Band 6​/Paediatric nurses

Overview

The Children's ED has been recently relocated and comprises of a minors/majors area, a 3 bedded short stay facility, a modernised resuscitation area and a separate waiting area. We are expecting some estates redevelopment in the near future to improve these facilities. An opportunity now exists for Band 6/7 Paediatric nurses with extensive experience to extend their skills in a Children's ED environment working alongside a varied nursing workforce, Paediatric Emergency Consultants, ENP's and GP's in the newly established UTC.

The successful candidates would be working alongside four other paediatric band 7's, two of which are primarily responsible for the management of the nursing workforce and department. The successful candidate would manage their own team of staff for sickness, 1:1's, Appraisals and performance. The successful candidate would be working alongside a team of band 7's, all of whom have varying roles and responsibilities within the team to cover the whole seven day service.

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream, The post holder has shared 24 hour responsibility for the Children's Accident and Emergency Department.

• Act as an expert clinical practitioner and role model within all areas of children's emergency nursing
• The development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, and the setting of standards of care of the children and their family / carers.
• This responsibility includes liaising with the multidisciplinary team and providing leadership to nursing colleagues.
• The post holder is also expected to manage the deployment and supervision of staff, participate in the selection and performance review of nursing staff and teach both student and qualified nurses.
• Take responsibility in managing and closing down clinical incidences for the department.

We reserve the right to close the post before the stated closing date, please apply early. We do not contact applicants with the outcome of the shortlisting. If you have been shortlisted, you will receive an invite to an assessment day or interview. As a local employer and anchor institution we work closely with our community to recruit locally and we welcome applications from the widest variety of people to ensure our workforce are reflective of the local communities which we serve.

We encourage all suitable candidates to apply including if you are Black, Asian or other ethnic minorities, live with a disability (visible or not) or are LGBT+. We have a number of active staff networks including Disability, LGBT+, Multicultural Inclusion and Women's staff networks to bring staff together and celebrate diversity across our whole workforce. Please note that sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route is subject to Trust allocation and UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approval.

This post supports providing senior experience within the nursing establishment to cover the seven day period, leading shifts and managing patient pathways improving clinical care and patient experience. Applicants must like a challenge, respond well to the demands of a busy department, have good communication skills and enjoy working at a fast pace in a multidisciplinary team. Their main responsibilities would be managing the clinical pathways within the department, and being…