Paediatric Staff Nurse - Children's Emergency Department

Job summary

Exciting Opportunity for Band 5 Paediatric Nurses

Are you passionate about making a difference in emergency care? Join our dedicated Children's Emergency Department team at Epsom General Hospital, where we provide 24-hour paediatric emergency care in a supportive and innovative environment.

Why Join Us?

• Comprehensive Care: Deliver care for children with acute and urgent physical or mental health needs, as well as complex and long-term conditions, in our purpose-built Paediatric Emergency Department.
• Expert Teams: Work alongside dedicated paediatric advanced care practitioners, Trust-wide Paediatric Nursing and Medical Teams, and supportive Emergency Department colleagues.
• Development Opportunities: Advance your skills through Trust-wide paediatric simulation courses and access to training tailored to your professional growth

Explore Diverse Paediatric ServicesAt Epsom General Hospital, our paediatric services include:

• Acute Paediatric Ward: Focused care for children with urgent needs.
• Medical Day Units and Outpatients: Flexible options for ongoing treatments.
• Level 1 Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Service: Providing specialized oncology care.
• Dedicated Psychiatric Liaison Service: Supporting mental health needs.

Additionally, you'll join a wider team of over 25 paediatric specialist nurses, community children's nurses, and safeguarding specialists--opening doors to broaden your expertise across various paediatric disciplines.

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

Dedicated Support for Your Growth

Our Paediatric ED now has a new, dedicated Practice Educator to support both new and experienced nurses in developing the specific skills needed for success in the Paediatric Emergency Department.

Take the next step in your nursing career and join a team that's committed to delivering exceptional care while supporting your professional journey. Let's make a difference together!

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce

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

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).