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St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Paediatric Staff Nurse - Emergency Department

The closing date is 26 June 2025

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Job summary

  • Providing high quality nursing care and supporting team members to maintain best practice to all patients and visitors whilst following hospital and departmental policies.
  • The safety of self, colleagues, patients and visitors in the Emergency Department.

  • To support the emergency team, providing high quality nursing care

  • Sharing in and contributing to the management of the department.

  • As skills and competencies develop taking charge and actively participating in and contributing to the management of the ward or department on a regular basis.

  • Supervising and mentoring junior staff.

  • Providing excellent nursing care.

Main duties of the job

  • Are you looking for a challenge and excited about working in a fast-paced, innovative environment?
  • We are seeking enthusiastic nurses at Band 5 to join our Children and Young Persons Emergency Department team.
  • We see a wide variety of patients, from those with primary care issues in our Urgent Care Centre, to trauma patients seen in the designated Major Trauma Centre for southwest London.
  • This is an excellent opportunity to expand your skills and be part of an evolving and developing service.
  • The Emergency Department is a friendly, dynamic work place that prides itself on the health and well being of it's staff and team work approach to all situations.
  • Main duties of this role include: providing high quality nursing care and supporting team members to maintain best practice to all patients and visitors whilst following hospital and departmental policies.
  • The safety of self, colleagues, patients and visitors in the Emergency Department.

About us

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Details

Date posted

13 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£35,964 to £43,780 a year per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

200-6934561-GO-VA -A

Job locations

St George’s Hospital - Emergency Department

London

SW17 0QT


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information and also the person specification for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information and also the person specification for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Registered Nurse: Paediatric with post registration experience or Adult trained with extensive experience in a paediatric acute care setting

Desirable

  • 6 month post registration
  • Completion of preceptorship programme
  • Venepuncture
  • IV drug Administration

Organisational Management

Essential

  • oAbility to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care according to individual needs.
  • oAbility to effectively prioritise workload and patient care needs.
  • oDemonstrates an understanding of managing resources.
  • oDemonstrates an understanding of clinical risk

Desirable

  • oHas worked in an acute environment
  • oComputer literate

Education & Research

Essential

  • oDemonstrates an understanding of the importance of research and evidence based practice.
  • oAble to explain the principles of mentoring and assessing junior staff.
  • oUnderstands the importance of developing self and others.

Desirable

  • oDemonstrates an understanding of audit
  • oAbility to take on small research or audit project.

General & Personal

Essential

  • oMotivated and demonstrates an enthusiasm for the speciality.
  • oDemonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to patient care.
  • Sound verbal and written communication.
  • oAdaptable and responsive to changing needs.
  • oAbility to use own initiative.
  • Ability to identify stress in self and others and to take effective action to manage the situation

Desirable

  • oAbility to motivate and lead staff for a shift.
Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Registered Nurse: Paediatric with post registration experience or Adult trained with extensive experience in a paediatric acute care setting

Desirable

  • 6 month post registration
  • Completion of preceptorship programme
  • Venepuncture
  • IV drug Administration

Organisational Management

Essential

  • oAbility to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care according to individual needs.
  • oAbility to effectively prioritise workload and patient care needs.
  • oDemonstrates an understanding of managing resources.
  • oDemonstrates an understanding of clinical risk

Desirable

  • oHas worked in an acute environment
  • oComputer literate

Education & Research

Essential

  • oDemonstrates an understanding of the importance of research and evidence based practice.
  • oAble to explain the principles of mentoring and assessing junior staff.
  • oUnderstands the importance of developing self and others.

Desirable

  • oDemonstrates an understanding of audit
  • oAbility to take on small research or audit project.

General & Personal

Essential

  • oMotivated and demonstrates an enthusiasm for the speciality.
  • oDemonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to patient care.
  • Sound verbal and written communication.
  • oAdaptable and responsive to changing needs.
  • oAbility to use own initiative.
  • Ability to identify stress in self and others and to take effective action to manage the situation

Desirable

  • oAbility to motivate and lead staff for a shift.

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George’s Hospital - Emergency Department

London

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George’s Hospital - Emergency Department

London

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Leader

Lorraine Fox

Lorraine.fox@stgeorges.nhs.uk

02087253518

Details

Date posted

13 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£35,964 to £43,780 a year per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

200-6934561-GO-VA -A

Job locations

St George’s Hospital - Emergency Department

London

SW17 0QT


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