Team Leader – Senior SisterCharge Nurse

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious healthcare provider in London is seeking a dynamic nurse to lead a team within the Paediatric Emergency Department. The role involves delivering high-quality clinical care, mentoring junior staff, and driving quality improvement initiatives. Candidates must have significant experience in emergency care and possess excellent communication and managerial skills. This position offers a salary ranging from £56,276 to £63,176 per annum.

Qualifications

• Registered Children's Nurse.
• Mentorship Course or Equivalent.
• APLS or equivalent.
• Significant ED Experience at band 6 level.

Responsibilities

• Provide enthusiastic, passionate, and innovative Nursing team leadership.
• Deliver outstanding clinical practice.
• Work as Deputy to the Matron when necessary.

Skills

Excellent people management skills

Excellent emotional intelligence

Excellent Communication Skills

Excellent organisational skills

Ability to manage risk

Education

Degree or equivalent

Masters or Masters Level Achievements

Tools

Microsoft applications to an advanced level

Job description

We aim to recruit a dynamic nurse with relevant Paediatric Emergency Department experience, excellent verbal and written communication skills with empathy and compassion at the heart of the care that they provide. You will be expected to deliver high quality, clinical care, lead a team of nurses and HCSWs, promoting and maintaining high standards of nursing care within the current service. You will be actively involved in shaping the future of the Paediatric Emergency Department and will be supported in achieving your career goals in relation to developing clinical, management and leadership skills.

You will line manage a team made up of junior Sisters/Charge Nurses, Band 5 nurses and Band 3 emergency department assistants. You will nurture their development and lead with an example of clinical excellence. The Senior Sister/Charge Nurse is expected to co-ordinate a group of 'nurse champions' to lead in an area of care that interests you and in collaboration with an ED Consultant manage quality improvement projects.

You will have relevant Emergency Department experience and emergency care qualification including in trauma care. You will also be committed to patient care and staff development with a desire to promote change and development throughout this energised team.For further details / informal visits contact:Luke Whittemore

Main duties of the job

To provide enthusiastic, passionate and innovative Nursing team leadership. Provide a range of outstanding clinical practice and clear and effective operational/resource management. To be a Deputy to the Matron where necessary.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent and relevant experience
• Masters or Masters Level Achievements

Experience

• Registered Children's Nurse
• Mentorship Course or Equivalent
• APLS or equivalent.
• Specialist A&E/ED course.
• Significant ED Experience at band 6 level.
• Management of pressured environments.
• Leadership/Management course.
• Experience managing junior staff.

Knowledge

• Clinical expertise within emergency care.
• Continual professional development of self and others.
• Service quality improvement in practice.
• Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy.
• Audit and analysis skills.
• Knowledge and application of health and safety policy and legislation.

Skills

• Excellent people management skills with understanding of HR practice/policy.
• Excellent emotional intelligence to situations and people.
• Excellent Communication Skills, especially during times of pressure, communicating to the multi-disciplinary team and wider teams in a friendly and approachable way.
• Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy.
• Able to real-time document effectively, clearly give and document strong plans to support safety.
• Excellent organisational and problem solving skills.
• Ability to cope with change, resilience.
• Showcase open, honesty and transparency.
• Showcase Trust Values.
• Ability to self-reflect.
• Ability to identify and provide ranges of feedback, putting in place systematic plans to support people/systems/processes, enhancing the quality of our workforce/department.
• Ability to manage risk, risk assess and mitigate against risk.
• Microsoft applications to an advanced level.
• Ability to delegate authority to people and monitor against required outcomes.
• Ability to easily share knowledge, teaching others.
• Budget Management
• Complaint Management
• Breakaway Training
• Roster Management

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.

£56,276 to £63,176 a yearper annum inc. *pay award pending*