Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sister/Charge Nurse Paediatric Emergency Department (FTC/Secondment)
The closing date is 19 October 2026
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
About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.
Our Values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Job responsibilities
Job Summary (please see attached Job Description for further information)
- Ensure a high standard of nursing care is performed at all times and reviewsand 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.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
- Registered Children's Nurse and has current live PIN on NMC register.
- Evidence of recent and continuing professional development.
- Diploma or Degree level study.
- Relevant clinical course
- EPALS
EXPERIENCE
- Post registration experience in Paediatric Nursing
- Experience of leading the Ward/Unit and ensuring high quality care is delivered
- Experience of completing & supporting with audits
- Experience with appraisals
- Experience of supporting a new starter/students
- Experience of Datix and complaints management
SKILLS
- Demonstrates skills in leaderships & management
- Intravenous medications
- Cannulation & Venepuncture
- Understanding for managing early stages of capability, conduct & sickness absence
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.
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