Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Children’s Nurse to join our Children’s Emergency Department team.
We’re looking for enthusiastic, committed and hardworking individuals who are eager to develop their skills and thrive in a fast-paced environment. If you work well under pressure, enjoy learning, and are passionate about delivering excellent care, we would be delighted to hear from you.
The successful candidate will provide the highest standard of evidence-based, patient-centered care. You will also have a genuine passion for education, training and the development of staff, recognising the positive impact this has on the children and families we care for.
Most importantly, you will share our PRIDE values and our ongoing drive for improvement.
Our busy Children’s Emergency Departments operate across two sites — Queen’s Hospital in Romford and King George Hospital in Goodmayes — providing a wide range of pediatric and surgical services to our local communities. As some of the busiest Children’s EDs in the country, we are continuing to grow our team so we can offer the best service possible.
As part of our expanding CED team, you’ll have opportunities to build your knowledge, update your clinical skills, and be supported by Matrons, Practice Development Nurses and the wider MDT.
We know motivated, supported staff deliver the best patient experience, so we’re committed to making our hospitals a great place to work. Our values — Passion, Responsibility, Innovation, Drive and Empowerment — sit at the heart of everything we do.
Main duties of the job
To support the Matron and Senior Multi-Disciplinary Team to ensure that high quality patient focused care is delivered within the Children’s Emergency Service.
To actively participate in the day-to-day clinical and operational management of the department. Act as a clinical leader and role model whilst providing direct quality patient care, sharing expertise with colleagues. To work within the CED team on professional nursing issues and management of clinical governance issues
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the.
We run a in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Children’s Nurse (RSCN)
2. APLS / EPALS provider course
Desirable criteria
3. Post graduate course in Children’s Emergency Nursing or equivalent
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
4. Substantial ED experience at Band 6 working in children's ED
Desirable criteria
5. Experience of change management in the working environment
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.