Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Medicine
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term: 12 Months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 384-SB-EMF16854
- Employer
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Surrey County Hospital
- Town
- Guildford
- Salary
- £37,162 - £44,629 Per annum (pro rata) inc HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
ED Paediatric Sister - FTC
Band 6
Job overview
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/carer’s 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.
Main duties of the job
JOB PURPOSE
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.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
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 homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our 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.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT STAFF NURSE BAND 6
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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.
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 centred care, whilst striving as a team and as a Trust, to achieve the national ED targets.
For further information contact:
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Claudette Cadien-McAuley ED Matron TEL: 01483 571122 x3265.
Vaseva Yabia ED Paeds Senior Sister TEL: 01483571122 x2352
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Chalcedony Padernal ED Lead Nurse TEL: 01483 571122 x3212
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- APLS / EPLS
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Evidence of change management achievements.
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
- Vaseva Yabia
- Job title
- ED Paeds Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
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