency Department

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

An esteemed healthcare organization in the City of London is looking for a Senior Staff Nurse to enhance their emergency department team. You will be responsible for leadership and care for children and their families, ensuring high standards are maintained. Candidates should hold an RN Child branch qualification and possess significant emergency department experience. Competitive salary offered, up to £46,580 per annum pro-rata with additional benefits.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in an Emergency department environment is essential.
• PILS, EPLS, and APLS certified.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in care to children, young people, and their families.
• Ensure high standards of child and family-focused care.
• Supervise juniors delivering care.

Skills

Emergency department experience

Leadership in care

Communication skills

Education

RN Child branch/ RSCN

Diploma/Degree

Job description

Senior Staff Nurse - Children's Emergency Department

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for a dynamic individual with excellent clinical skills and ED experience to enhance their skills as a band 6 in ED.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate would take charge in the busy ED on a shift by shift basis and also be expected to work streaming/TW shifts to enhance the skill mix at triage.

As a Band 6 nurse you will be responsible for the day to day flow of the department by ensuring the standards of care are met for children and their family / carers whilst in the emergency department, including delegation and deployment of the nursing team in the absence of a band 7.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream

Job responsibilities

As a registered childrens nurse the post holder will provide leadership in care to children, young people and their families in theemergency department

The post holder will be accountable and responsible for providing a high standard of child and family focused care.

To carry out care without direct supervision as part of the Emergency Department team and supervise juniors delivering care.

To communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team.Contribute towards the effective running of the department including patient safe and timely care.

Person Specification

Educational & Training

• RN Child branch/ RSCN
• Diploma/Degree

Experience / Education

• Significant experience of working in an Emergency department environment
• PILS
• EPLS
• APLS

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum pro rata plus HCAS