Job summary
Interested in working within the Children's Emergency Department? Are you a newly qualified nurse, have experience in A&E or aspire to? Then this may be a perfect opportunity for you!
Open 24 hours a day, the Children's Emergency Department sees on average 90-100 children a day aged 0-15 years of age. We are a fast-paced environment where every day is different, you certainly won't get bored.
Main duties of the job
We have an induction programme and an exciting new preceptorship on its way, which will be tailored for both newly qualified nurses and those with previous experience. You will gain numerous paediatric emergency nursing skills, through university and in-house training, including; triage, plaster of paris, venepuncture and cannulation, APLS/EPLS, Pan London ED course and much more.
You will be welcomed and supported by a committed friendly team of experienced and motivated paediatric nurses working long days and nights and offering many a laugh along the way. Good communication skills, a positive approach and a sense of humour are essential.
We have a dedicated paediatric area as well as our own resuscitation bay and HDU room. We work collaboratively with Urgent Care, Adult Accident and Emergency, Paediatric Same Day Emergency Care Unit and Children's Inpatient Ward.
About us
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is a community focused provider of local and acute care, providing high quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley. With a turnover of around £700 million, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham and a range of community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.
As an organisation, we've made significant improvements for patients and staff in the last two and-a-half years. This is reflected in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection (from February 2020), which found improvements across the organisation and gave us an improved rating of "Good" in the Well-Led and Effective domains, in addition to the rating of "Good" that we had already achieved in the Caring domain. Our staff culture change programme has been key to the Trust's improvement journey, as we've stabilised our workforce by reducing vacancy rates and improving staff retention. We've also significantly increased the representation of minority ethnic leaders across our clinical and corporate teams.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- As a member of the nursing team participate in maintaining good working relationships and promote good communications within the emergency department environment.
- To assist in maintaining the health and safety requirements of all children and young persons, carers, visitors and staff.
- To be an active member of the team contributing ideas to improve/maintain efficiency within the area and utilise resources effectively.
- To actively contribute towards a happy and therapeutic environment and to the working of the multi-disciplinary ward team.
- Is responsible for maintaining complete, legible up to date records of nursing care in line with NMC (2008) guidelines.
- Having undertaken the appropriate training act as a Practice Assessor for Diploma/Degree students on ward.
- Understand your role and responsibilities in safeguarding children identifying and referring children and families in need / at risk
Job description
Job responsibilities
- As a member of the nursing team participate in maintaining good working relationships and promote good communications within the emergency department environment.
- To assist in maintaining the health and safety requirements of all children and young persons, carers, visitors and staff.
- To be an active member of the team contributing ideas to improve/maintain efficiency within the area and utilise resources effectively.
- To actively contribute towards a happy and therapeutic environment and to the working of the multi-disciplinary ward team.
- Is responsible for maintaining complete, legible up to date records of nursing care in line with NMC (2008) guidelines.
- Having undertaken the appropriate training act as a Practice Assessor for Diploma/Degree students on ward.
- Understand your role and responsibilities in safeguarding children identifying and referring children and families in need / at risk
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- RN Child (sub part1 NMC register)
- Good level of English Language demonstrated through effective written and verbal communication
Desirable
- Diploma / Degree
- Mentorship qualification High Dependency module or equivalent level of experience
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to document legibly and precisely
- Knowledge of research and clinical audit
Desirable
- Previous experience within the desired speciality
- Experience of shift and people management
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- RN Child (sub part1 NMC register)
- Good level of English Language demonstrated through effective written and verbal communication
Desirable
- Diploma / Degree
- Mentorship qualification High Dependency module or equivalent level of experience
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to document legibly and precisely
- Knowledge of research and clinical audit
Desirable
- Previous experience within the desired speciality
- Experience of shift and people 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
