Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: pro rata per annum
- Hours
- Part time - 23 hours per week (rostered 12.5 hours shifts -days and nights)
- Job ref
- 343-6649130-RB-UB-Y-B
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Paediatric ED, St Helier Hospital
- Town
- Carshalton
- Salary
- £42,939 - £50,697 p.a. pro rata incl outer London HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric Junior Sister
Band 6
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job overview
Are you ready to take your nursing career to the next level? Join our welcoming team at St Helier/Epsom General Hospital Paediatric Emergency Department as a Band 6 nurse! This is a dynamic role with the opportunity to work across other Trust sites as needed. We offer Paediatric Crisis SIM courses, APLS training, and a variety of professional development opportunities. Plus, our dedicated Paediatric ED Practice Development Nurse is here to support you every step of the way.
Main duties of the job
• will be professionally accountable for their standards of professional practice as set by the NMC Code of Professional Standards of practice and behaviour and relevant professional guidelines
• will undertake the nurse in charge role for the department
• will supervise, support and educate other team members, including nursing and medical students
• will ensure safe and effective clinical practice and enhance patient experience.
• will ensure the promotion and implementation of trust policies and the effective delivery of organisational objectives.
• will promote the Trusts’ visions, values and divisional objectives
Working for our organisation
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Professional Leadership: Uphold the highest standards of practice in line with the NMC Code and relevant professional guidelines.
- Department Oversight: Take on the nurse-in-charge role, ensuring smooth and efficient departmental operations.
- Mentorship & Education: Supervise, mentor, and educate team members, including nursing and medical students.
- Patient Care: Deliver safe, effective clinical care while enhancing the overall patient experience.
- Policy Implementation: Promote and enforce Trust policies, ensuring alignment with organisational goals.
- Championing Excellence: Advocate for the Trust’s vision, values, and divisional objectives, inspiring the team to excel.
Person specification
core skills
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse – Child (RSCN/RNC) with current NMC registration
- Be able to demonstrate experience within an acute or emergency Paediatric setting
- • Within an acute or emergency Paediatric setting Experience of effective shift coordination, management of patient care, staffing + resources
Desirable criteria
- Module in relevant specialist area e.g. children’s emergency nursing module and Degree (or working towards) in relevant health subject
- Experience of Paediatric emergency nursing at a Band 5
core skills
Essential criteria
- mentorship, teaching and assessing
Desirable criteria
- Advanced competency in nursing skills, e.g. triage and assessment, plastering, IV competency, central line management
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected]. Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Sarah Dennis/Rebecca Sebaduka
- Job title
- Senior Sister/Paediatric ED Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07867189725
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