Job overview
Paediatric Junior Sister - Band 6
Are you ready to take your nursing career to the next level? Join our welcoming team at St Helier/Epsom General Hospital Paediatric Emergency Department as a Band 6 nurse! Due to our new skill mix increase and establishment enhancement, we are now looking forward to recruiting additional Band 6 roles alongside our existing Band 6s. This is a dynamic role with the opportunity to work across other Trust sites as needed. We offer Paediatric Crisis SIM courses, APLS training, Paediatric A+E courses and a variety of professional development opportunities. Plus, our dedicated Paediatric ED Practice Development Nurse is here to support you every step of the way.
Main duties of the job
• will be professionally accountable for their standards of professional practice as set by the NMC Code of Professional Standards of practice and behaviour and relevant professional guidelines
• will undertake the nurse in charge role for the department
• will supervise, support and educate other team members, including nursing and medical students
• will ensure safe and effective clinical practice and enhance patient experience.
• will ensure the promotion and implementation of trust policies and the effective delivery of organisational objectives.
• will promote the Trusts’ visions, values and divisional 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 document which contains more information about the Nursing role at Epsom and St Helier.
Person specification
core skills
Essential criteria
1. Registered Nurse – Child (RSCN/RNC) with current NMC registration
2. Be able to demonstrate experience within an acute or emergency Paediatric setting
3. •Within an acute or emergency Paediatric setting Experience of effective shift coordination, management of patient care, staffing + resources
Desirable criteria
4. Module in relevant specialist area e.g. children’s emergency nursing module and Degree (or working towards) in relevant health subject
5. Experience of Paediatric emergency nursing at a Band 5
core skills
Essential criteria
6. mentorship, teaching and assessing
Desirable criteria
7. Advanced competency in nursing skills, e.g. triage and assessment, plastering, IV/ Capital Nurse, central line management
Your recruitment team
The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:
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Your application
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References
Please provide a minimum of 3 years’ employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Closing date
To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.
Application feedback
If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.
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
NameLaura DonnellyJob titleSenior SisterEmail addressTelephone number07721816682