Children's Services at the University Hospital, Lewisham are currently seeking an enthusiastic Band 5 children's nurse to work in the children's emergency department and inpatient ward.If you would like to become part of a friendly team, delivering excellent care and take advantage of many opportunities available to you, we would like to meet you.

Main duties of the job

o To assist in maintaining the health and safety requirements of all children and youngpersons, carers, visitors and staff.o To be an active member of the ward team contributing ideas to improve/maintainefficiency within the area and utilise resources effectively.o Is familiar with national and agreed Division/Trust policies and procedures and willapply them in her/his practice.o Reports any accidents/untoward incidents/unsafe practices involving children/ carersand/or staff to the Sister/Modern Matron/Head of Children's Nursing in line with Trustpolicy.o Will be required to undertake training and demonstrate competency followingthis, with all equipment introduced to their practice area, so they can be usedappropriately and safely.o Participate in and contribute to meetings relevant to their role and practice area.o To participate in the assessment of performance of learners and untrained staff.o To utilise evidence based findings when delivering nursing care.o To actively contribute towards a happy and therapeutic environment and to theworking of the multi-disciplinary ward team.

About us

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is a community focused provider of local and acute care, providing high quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley. With a turnover of around �700 million, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham and a range of community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.

As an organisation, we've made significant improvements for patients and staff in the last two and-a-half years. This is reflected in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection (from February 2020), which found improvements across the organisation and gave us an improved rating of Good in the Well-Led and Effective domains, in addition to the rating of Good that we had already achieved in the Caring domain. Our staff culture change programme has been key to the Trust's improvement journey, as we've stabilised our workforce by reducing vacancy rates and improving staff retention. We've also significantly increased the representation of minority ethnic leaders across our clinical and corporate teams.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a member of the nursing team participate in maintaining good workingrelationships and promote good communications within the ward environment.

To assist in maintaining the health and safety requirements of all children and youngpersons, carers, visitors and staff. To be an active member of the ward team contributing ideas to improve/maintainefficiency within the area and utilise resources effectively. Is familiar with national and agreed Division/Trust policies and procedures and willapply them in her/his practice. Reports any accidents/untoward incidents/unsafe practices involving children/ carersand/or staff to the Sister/Modern Matron/Head of Childrens Nursing in line with Trustpolicy. Will be required to undertake training and demonstrate competency followingthis, with all equipment introduced to their practice area, so they can be usedappropriately and safely. Participate in and contribute to meetings relevant to their role and practice area. To participate in the assessment of performance of learners and untrained staff. To utilise evidence based findings when delivering nursing care. To actively contribute towards a happy and therapeutic environment and to theworking of the multi-disciplinary ward team. To be responsible for her/his own professional development including the Scope ofProfessional Practice and participate in Personal Development Plan and ProfessionalDevelopment Review (PDR). Is responsible for maintaining complete, legible and up to date records of nursingcare in line with NMC (2008) guidelines.High quality care for every patient, every day Having undertaken the appropriate training, act as a Practice Assessor forDiploma/Degree students on ward. To actively participate in the Unit teaching programme through demonstration anddirect supervision. To participate in the education of the child and family regarding aspects ofo Care, promotion of health and the prevention of illness. Participate in the implementation of clinical supervision to enablechildrens nurses to provide high quality care to children and their carers. Understand your role and responsibilities in safeguarding childrenidentifying and referring children and families in need / at risk. Demonstrate competency in basic life-support for adults and children. Practice family centred care in conjunction with National ServiceFramework, Clinical Governance and Essence of Care. Take up opportunities to expand your role as relevant to areas of practice. On reaching final Gateway will be expected to take charge of a shift in theabsence of a more senior member of staff. Demonstrate basic competency in Internet Technology (IT) and completeNHSmail training within 6 months of taking on employment.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Occupational Health and DBS Clearance.
• Functioning at diploma level
• Part 8/15 on register/ awaiting pin

Desirable

• Mentorship

Experience

Essential

• Basic Life Support.
• Evidence of ED placement in final year

Desirable

• Minimum of 6 months post-registration experience in an acute setting/ ED

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to organise own work and prioritise workload.
• Interest in teaching.
• Good written and verbal communication skills and numeracy skills.
• Understanding of safeguarding.
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Competent in IV drug administration
• I.T skills

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

University Lewisham Hospital

Lewisham High Street

London

SE13 6LH

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