Job overview
Senior Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse Paediatric Day Surgery
Band 6
Paediatric day surgery, are looking for an experienced Paediatric nurse to join their team as a Deputy Sister/charge nurse.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and versatile individual to join us, where there will be opportunities to develop and extend skills across the whole department including pre and post-operative care.
The applicant must have an interest in day surgery, good communication and leadership skills, and experience in managing small teams. You will need to be flexible and able to contribute to the delivery of a high standard family-centred care. We will provide support and encouragement to enable you to develop and achieve your full potential.
We are a dedicated day surgery unit which has our own theatre, procedure room and recovery area on the same floor as our pre and post-operative ward. We work closely together as a team to ensure the patient and their families experience is of a high-standard throughout day surgery. Our unit consists of a small friendly team and the department has one theatre and a procedure room. We currently offer a variety of surgical procedures to our local community for children and young people up to 18 years of age.
Main duties of the job
The post holder:
*will be professionally accountable for maintaining their standards of professional practice in line with the NMC Code of Conduct.
* will work autonomously, managing a caseload of patients within the Paediatric day surgery unit, whilst working as part of the multi-disciplinary team, delivering high standards of holistic care for the group of patients within their sphere of responsibility
* will act as a clinical expert and be regularly responsible for the management and co-ordination of the clinical area and act as the day to day designated deputy for the Day surgery Unit.
* will educate and provide specialist knowledge in the care of patients to staff and students
* will ensure safe and effective clinical practice
* will ensure the promotion and implementation of trust policies and the effective delivery of organisational 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
Please see the attached supporting documents Job Description and Person Specification which contain more information about the role
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. NMC Registration
2. RSCN/RN Child Branch
Desirable criteria
3. Evidence of working in speciality area
4. Experience of working in immediate post-operative recovery
Management
Essential criteria
5. Evidence of managing a small team
6. Supervisor/Assessor for students
Desirable criteria
7. Competent in the appraisal process
8. Managing difficult situations
9. Evidence of rota planning and outreach experience for students
Clincial Skills
Essential criteria
10. Drugs and IV administration competent
Desirable criteria
11. Evidence of relevant and up to date professional development
12. PILS
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
13. Good written and verbal communication skills
Desirable criteria
14. Evidence of professional attitudes and behaviours
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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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
NameNikki KirraneJob titleSenior SisterEmail addressTelephone number0208 296 3048