Job overview
We are looking for enthusiastic, committed and hardworking Children's Nurse to join our ED team. We welcome both newly qualified and experienced children’s nurses. You must be able to work well under pressure and have a willingness to learn and develop your own skills. If this is you we would be delighted to hear from you. The successful candidate will be expected to provide the highest standard of evidence based, patient centered care. Most importantly, you will share our PRIDE values and our desire to continue to improve. We know it takes happy motivated staff to be produce patient satisfaction, so we're making our hospitals great places to work. It's about living in our values: Passion, Responsibility, Innovation, Drive and Empowerment - the PRIDE at the heart of all we do. All new staff appointed to posts are subject to a six month probationary period. This will give the new starter an opportunity to become familiar with the culture and working environment of the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Our busy Children's Emergency Departments cover two sites - Queens Hospital in Romford and King George's Hospital in Goodmayes. We deliver a comprehensive range of general Paediatric and Surgical Services to our local communities. These are amongst the busiest Children's EDs in the country and we are always looking to build our team to provide the best service possible. Our CED team is constantly expanding, to support this you will be learning and developing your knowledge whilst ensuring your skills are kept fully up to date. You will be supported by our Practice Development Nurse, Senior Sisters/Charge Nurses, Matrons and members of the wider MDT Team. Delivers a high standard of patient centred care focusing on the essences of care and clinical safety.
Following the initial assessment and under supervision, manages a group of patients.
Supports the senior emergency nurses and ED team by delivering a high standard of care and working within own scope of practice.
Ensures that a high standard of infection prevention and control is maintained within the service.
Develops themselves and supports others including students.
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. We’re no longer in ; we’ve opened at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named by the Health Service Journal.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at in Hornchurch.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 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.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
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.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Children's Nurse
Desirable criteria
2. PILS
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
3. Able to work well under pressure.
Desirable criteria
4. Able to assess, plan and prioritize care for a group of patients.
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
5. Able to work effectively as a team.
Desirable criteria
6. Emergency Department experience.
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.
Application numbers
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