Junior Sister/Charge Nurse Paediatric Ward

Job summary

Your role will be to work as part of the multidisciplinary team, to provide child focused, family centred care for children/young people requiring admission to Paediatric services.

You will coordinate and deliver evidence-based care while being responsible for liaising with other members of the multidisciplinary team when the patient does not fulfil the admission criteria for care delivery at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

You will participate in the provision of a high standard of patient centred evidence-based nursing care and assist in the delivery of a family-centred, clinically effective and dynamic service; from a babies/child's/young person's admission assessment to discharge.

You will act as a role model to deliver a high standard of care to the children and young people whilst supporting learners within the environment to develop their knowledge and skills. Contribute to the development of action plans, protocols and pathways to ensurecontinuous quality improvement of the paediatric/neonatal service.

Use appraisal reviews to progress personal and professional knowledge and skills. Undertake the mentorship role in support of learners.

We would also consider applications from adult registered nurses that have significant experience in Paediatrics.

Main duties of the job

Ensure nursing practice is in accordance with the NMC/HCPC Code ofProfessional Conduct and any specific competencies for the role are completed.

Maintain a high standard of nursing care applying evidence-based practice.

Maintain accurate patient documentation to comply with Nursing andMidwifery Council Standards for Records and Record Keeping, legal aspects, confidentiality and management information requirements.

Communicate effectively with children and young people, their relatives/carers, significant others, the multi-disciplinary team and support services.

Communicate with children and young people and their relatives/carers on emotional and sensitive issues.

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.

We love working here and think you will too.

Employer details

Employer name

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

Address

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Gayton road

King's Lynn

PE30 4ET

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

Address

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Gayton road

King's Lynn

PE30 4ET

Employer's website

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

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