Band 6 Main area Paediatrics Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (rostered 12.5 hours shifts -days and nights) Job ref 343-6756330-RB-SK-D Site St Helier Hospital - Paediatric ED, Town Carshalton Salary £42,939 - £50,697 p.a. incl HCAS (pro rata if part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 05/03/2025 23:59
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
There is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 to join our friendly team at St Helier Paediatric ED with requirement to work across any other Trust site as required. We have Paediatric Crisis SIM courses and opportunities to attend APLS and other relevant SDs. We now have our own Paed ED PDN to support nurses within the department.
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
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Ensure high quality clinical practice is undertaken, based on the current nursing/medical evidence base
* Promote the effective and safe flow of patients through the department
* Advise on the promotion of health and prevention of illness
* To advocate for children and families as required using professional expertise, knowledge and judgement
* Observe changes in patient’s attitude, behaviour and emotional state, physiological observations and report/escalate findings other the relevant health care professionals
* To achieve and maintain clinical skills and competencies specific to the post / department / role, including triage, venepunture, intravenous cannulation, ECG monitoring, NG tube insertion and administration of IV fluids, medications and blood components.
* Recognise and acts to avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of patients, escalating to Paediatric ED Nursing Manager (Band 7), HoN/ADoN as required.
* Have responsibility for the correct administration and custody of medicines according to the Trust Policy to include the safe administration of intravenous drugs, transfusion of blood and blood products where this is a requirement of the clinical area.
* Ensure effective and efficient patient’s journey by supervising the planning and coordination of the admissions / discharges, episode of care including the smooth transition to other settings, promoting safe and effective discharge and optimising communication with multi-professional and interagency teams as required.
* Ensure patient feedback is encouraged and utilised to improve patient experience
* Safely administer medication under patient group directives
* Safely triage and escalate care for children and young people attending the department, with continuing assessment and evaluation during their stay.
* Undertake pain assessments and evaluation of interventions.
* Works in collaboration with clinical colleagues, safeguarding teams and external partners to safeguard children and young people
* Follows current infection control advice and guidance, seeking specialist support as required
Person specificationcore skillsEssential criteria
* Registered Nurse – Child (RSCN/RNC) with current NMC registration
* Be able to demonstrate experience within an acute or emergency Paediatric setting
o 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 skillsEssential 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.
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