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Job summary

Main area
Emergency Department
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-6043360-C
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Barnet Hospital
Town
Barnet
Salary
£40,701 - £48,054 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Emergency Department Paediatrics

Band 6

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to appoint passionate, enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic Band 6 children’s Nurses who are ready to take the next step to develop their leadership and management skills. Our department has an integrated Urgent Care Centre and Adult Emergency Department.   Barnet ED also has Advanced Care practitioners working alongside the ED medical Team and supporting the Nursing staff. Furthermore we are a Trauma Unit receiving trauma patients from across Hertfordshire and North London. We are a busy unit receiving up to 90 ambulances per day and over 120,000 patients per year. We pride ourselves on our high quality, safe and effective care. Training and support for all staff is key to a happy team and safe patient care, this is why we have a clinical practice education team dedicated to the development of our nurses. We are committed to developing and supporting a modern career framework for our nurses in the Emergency Department. You will be supported every step of your Emergency care career pathway by our senior nurses and Clinical Practice Education team. We pride ourselves in continual development for our staff.

Band 6 opportunities include;

  • Protected Supernumerary period
  • ALS
  • APLS
  • Band 6 development competencies
  • University accredited Internal children’s ED course for those wishing to enhance their paediatric emergency skills.
  • Self rostering
  • Step up to lead (leadership courses)

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education

Essential criteria
  • Qualified RSCN and / or / RN with Extensive ED experience
Desirable criteria
  • Post Grad AED Course or working towards one
  • 998 or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Proven Paediatric Experience in ED
Desirable criteria
  • Proven Paediatric ED or paediatric acute ward experience

Skills and attributes

Essential criteria
  • Advanced communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise and manage work load
  • Ability to provide a high standard of holistic family centred care, to children and their families.
  • Able to act as a mentor to junior staff
  • Effective managerial, leadership and organisational skills

Personal Qualities & attribute

Essential criteria
  • A mature and professional attitude / enthusiastic and positive
  • Displays compassion and understanding

Other

Essential criteria
  • Able to work internal rotation to night duty

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Luke Brown
Job title
Emergency Department Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02082165012
Additional information

To arrange informal Visits contact Luke Brown

[email protected]

Matron

Emergency Department 

Barnet hospital

02082164325

If you have problems applying, contact

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