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This is an opportunity for someone who wants to be a Sister/ Charge Nurse in the Children’s Emergency Department with us in Brighton. It is a 12 month fixed term role.
The Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital is a CQC rated 'Outstanding' regional, dedicated children's hospital located in Brighton overlooking the sea, next to the Royal Sussex County Hospital. The hospital opened the only dedicated children's emergency department on the South Coast in 2012 and we currently see around 29,000 children and young people annually.
There is a full resuscitation room, minors/majors cubicles and a four bedded observation unit. We were the first children's ED in the country to have a dedicated sensory cubicle for children with additional needs. There is a comprehensive paediatric emergency nurse practitioner service and ACORNS a community emergency nursing team based in CED to follow up an appropriate cohort of discharged patients.
This is your opportunity to work within the children's emergency nursing team and continue to develop your career. You will be working in a bright purpose built children's hospital with support from the children's nursing team and paediatric consultants. The CED team has a focus on multi-disciplinary learning in the department.
Successful applicant would need significant experience working with children and young people in an emergency department. They must be competent and comfortable in all areas of emergency care and shift leading experience.
* To provide effective clinical leadership that ensures quality patient care; good communication; safe and efficient management of the service/department within allocated resources; facilitates the development of all the staff within the team
* To act as role model and expert practitioner
* To undertake delegated responsibility and support the Matron.
Please note that if you currently work for another NHS Trust or UHSussex and you are applying to accept this position as a secondment opportunity, before applying you must seek agreement and authorisation from your current Trust/Manager. Secondments can’t be agreed without this approval. If you are unable to gain approval you should refrain from applying unless you wish to take this role as a fixed term position.
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Carl Sedge Job title: CED and Ambulatory Care Matron Email address: carlsedge@nhs.net Telephone number: 01273696955
Informal visits or conversations would be welcomed.
Please contact Carl Sedge on 01273696955 ext 62365
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