Job summary
PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENT STAFF NURSE BAND 6
SALARY
AFC Band 6
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Emergency Department at
the Royal Surrey Hospital Emergency Department. We are seeking to recruit a full
time Band 6 Paediatric Sister / Charge Nurse into our team. We are looking for
an experienced nurse with a minimum of two years experience in acute
paediatric nursing. The ability to demonstrate experience of shift leading is
essential.Experience working in an Emergency Department is preferred,although training is a key part of our department
strategy, and we fully support and promote the development of our Paediatric
team.
Main duties of the job
Our Paediatric ED sees in the region of 20,000 children
a year and is open 24hrs a day. You must to be able to work night shifts, day
shifts and weekends.
Applicants will need to demonstrate a dynamic, hardworking and
passionate approach to delivering the highest quality patient care, and role
modelling to the junior staff you will be leading.You will gain experience and develop skills relevant to
the ED setting. You must have a working knowledge and understanding of current
issues in the acute NHS setting as well as in clinical governance and risk
management.Our main goal at the
Royal Surrey Emergency Department is to provide quality patient centered care,
whilst striving as a team and as a Trust, to achieve the national ED
targets.
Claudette
Cadien-McAuley
ED
Matron
TEL: 01483 571122 x3265.
c.cadien@nhs.net
Vaseva Yabia
ED Paeds Senior Sister
TEL: 01483571122 x2352
vaseva.yabia1@nhs.net
Chalcedony
Padernal
ED Lead
Nurse
TEL: 01483 571122 x3212
chalcedony.padernal@nhs.net
About us
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is a friendly, supportive, busy but welcoming acute and community Trust that is ambitious about developing our services and your career.
Our compassionate, caring and friendly colleagues make up our Royal Surrey family and are at the heart of what we do. We all have a passion for learning, continuous improvement and excelling together through innovation, research and development. There are over 4,500 members of our Royal Surrey family.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in the community and homes across Guildford and Waverley.
We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC. We are investing in our colleagues through our health and wellbeing programme and a commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years.
There has never been a better time to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for the
assessment of Paediatric clients entering the Emergency Department, ensuring
prioritisation of treatment, delivery of care and evaluate care given. The post
holder is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care without direct
supervision and required to demonstrate procedures and to supervise qualified
and/or unqualified staff.
They
have overall responsibility for day-to-day management of their clinical area
and for ensuring all care is delivered according to Trust policies and
procedures maintaining associated records.
As
an NMC registrant facilitate learning and development of others. They
will provide specialist advice to patients, relatives and members of the
multi-disciplinary team. You will demonstrate leadership qualities and be open,
transparent and trustworthy. As a Trust employee act with integrity and uphold
the values and beliefs of the Trust and the NMC Code of Conduct.
JOB SUMMARY
To assist
and deputise for the A&E Paediatric Lead Nurse in the management and organisation
of the Paediatric A&E nursing service, including the teaching and
management of more junior staff or those in training.
To clinically lead, assist
and support all Paediatric nursing care in the A&E department when on duty.
To provide support and
guidance to other members of the team, in relation to child protection and child
resuscitation.
To provide a high standard of
individualised patient care reflecting individual competencies and education
that involves relatives/carers as appropriate.
To ensure that care is
evidence based and patient centered.
To maintain the positive
links with the integrated service and develop the Paediatric A&E area, in
line with emergency reform.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for the
assessment of Paediatric clients entering the Emergency Department, ensuring
prioritisation of treatment, delivery of care and evaluate care given. The post
holder is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care without direct
supervision and required to demonstrate procedures and to supervise qualified
and/or unqualified staff.
They
have overall responsibility for day-to-day management of their clinical area
and for ensuring all care is delivered according to Trust policies and
procedures maintaining associated records.
As
an NMC registrant facilitate learning and development of others. They
will provide specialist advice to patients, relatives and members of the
multi-disciplinary team. You will demonstrate leadership qualities and be open,
transparent and trustworthy. As a Trust employee act with integrity and uphold
the values and beliefs of the Trust and the NMC Code of Conduct.
JOB SUMMARY
To assist
and deputise for the A&E Paediatric Lead Nurse in the management and organisation
of the Paediatric A&E nursing service, including the teaching and
management of more junior staff or those in training.
To clinically lead, assist
and support all Paediatric nursing care in the A&E department when on duty.
To provide support and
guidance to other members of the team, in relation to child protection and child
resuscitation.
To provide a high standard of
individualised patient care reflecting individual competencies and education
that involves relatives/carers as appropriate.
To ensure that care is
evidence based and patient centered.
To maintain the positive
links with the integrated service and develop the Paediatric A&E area, in
line with emergency reform.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Paediatric nurse
- Evidence of recent professional updating and relevant personal development.
- A willingness to undertake or hold the Paediatric A&E course, equivalent.
- Qualified Mentor
- PILS
- Post registration education relevant to post.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a staff nurse in Paediatric A&E or equivalent environment.
- Demonstrates professional awareness and knowledge.
- Understanding of current issues in Acute NHS
- Setting.
- Can demonstrate up-to-date clinical credibility /
- Competence.
- Knowledge and experience of clinical governance issues such as complaints handling, clinical risk management.
- Knowledge of current NHS and Professional issues.
- Experience of 24 hour period of nursing care.
Desirable
- Evidence of change management achievements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Paediatric nurse
- Evidence of recent professional updating and relevant personal development.
- A willingness to undertake or hold the Paediatric A&E course, equivalent.
- Qualified Mentor
- PILS
- Post registration education relevant to post.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a staff nurse in Paediatric A&E or equivalent environment.
- Demonstrates professional awareness and knowledge.
- Understanding of current issues in Acute NHS
- Setting.
- Can demonstrate up-to-date clinical credibility /
- Competence.
- Knowledge and experience of clinical governance issues such as complaints handling, clinical risk management.
- Knowledge of current NHS and Professional issues.
- Experience of 24 hour period of nursing care.
Desirable
- Evidence of change management achievements.
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).
