Senior Staff Nurse - Children's Emergency Department

Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in the City of Westminster is seeking a registered children's nurse to lead the Paediatric Emergency Department team. The ideal candidate will provide high-quality care to children and families, ensure effective communication within the multidisciplinary team, and have solid experience in triage, Venepuncture, and Cannulation. This role offers an opportunity to enhance skills in a supportive environment focused on equality and diversity.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a paediatric emergency department.
• Self-motivated with experience in delivering care.
• Ability to supervise juniors and provide leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in the delivery of care in the emergency department.
• Accountability for high standard of child and family focused care.
• Carry out care with minimal supervision as part of the team.

Skills

Leadership in care delivery

Effective communication

Experience in triage

Venepuncture

Cannulation

Plaster of Paris

Education

Registered children's nurse

Job description

Overview

The successful candidate would take charge in the busy Paediatric Emergency Department on a shift working long days and nights. As a registered children's nurse, the post holder will provide leadership in the delivery of care to children, young people and their families in the emergency department setting. The post holder will be accountable and responsible for providing a high standard of child and family focused care. They will need to be able to carry out care without direct supervision as part of the Emergency Department team and supervise juniors and communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team contributing towards the effective running of the department.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in the delivery of care to children, young people and their families in the emergency department setting.
• Be accountable for providing a high standard of child and family focused care.
• Carry out care without direct supervision as part of the ED team and supervise juniors; communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team to contribute toward the effective running of the department.
• Experience in triage, plaster of Paris, Venepuncture and Cannulation, EPLS/APLS, ED/HDU course or equivalent.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Focus

• 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

Qualifications

Are you a registered children’s nurse with experience working in a paediatric emergency department?

Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated individual with ED experience to enhance their skills as a band 6 at LGT. You will have experience in triage, plaster of Paris, Venepuncture and Cannulation, EPLS/APLS, ED/HDU course or equivalent.

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