Senior Charge Nurse - Children's Emergency Department

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are seeking a Senior Charge Nurse to join our Children's Emergency Department.

Are you an inspirational Senior Children's Nurse wishing to join a new team with a passion to deliver exceptional patient care ?

Are you an adult trained experienced Senior A&E Nurse at band 7 with extensive Children's A&E experience?

The successful candidate will need to be highly motivated and able to deliver a high standard of nursing care whilst displaying our Trust values of Excellent, Compassionate and Respectful.

If you want to be a key player in driving forward positive change for emergency paediatric care with a clear vision to be a role model for the clinical nursing and support team, then we want to hear from you today!

Main duties of the job

Our Children's Emergency Department is well established it is purpose built with a co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit which opened in 2015 and is operational 24hrs a day 7 days a week.

We offer exciting opportunities for career development within our service for all grades of staff. We have a robust education and training programme provided by our Clinical Practice Facilitators. You will be joining an existing dedicated and experienced senior nursing team.

We are looking to expand our current band 7 team in the Children Emergency Department and we welcome applicants with experience at band 6 or 7 in Children's A&E, a Paediatric Assessment Unit, or senior nurse band 7 with an adult A&E background with extensive children's A&E experience. We are committed to supporting our staff and enhancing your career development.

About us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Date posted

02 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

390-WAC-BA-7172-F

Job locations

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see job specification and job description attached to the vacancy for a full description of main responsibilities.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see job specification and job description attached to the vacancy for a full description of main responsibilities.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Skills

Essential

Strong previous experience in Childrens A&E nursing / PAU / equivalent experience
APLS/ EPLS trained

Desirable

A&E Nursing Course
Advanced Assessment Skills Course

Experience

Essential

Experience of managing a team previously

Desirable

Experience of managing HR issues, recruitment, retention and disciplinary matters

Person Specification

Qualifications / Skills

Essential

Strong previous experience in Childrens A&E nursing / PAU / equivalent experience
APLS/ EPLS trained

Desirable

A&E Nursing Course
Advanced Assessment Skills Course

Experience

Essential

Experience of managing a team previously

Desirable

Experience of managing HR issues, recruitment, retention and disciplinary matters

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

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