Paediatric Sister / Charge Nurse

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Paediatric Sister / Charge Nurse to join the team at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Teaching Trust within the Paediatric Emergency Department and Children's Assessment Units.

This Band 6 Sister / Charge Nurse is to manage the department and co-ordinate the delivery of skilled, effective care and timely discharge. Ensure the safety of patients, staff and visitors. Deliver expert nursing care, leading the team by example. Provide advice and supervision to junior staff.

Actively participate in the development of the Paediatric Emergency Department service by using innovation and evidence-based practice.

Provide support to the Band 7 Sisters and assist with managing the teams.

Main duties of the job

Manage the department environment, and be responsible for ensuring co-ordination and delivery of skilled, effective care and safe, timely discharge.

Assess, prioritise, plan, implement and evaluate individualised patient care.

Supervise others in the aforementioned functions. Ensure safe, timely discharge or transfer, of patient, to wards, other hospitals or care settings.

Perform and ensure others perform patient observations such as blood pressure, pulse, respirations, oxygen saturations, early warning score, pain score, pressure score, peak expiratory flow, temperatures, and electrocardiographs.

Provide follow up advice, treatment and care. Perform procedures such as wound closure (by suturing, tapes or medical glue), local anaesthetics, wound care, incision and drainage of small abscesses, nail removal, urinary catheterisations, trephine nails, venepuncture, and intra venous cannulation.

Complete Investigations such as blood glucose measurement, ward test urine, blood gas analysis, pregnancy testing.

Refer patients to other speciality doctors for an opinion or advice e.g. orthopaedic; surgical, mental health, plastics.

Use current Emergency Department Patient Group Directions (Mid Yorkshire) to supply and administer medicines to patients without reference to a doctor.

Recognise and advise on Child Protection issues and follow the Child Protection Policy, informing the appropriate professionals and parents/carers of concerns and procedure.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Employer details

Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Employer's website

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

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