Team Leader - Children and Young People Emergency Department

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Wirral; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior children's nurse to join our dynamic team at Wirral University Teaching Hospital. As a Band 6 Team Leader in the Children's Emergency Department, you will provide high-quality emergency care and lead a motivated nursing team, ensuring effective implementation of best practices. Your leadership skills and compassionate approach will make a significant impact on the care provided to children and their families in a bustling environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in emergency nursing required.
• Enthusiastic and motivated nursing professionals sought.
• Ability to lead and implement change in a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team delivering emergency care in a busy Children's Emergency Department.
• Support and guide team members in effective emergency care delivery.
• Act as a role model within the management position.

Skills

Emergency nursing

Leadership

Compassionate care

Job description

An opportunity has arisen within Children’s Services at Arrowe Park Hospital. Our friendly, dynamic and talented team requires senior children's nurses with experience in emergency nursing to join them in an exciting opportunity to become part of our nursing team as a Band 6 Team Leader.

This is a rewarding but demanding role that requires a dedicated nurse to lead the team who deliver emergency care to patients and their families in the diverse population of the Wirral.

We are looking for a children's nurse who is looking to lead in an exciting dynamic busy Children's Emergency Department. We want an enthusiastic, highly motivated nurse that can demonstrate a kind, caring and compassionate attitude with a desire to provide effective and efficient emergency care.

We have a dedicated professional development nurse to guide, educate and support programme and work towards national frameworks for emergency/children's nursing.

The Trust offers an array of medical, surgical and specialist conditions that are managed, for our patients.

The position will offer the successful candidates an insight into their leadership qualities, their ability to successfully implement change within a team and act as a role model within a management position.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Hogg Job title: Children's Emergency Department Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0151 678 5111

For further information please contact Emma Hogg, Children's Emergency Department Manager on 0151 604 7376 Extension 4370.