Job summary
Paediatric Staff Nurse - Emergency Department
Division: Medicine & Emergency Care
Care Group: Emergency and Acute
Band: 5
Salary: £31,049 - £37,796 per annum / pro rata
We are recruiting for a Paediatric Staff Nurse who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and have the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will be expected to be able to work in a small team within the Emergency Department, having close links to the Paediatric Unit, Resuscitation Service, Safeguarding Teams and Medical Staffing.
As a Paediatric Staff Nurse you will ensure that you work towards providing our children and young persons with a safe, effective and efficient service. You will be under the direct supervision of a band 7 Senior Sister and team of experienced Clinical Sister's. You will require skills in safe assessment of children, using an ABCDE approach, be able to administer treatments and medications as prescribed.
In addition, you will be expected to assist senior staff in audits, help with CSW teaching sessions and mentor students. You would need to keep up to date with research and new guidance and would be actively encouraged to bring new ideas to the department.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a band 5 staff nurse in Children's Emergency Department you would receive a supernumerary period to enable a safe introduction to the team. We have a band 5 development pathway that will give you skills in assessment of children and young persons, administration of medications, safeguarding supervision and the commencement of the national ED competencies.
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team including doctors, health play specialists and clinical support workers to ensure that all children have a positive experience, whatever their emergency.
As a band 5 nurse you should be able to assess children, perform vital observations and give treatment/ medications as indicated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a band 5 staff nurse in Children's Emergency Department you would receive a supernumerary period to enable a safe introduction to the team. We have a band 5 development pathway that will give you skills in assessment of children and young persons, administration of medications, safeguarding supervision and the commencement of the national ED competencies.
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team including doctors, health play specialists and clinical support workers to ensure that all children have a positive experience, whatever their emergency.
As a band 5 nurse you should be able to assess children, perform vital observations and give treatment/ medications as indicated.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN1/RN2/RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register 6 months post qualification
- Mentorship training, PILS
Knowledge
Essential
- An awareness of safeguarding and be able to access / commence safeguarding proceedures if required
- Have an understanding of mental health presentations in children and CAMHS
Experience
Essential
- Experience within emergency care, with special interest in the care of children
- Have an understanding of mental health presentations in children and CAMHS
Skills
Essential
- Wide range of skills such as plastering, suturing and basic wound care, however whilst it is desirable for an applicant to have the skills, training is available
- As an emergency Paediatric staff nurse, the postholder should be able to fully assess children using an ABCDE approach and be able to complete all basic observations
- To be able to take a full set of observations using the trust approved PEWS charts
ValuesBased Question
Essential
- Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN1/RN2/RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register 6 months post qualification
- Mentorship training, PILS
Knowledge
Essential
- An awareness of safeguarding and be able to access / commence safeguarding proceedures if required
- Have an understanding of mental health presentations in children and CAMHS
Experience
Essential
- Experience within emergency care, with special interest in the care of children
- Have an understanding of mental health presentations in children and CAMHS
Skills
Essential
- Wide range of skills such as plastering, suturing and basic wound care, however whilst it is desirable for an applicant to have the skills, training is available
- As an emergency Paediatric staff nurse, the postholder should be able to fully assess children using an ABCDE approach and be able to complete all basic observations
- To be able to take a full set of observations using the trust approved PEWS charts
ValuesBased Question
Essential
- Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome
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).
