Sister/Charge Nurse

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in London seeks a motivated paediatric nurse to join its dynamic team in a well-regarded inpatient unit. In this role, you will care for a diverse age range while working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate will have significant experience, excellent communication skills, and a passion for paediatric care. This position offers numerous benefits, including flexible working options and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 months at pay band 5 in paediatric nursing.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience of supervising junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Ensure nursing documentation is maintained.
• Initiate investigations of incidents and complaints.
• Delegate tasks to team members.

Skills

Excellent communication in English

Ability to take charge of a ward

Knowledge of research and audit

Specialist knowledge of patient group

Education

RSCN

APLS

Mentorship in practice or equivalent

Job description

Fast forward your paediatric nursing career at Imperial. With five world-renowned hospitals, we are full of opportunities for nurses looking for progression within their paediatric nursing career. Get involved in quality improvement and collaborate with leading paediatric teams at St Mary's; the major acute hospital for North West London.

Join our dynamic and friendly nursing team on our 22 bedded inpatient unit: Great Western ward. You'll utilise your experience caring for patients that range from neonates to adulthood. Great western ward looks after a wide range of patients being admitted from the emergency department as well as paediatric intensive care and neonatal intensive care units at St Mary's and Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea hospitals. You'll be able to use your clinical skills to look after these acute admissions ranging from the complex needs patient to the acute trauma admission.

Our teams have excellent inter-professional working relationships with services for children including critical care, emergency department, community nursing teams and the ambulatory care unit.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure that nursing documentation is maintained to the Trust standard (including electronic records).
• In the absence or as delegated by the Ward / Department Manager initiate investigations of untoward incidents, accidents, complaints and other relevant information.
• To delegate tasks and activities to a range of team members in relation to patient care. (for example when taking charge or as link nurse)
• In conjunction with the staff team, to assist in developing and maintaining a Ward/Department philosophy and model of care.
• To comply with and participate in the Trust's framework of clinical governance within the ward or department area, seeking advice or guidance where necessary.
• To demonstrate awareness and compliance with Trust policies, procedures, guidelines and standards. This will include identification of risk (clinical, health, safety and security). To work towards promoting this to others.
• Record and report all incidents/complaints involving staff, patients and visitors in accordance with St Mary's NHS Trust policies and assist in any investigations as required.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education

• RSCN
• Experience of supervision of junior staff, Mentorship in practice or equivalent
• Excellent level of English language demonstrated through effective written and verbal communication skills
• APLS

Experience

• Minimum of 12 months at pay band 5 within the relevant speciality
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience of change management - positive change agent

Skills

• For specialist areas able to demonstrate specialist knowledge of patient group
• Knowledge of research and audit
• Ability to practice within the scope of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
• Ability to demonstrate application of the NHS Plan to own
• Ability to take charge of a ward or part of a ward, delegate and supervise junior staff

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.