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Paediatric Junior Sister
Closing date is 17 November 2025
Job Summary
Paediatric Junior Sister - Band 6. Are you ready to take your nursing career to the next level? Join our welcoming team at 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
* Professionally accountable for standards of professional practice as set by the NMC Code of Professional Standards of practice and behaviour and relevant professional guidelines.
* Undertake the nurse in charge role for the department.
* Supervise, support and educate other team members, including nursing and medical students.
* Ensure safe and effective clinical practice and enhance patient experience.
* Ensure the promotion and implementation of trust policies and the effective delivery of organisational objectives.
* Promote the Trusts' visions, values and divisional objectives.
About us
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.
Job 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
* Registered Nurse - Child (RSCN/RNC) with current NMC registration.
* Experience within an acute or emergency Paediatric setting, with effective shift coordination, management of patient care, staffing and resources.
Desirable
* Module in relevant specialist area e.g. children's emergency nursing module and Degree (or working towards) in relevant health subject.
* Experience of Paediatric emergency nursing at a Band 5.
Core Skills
Essential
* Mentorship, teaching and assessing.
Desirable
* Advanced competency in nursing skills, e.g. triage and assessment, plastering, IV/ Capital Nurse, central line management.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer Details
Employer Name
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Paediatric ED, Epsom Hospital
Dorking Road
Epsom
KT18 7EG
Employer's Website
https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)
£44,485 to £52,521 a year Pro rata per annum inc hcas (outer London)
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