Sister/Charge Nurse Paediatric Emergency Department (Fixed Term Contract/Secondment)

Job overview

The Paediatric Emergency Department at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital is offering an exciting opportunity of a 9 month secondment/fixed term contract.

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The Paediatric Emergency Department at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital is in a busy district general hospital seeing over 27,500 children per year. The service offers a dedicated Paediatric Emergency Department located adjacent to our Adult Emergency Department. The new department includes a paediatric HDU room and CAMHS room.

Our successful applicants will benefit from the internal and external courses, including ED Trauma course, PILS among many other opportunities. The applicant will gain support from our senior team and our practice development team.

Main duties of the job

• To assist with the management of the nursing team, under the direction of the ward Manager/ Matron.
• Communicate proactively with all staff on the clinical condition and treatment plan of patients and ensures accurate nursing records are maintained by all staff.
• Participate in clinical training including teaching and supervision of new staff, unqualified staff and student nurses in the ward environment.
• Ensure work with the Trust /unit and ward policies in order to maintain professional, clinical and patient safety.

For further detail please refer to attached Job Description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job Summary (please see attached Job Description for further information)

* Ensure a high standard of nursing care is performed at all times and reviews and regularly updates these standards

*To take responsibility for the assessments of the care needs; the development, implementation and evaluation of care to ensure the highest possible standards of care are received by patients

*To supervise and teach other nursing and non-nursing staff, acting as an excellent clinical role model and team leader to ensure quality care is delivered to the patients.

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.