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Paediatric Staff Nurse in Emergency Care, Band 5

Employer
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Gloucestershire
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum
Closing date
8 Jun 2023

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Profession
Nurse, Adult nurse, A&E nurse
Grade
Band 5
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
The Paediatric Staff Nurse in Emergency Care will be responsible to the Matron and the Trust, jointly contributing and assisting with service delivery for the Emergency Department and the Medical Division. The role incorporates a 24-hour responsibility managing and effectively leading the clinical nursing team alongside other agencies. The post holder will be a role model, providing regular direct clinical care. In addition, they will ensure effective use of non-clinical time to support the implementation of both clinical and non-clinical governance and facilitating the modernization of patient services.

The post holder is required to hold a registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and maintain standards in accordance with UK law, the NMC, Trust and EU guidelines. The Sister / Charge Nurse in Emergency Care will report to the Matron, with responsibility to workforce and staff development are in place to ensure delivery of quality, safety, financial and workforce targets and be professionally accountable to the Divisional Director for Quality and Nursing for Medicine.

Main duties of the job

1. To be visible, accessible, authoritative and influential figure on whom staff, patients, families and carers can rely, to ensure the fundamentals of care are delivered effectively and efficiently.

2. Provide professional support to nurses, midwives and students, acting as a role model within the department, medical division and the Trust ensuring that competence in managerial and clinical practice is both developed and maintained.

3. The post holder will be expected to work and support admissions and transfers of patients from and to the Unit to maintain good patient flow.

4. Provide assurance to the Senior Sister and Matron that there is continuous improvement in the delivery of clinical services within the Department and are tailored to the needs of the patients.

5. Provide clear clinical skills within nursing, working flexibly as a member of the Emergency department team to ensure standards are being maintained, evaluated and where necessary improved.

6. The post holder will deputise for the sister team as required

7. Support the development of nursing skills in all aspects of the role providing expert clinical knowledge and specialized advice.

8. Provide nursing observation, set and maintain professional nursing standards, provide professional nursing advice and direction to the staff.

The post holder will be professionally and managerially responsible for the named staff in the unit at any one time.

About us

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job purpose

1. To be visible, accessible, authoritative and influential figure on whom staff, patients, families and carers can rely, to ensure the fundamentals of care are delivered effectively and efficiently.

2. Provide professional support to nurses, midwives and students, acting as a role model within the department, medical division and the Trust ensuring that competence in managerial and clinical practice is both developed and maintained.

3. The post holder will be expected to work and support admissions and transfers of patients from and to the Unit to maintain good patient flow.

4. Provide assurance to the Senior Sister and Matron that there is continuous improvement in the delivery of clinical services within the Department and are tailored to the needs of the patients.

5. Provide clear clinical skills within nursing, working flexibly as a member of the Emergency department team to ensure standards are being maintained, evaluated and where necessary improved.

6. The post holder will deputise for the sister team as required

7. Support the development of nursing skills in all aspects of the role providing expert clinical knowledge and specialized advice.

8. Provide nursing observation, set and maintain professional nursing standards, provide professional nursing advice and direction to the staff.

The post holder will be professionally and managerially responsible for the named staff in the unit at any one time.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Active registration with the NMC or HCPC United Kingdom
  • Recognised Degree/ Diploma in Nursing


Desirable

  • Paediatric Immediate Life Support
  • European Paediatric Advanced if Support


Experience

Essential

  • Experience (through employment) of working in an acute clinical environment
  • Knowledge and experience of working as a Staff Nurse


Desirable

  • Experience of Essential Emergency Department Areas. Resus, Triage and Ambulance handover


Knowledge/ Skills

Essential

  • Excellent presentational, communication and interpersonal skills


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

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide (Cheltenham and Gloucester)

Gloucestershire

GL1 3NN

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