Sister / Charge Nurse

Overview

An exciting opportunity has opened up for an experience Paediatric Intensive Care Trained Nurse. The Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse will be offered at 37.5 hours per week and the successful candidate will be expected to work rotational shifts.

The PICU at St Mary\’s Hospital forms part of the West London Children\’s Healthcare. The PICU has a bed-base of 15 beds and the prospective candidate will be closely involved in the developments of the new premises and services. We pride ourselves to be an institute to learning and innovation; and the successful candidate will be given an opportunity to lead on projects that will benchmark our PICU against national standards.

As a Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse you will also have the opportunity to work closely with our Paediatric Nurse Development Team, Paediatric Site Practitioners PSP\’s and the Senior Nurse Management Team.

The successful candidate should have a PICU qualification or equivalent, and have expert clinical skills with strong evidence of management and leadership abilities. You should have a working knowledge of change management and implementing quality improvement methodologies as required.

It is an expectation that all staff employed who come in contact with children and young people have a duty to safeguard and promote their welfare.

This post will be subject to criminal records bureau checks at an enhanced level. For further details contact: Michelle Pash, PICU Matron by email at: [email protected].

Responsibilities

• To effectively support the Specialist Matron to manage the Paediatric Critical Care Service (PCCS).
• To provide clinical and managerial leadership, maintaining good working relationships, compatible with an efficient and effective running of the service.
• To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), communicating effectively with all levels of medical and nursing staff.
• To uphold the Unit\’s Nursing Philosophy of Care.
• To promote and develop paediatric critical care nursing on a local, national and international level.
• To act at all times as a professional and experienced PCCS nurse.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values – expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You\’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

About Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.