Children's Emergency Department Nurse in City of Westminster

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting. Provide a high-quality standard of care for patients in an environment conducive to learning for all staff. To ensure that relationships and own behaviour is managed in line with the Trusts competencies. Take charge of the ward/clinical unit in the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse/Team Leader and deputy. Act as an advocate for patients at all time, to ensure the highest levels of care are delivered.

Core Competencies

• Core 1, Level 3. Develop and maintain communication with people about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations.
• We are recruiting for a Paediatric Registered Nurse who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS in the /Children's Emergency Department. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care.
• The successful candidates will need to demonstrate a strong interest in paediatric nursing through relevant experience, study or voluntary work and a desire for developing a career in paediatric nursing and delivering compassionate, child-and family centred care.
• Registered Nurse with live NMC Pin. Completion of work based learning nursing modules.
• Completion of required the Trusts mandatory training updates. Evidence of relevant post basic study.
• Able to make judgements based on evidence based practice and translate this for use in the ward environment.
• To be able to demonstrate understanding of current developments in the NHS and their implications for nursing and quality care for patients.

Physical Skills

• Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder e.g. manual handling of patients.
• Professional / role model.
• Flexible.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Can demonstrate the key competencies of the Employees Qualities Framework.
• Communicate with patients and relatives demonstrating compassion and a professional approach. Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff.
• Ability to effectively organise workload.
• ability to practice independently; ability to take responsibility and show evidence of leadership skills.
• Ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances.
• Able to work autonomously and lead others, demonstrating awareness of own limitations and seeks out appropriate advice and support.

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