We have an exciting opportunity for Band 5 Paediatric Nurses to join our Children's Emergency Departments at St Helier .

Our team provide 24 hour paediatric emergency care in our dedicated Paediatric Emergency Department. We provide care for children with acute and urgent physical and mental health needs, as well as complex and long term conditions.

The teams include dedicated paediatric advanced care practitioners, and are supported by the Trust Paediatric Nursing and Medical Teams, as well as our Emergency Department colleagues. There are opportunities for professional development which includes access to our Trust wide paediatric simulation courses.

Paediatric services at St Helier include our acute Paediatric ward which takes medical, surgical and orthopaedic patients. We also have a Paediatric Assessment unit, day surgery and children's outpatients. We have over 25 paediatric specialist nurses, a children's community nurse team and a specialist children's safeguarding team. Therefore there are opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills in a range of areas, to complement your emergency nursing skills

Paed ED now has its own new dedicated Practice Educator for Paediatric ED alone. This will support existing and new nurses in the department and help with learning new skills necessary in Paed ED

Main duties of the job

The post holder will

• provide evidenced based, high quality assessment and care to children and their families attending the Emergency Department
• supervise, support and educate other team members, including nursing and medical students
• develop and maintain advanced Emergency Nursing skills
• advise on health promotion and prevention of illness/injury
• advocate for children and families
• 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

About us

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surreyand NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and issupported by over 500 volunteers.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details about this exciting role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RN Child with NMC registration

Desirable

• Degree in relevant health subject

Experience

Essential

• oPrioritising and organising work load, delegating and supervising tasks appropriately oanalysing, resolving issues and making sound judgements on clinical issues, using initiative, whilst demonstrating an awareness of own limits oworking collaboratively with multiple members of the internal and external multidisciplinary team oability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care

Desirable

• omentorship, teaching and assessing

Knowledge

Essential

• oAcute, chronic and emergency paediatric care oSafeguarding children and Young People within the Emergency Department

Skills

Essential

• oExcellent communication skills, both written and verbal oCaring and compassionate towards patients, families and colleagues oAble to remain calm, focused and work under pressure oCommitted to personal and professional development oEvidence of self awareness and reflective practice

Employer details

Employer name

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

St Helier

wrythe lane

Carshalton

SM5 1AA

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