Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Paediatric Emergency Department

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse in Paediatric Emergency Department at Princess Royal University Hospital.

The department cares for Children and Young People from birth to 15 years of age.

You must be a Registered Children's Nurse with excellent clinical skills, self-motivated, enthusiastic and committed to providing high standards of care for all our paediatric patients, their families and carers. The ability to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential. You should have time-management and clinical organisational skills as you will need to manage a busy Children's Emergency Department.

The post holder will be responsible for maintaining standards and quality in the day-to-day management of the department.

This role will enable you to gain and demonstrate skills in leadership and people management within the clinical environment. Your primary responsibilities will be to regularly take charge of the shift/department and support and develop junior staff by being a mentor and role model.

Care and compassion in managing our paediatric patients and families is important to us. As a result, we expect successful candidates to demonstrate these qualities on a daily basis, and have the resilience.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• 1st level Registered Paediatric Nurse with active UK NMC registration
• Further professional studies relevant to the clinical area. For example, an ED course or an Oncology Foundation Course
• Mentorship programme or equivalent teaching qualification

Desirable

• Degree in Nursing or Equivalent

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Communication skills - able to relate and communicate with patients and staff at all levels and from different professions. Adapts communication style as necessary and is able to work with and through others.

Team building and working skills - able to lead a team to achieve results

Highly self-motivated - Possesses high internal work standards, sets themselves and helps others to set attainable goals; wants to do things better, to improve, to be more effective and efficient; measure progress against target

Customer focused - committed to ensuring a positive hospital experience for patients and their relatives/ carers

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable clinical expertise, relevant to the area.
• Able to contribute to develop the workplace as a learning environment

Desirable

• Previous experience of leading change in a clinical environment

About the employer

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.