About this role
Job summary
Paediatric ED Staff Nurse- Band 5
Are you a qualified or soon to be qualified children's nurse?
Are you interested in a career providing emergency care to children and their families?
Are you looking for a fast paced, interesting and varied role?
If so we are looking for motivated, dynamic nurses to join our team!
With strong nursing leadership, a dedicated Paediatric Lead Nurse and a Professional Development nurse to guide and support you in conjunction with an allocated mentor.
Within 2 years of joining the Trust you will be offered the following courses:
PILS (Paediatric immediate life support)
TILS (Trauma immediate life support)
Paediatric HDU / Children's Emergency nursing
Qualification in Specialism for Paediatric Emergency Nursing, which is accredited by the RCN.
EZ-IO - Intraosseous Vascular Access System
These training opportunities and more offer the ideal stepping stone to a junior sister role -we are keen to develop and support nursing growth.
Applications from newly qualified nurses will be considered
Main duties of the job
Please see the Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role.
If you are unable to access the PDF, the details of the job description can also be found in the 'Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities' section.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description Job responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical Responsibilities
Assess, plan and implement care for children on arrival to the treatment area and prioritise need for clinical intervention after the appropriate training.
To develop an area of clinical interest to improve the care & services offered to children and their families.
Maintain effective communication with colleagues and patients and their families, assessing and supporting children and their families with understanding of their illness, health promotion and prevention of future illness.
To ensure the safe administration of medicines in accordance with local policy and NMC guidelines, including Patient Group Directions.
Provide support for children/young people and their families. Direct them to relevant services if appropriate.
To ensure high standards of patient care at all times.
Ensure an appropriate, welcoming and safe environment is provided for children and their families. As much as possible, this should be audio-visually separate from adults and in line with National Service Framework recommendations.
To develop and keep clinical knowledge and skills updated, including developing and maintaining extended clinical role skills, following appropriate training.
Assist in the identification of any child protection issues and make referrals to appropriate multidisciplinary team members including social services.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications Essential
NMC Registered Nurse CHILD or on an approved university based nursing course leading to registration with the NMC in the next 3 months
Desirable
BSc or working towards PILS/APLS Emergency Nursing Module
Skills & Abilities Essential
Nursing and assessment skills Good verbal and written communication skills Ability to work as a team member
Desirable
IV Drug administration competency (competency can be undertaken in post) Cannulation
Knowledge & Experience Essential
Knowledge of nursing models Practices in line with the NMC Code of Conduct and guidelines. Awareness of the current issues within Emergency nursing. Able to deliver safe medicines practice.
Desirable
Post qualification nursing experience
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Address WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL - Accident & Emergency Level 5
Magdala Ave
London
N19 5NF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)