Paediatric ED Junior Sister/ Charge Nurse
Job overview
Paediatric ED Junior Sister/Charge Nurse
x 2 Permanent Posts (1 full-time & 1 part-time (20.25 hours)
We are looking for 2 dynamic, enthusiastic band 6 nurses to join our team as a Junior Sister/ Charge nurse.
Do you enjoy being a leader and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team?
Are you an experienced Band 5 nurse or current Band 6 nurse looking for the opportunity to develop your management skills and enhance your ED skills?
Is a fast-paced working environment for you?
Can you deliver high standard patient centred care?
Are you confident in caring for seriously ill
Requiring HDU or Resuscitation care?
Do you have extended ED skills?
Can you spot talent and develop individuals within your teams?
Do you seize every opportunity to provide education and coaching in the clinical setting?
Would you like to get involved with change and improve patient safety and care?
If so, this role is for you!
Our newly build Paediatric ED includes two designated paediatric resus bays, HDU, designated treatment room, CAMHS room providing a safe mental health space, and 7 cubicles to provide treatment and care to the patients we see. The supportive, nurturing environment created by the senior team will encourage your professional development and involvement in creating an inclusive work culture.Making it an exciting time to come and join our team!
Successful candidates will be required to cover days, nights, weekends, and public holidays.
Interviews: tbc
Main duties of the job
In addition to the brief list above you must familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert prior to applying.
This exciting role requires a level of clinical expertise, along with the ability to manage a complex department alongside the paediatric nursing and clinical leadership team, negotiating flow into the Children Ward and Short Stay Unit.
Demanding and challenging, this role will engage all of your existing skills and build on them. It will provide the opportunity to become involved in complex process change and require high levels of staff engagement.
As a Junior Sister/ charge nurse you will be expected to drive and deliver patient care in a challenging environment, we are looking for a dynamic individual to maximise the consistency and effectiveness of the service provided to the local community.
You will be a Registered Paediatric Nurse with substantial post registration experience in a Paediatric ED or Acute Paediatric setting (Appropriate ward level experience with transferrable skills will be considered)
Working for our organisation
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust.Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.
Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.
Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve.Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.
If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that’s making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job description for roles and responsibilities.
Candidate will be responsible for leading being Nurse In Charge in the absence of a band 7 nurse. They will be responsible for ensuring patient safety and improving patient care. They will be expected to get involved with completing audits and clinical governance within the department.They will support junior members of the team, providing a positive working culture and learning environment.
Please see attached JD for further details and person specification.
Person specification
Knowledge and understanding
Essential criteria- can discuss in-dept current clinical and managerial trends in paediatric nursing
- Knowledge of child protection
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance
- Evidence of self-directed learning
- knowledge of clinical supervision and clinical benchmarking
- Demonstrates the ability to discuss wider issues in paediatric nursing
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria- RN Level 1 RSCN/ RN Child
- mentorship qualification or equivalent
- Comitment to professional development
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria- Team/ leader player
- Experience of being NIC
- Demonstrates effective communication and advocacy skills
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- IV competent
- Immediate life support
- Computer/ IT skills
- Triage/ wound closure/ POP/ streaming
- Phlebotomy
- Advanced Life support Course/ TILS/ HDU COURSE
Experience
Essential criteria- extensive experience post qualification of working in paediatric ED/ HDU/ PICU with transferable skills
- Other paediatric experience as a team leader
- involvement in audit and research
other
Essential criteria- flexible
- uses own initative
- decision maker
- outgoing and positive
- leadership skills