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Job overview
- Providing high quality nursing care and supporting team members to maintain best practice to all patients and visitors whilst following hospital and departmental policies.
- The safety of self, colleagues, patients and visitors in the Emergency Department.
- To support the emergency team, providing high quality nursing care.
- Sharing in and contributing to the management of the department.
- As skills and competencies develop taking charge and actively participating in and contributing to the management of the ward or department on a regular basis.
- Supervising and mentoring junior staff.
- Providing excellent nursing care.
Main duties of the job
Are you looking for a challenge and excited about working in a fast-paced, innovative environment?
We are seeking enthusiastic nurses at Band 5 to join our Children and Young Persons Emergency Department team to cover a 12 month Maternity cover.
We see a wide variety of patients, from those with primary care issues in our Urgent Care Centre, to trauma patients seen in the designated Major Trauma Centre for southwest London.
This is an excellent opportunity to expand your skills and be part of an evolving and developing service.
The Emergency Department is a friendly, dynamic work place that prides itself on the health and well being of it's staff and team work approach to all situations.
Main duties of this role include: providing high quality nursing care and supporting team members to maintain best practice to all patients and visitors whilst following hospital and departmental policies.
The safety of self, colleagues, patients and visitors in the Emergency Department.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information and also the person specification for this role.
Person specification
General & Personal
Essential
- • Motivated and demonstrates an enthusiasm for the speciality.
- • Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to patient care.
- Sound verbal and written communication.
- • Adaptable and responsive to changing needs.
- • Ability to use own initiative.
- Ability to identify stress in self and others and to take effective action to manage the situation
Desirable
- • Ability to motivate and lead staff for a shift.
Education & Research
Essential
- • Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of research and evidence based practice.
- • Able to explain the principles of mentoring and assessing junior staff.
- • Understands the importance of developing self and others.
Desirable
- • Demonstrates an understanding of audit
- • Ability to take on small research or audit project.
Organisational Management
Essential
- • Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care according to individual needs.
- • Ability to effectively prioritise workload and patient care needs.
- • Demonstrates an understanding of managing resources.
- • Demonstrates an understanding of clinical risk
Desirable
- • Has worked in an acute environment
- • Computer literate
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse: Paediatric with post registration experience or Adult trained with extensive experience in a paediatric acute care setting
Desirable
- 6 month post registration
- Completion of preceptorship programme
- Venepuncture
- IV drug Administration
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This advert is for Band 5 Paediatric Staff Nurse - Emergency Department - 12th Maternity cover until June 2027 with St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £38,488 - £46,852 per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata). The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover). The application deadline is 02 Aug 2026.
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