Paediatric Emergency Department Junior Sister/Charge Nurse
Join our Paediatric Emergency Department team. As a Band 6 nurse, you will be a clinical leader, role model, and problem‑solver, delivering high‑quality, compassionate care to our youngest patients while supporting and developing the wider nursing team.
Our department includes two dedicated paediatric resuscitation bays, a high‑visibility cubicle and seven main treatment cubicles.
We have senior presence with a dedicated Nurse in Charge on every shift and Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultants providing visible clinical leadership.
Paediatric ED has its own private entrance and dedicated waiting area, helping our patients and families feel safe, supported and protected throughout their visit.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a supportive, forward‑thinking team where learning, development and patient safety are at the heart of everything we do.
Main duties of the job
* Lead shifts and support your team.
* Confidently run the shift, ensuring good patient flow and escalating capacity challenges.
* Make quick, safe triage decisions and stream patients to appropriate MDT.
* Care for everything from minor injuries to critical emergencies.
* Mentor junior staff and share your expertise.
* Drive improvements and shape the future of paediatric emergency care.
* Act as a role model to junior staff, leading by example to ensure a high quality of care.
* Take part in audits and service improvements, understanding KPIs and how these are delivered and maintained.
* Safeguard our patients and their families.
* Escalate appropriately whilst problem‑solving to ensure patient safety and flow.
Person specification
Experience
* Demonstrable post‑registration, including relevant experience as a senior staff nurse and RCN.
* Competent in triage.
* Evidence of previous management.
* Project management skills.
* Experience of PADR and performance management.
* Evidence of having undertaken relevant further study or training for this post.
Qualifications
* RCN Child with current NMC registration.
* Mentorship course or equivalent, or willing to undertake within first year.
* IV competent.
* Counselling skills certificate/qualification.
* EPALS / APLS certificate.
* Degree‑level qualification in a health‑related subject.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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