PICU Sister/Charge Nurse

Job summary

St Georges PICU/PSDU is looking for an experienced Charge Nurse/Sister to take on a Clinical Team Leader role PICU/PSDU.

Our mission is to deliver outstanding care at all times to patients treated in our PICU and PSDU and to do that, we need exceptional Leaders to join our team.

The Candidate should;

• Act as the professional role model, leading and co-ordinating the nursing team.
• To have continuous responsibility for the management & organisation of the ward/department.
• To be accountable for the overall provision of excellent nursing care and to work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for all nursing, receptionist and housekeeping staff workingin the Ward/department and to Support and liaise with all members of multi-disciplinary team.
• Develop the ward/department philosophy and models of care to ensurethat all policies and procedures are implemented and to lead on thedevelopment of nursing practice.
• To provide and support a high standard of clinical care, activelyparticipating in assessment planning, delivery and evaluation of nursingcare.
• To assess the effectiveness of current practices within theward/department and introduce innovations that lead to improved quality of care.
• To complete and ensure all staff complete relevant competencies for the paediatric unit and specific competencies to each clinical area to enable and support job role through appraisal thus ensuring high standards ofclinical care.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.