Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Staff Nurse- Band 5
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 337-NP-7732KS-B
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Emergency Department, Northwick Park Hospital
- Town
- Harrow
- Salary
- £32,720 - £39,769 PA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Band 5 Paediatric Nurse, Emergency Department
NHS AfC: Band 5
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
See Attached job description.
Keep up to date with professional issues relevant to nursing practice within their area of clinical
practice.
Negotiate an area of clinical interest with Ward sister and be proactive in developing own
expertise and learning resources for all staff. Act as clinical resource within the ward team.
Facilitate/participate in the induction programmes for each member of staff newly employed.
Continually monitor standards of care and contribute to improvement of care through
benchmarking, audit and research.
Be aware of objectives and strategies at Local and Government level.
Develop knowledge of the trust’s complaints procedure, referring to senior staff as necessary.
Main duties of the job
Recognise situations that may be detrimental to the health and well-being of the individual, and
take appropriate action.
Implement the Health and Safety at Work Act and COSHH regulations.
Maintain equipment in a safe and satisfactory condition, to report immediately any malfunction.
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Ensure that the department has adequate stock levels, taking immediate action to remedy the
problem or referring to senior staff.
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Registered Nurse
Essential criteria
- Registered Paediatric Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship
Experience ED
Essential criteria
- A&E experience as a student or RN
Desirable criteria
- 12 Months experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Intravenous Medication
Desirable criteria
- venepuncture and cannulation
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alice Probst
- Job title
- ED Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02088692773
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