Paediatric HDU Senior Staff Nurse

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

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Job summary

RSCN/RN (Child Branch)

Band 6

Full time: 37.5 hours per week

Women's, Children and Sexual Health Directorate

We have an excitingand challenging opportunity for a dynamic and innovative Band 5 or existing Band 6 with excellent clinical skills to join our HDU team on Tiger Safari Ward. We are looking to recruit 3 WTE Paediatric HDU Senior Staff nurses; this is a fixed term post for 12 months.

Our HDU service consists of 3-4 beds on our general children's inpatient ward, providing high quality care for children and young people up to the age of 16 years requiring high dependency care; this includes long term ventilation.

Main duties of the job

To provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all children, by assessing care needs and developing, implementing and evaluating them without supervision.

To assist the Clinical Nurse Manager and/or Matron in leading the nursing team and deputise in their absence.

To monitor standards of nursing care and take appropriate action to maintain and improve them.

To utilise a variety of strategies to communicate effectively with children, families, the multi-disciplinary team, other departments within the trust and pertinent agencies outside the organisation.

To respond to children's and families' concerns as they arise and take remedial action as required.

To act as a mentor, teaching and supervising junior staff including student nurses and health care support workers.

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.

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:

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
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream

Date posted

17 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum plus HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

197-RF4124

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Stadium Road

Woolwich

SE18 4QH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached JD and Person Specification for information regarding the roles and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached JD and Person Specification for information regarding the roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

RSCN or RN Child
PILS provider
Functioning at minimum diploma level.
Mentorship level 5/6 or equivalent.
High Dependency module or equivalent level of experience

Desirable

Functioning at degree level.

Experience

Essential

Good written & verbal communication skills.
Ability to document legibly and precisely
Minimum of 18 months post registration experience at band 5 or above.
Interest & experience in teaching.
Acute Children's ward experience.

Desirable

2 YEARS Previous experience of working with children and family
Competent in IV drug administration.
Experience in managing the ward on a regular basis.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

RSCN or RN Child
PILS provider
Functioning at minimum diploma level.
Mentorship level 5/6 or equivalent.
High Dependency module or equivalent level of experience

Desirable

Functioning at degree level.

Experience

Essential

Good written & verbal communication skills.
Ability to document legibly and precisely
Minimum of 18 months post registration experience at band 5 or above.
Interest & experience in teaching.
Acute Children's ward experience.

Desirable

2 YEARS Previous experience of working with children and family
Competent in IV drug administration.
Experience in managing the ward on a regular basis.

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).