Main area Nursing Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours
- Full time
- Part time
37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours per week) Job ref 220-WHT-8240730
Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Whittington Hospital, Accident & Emergency Level 5 Town London Salary £47,951 - £56,863 Per Annum Including HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 20/10/2026 23:59
Paediatric ED Senior Staff Nurse/Junior Sister Band 6
Band 6
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Are you an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic children's emergency nurse? If so then we would love to meet you.We are looking for someone who will bring a positive attitude to the Trust and can demonstrate a kind and compassionate attitude.
We will support you in developing your clinical skills and competencies with the support of our paediatric senior nurses in the form of APLS, HDU course, leadership courses, and a variety of inspiring in house courses such as Mental health, Plastering and UCC skills and triage study day among others. Staff wellbeing is high on the agenda as we have run a series of fun and inspiring team days over the summer.
We take great pride in being part of a top performing Trust and top performing Emergency Department. We are committed to ensuring quality patient care whilst achieving the national emergency department care quality indicators and targets.
Main duties of the job
Please see the Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role. If you are unable to access the PDF, the details of the job description can also be found in the 'Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities' section.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical Responsibilities
Assess children on arrival in the treatment area and prioritise need for clinical intervention. Plan, implement and evaluate care regimes for individual children providing quick and effective flow through the department
Supervise junior staff and students in all aspects of care, ensuring they have the knowledge, skills and resources to carry out care delegated to them.
Maintain effective communication with nursing, ancillary, medical and paramedical colleagues
To ensure the safe administration of medicines in accordance with local policy and NMC guidelines, including Patient Group Directions
To ensure high standards of patient care at all times and to assist in monitoring and maintaining quality care initiatives
To maintain the privacy and dignity of children/young people throughout their time in the Emergency Department
To develop an area of clinical interest and provide nursing expertise to improve the care & services offered to children and their families
Ensure an appropriate, welcoming and safe environment is provided for children and their families. As much as possible, this should be audio-visually separate from adults and in line with National Service Framework recommendations
To develop and keep clinical knowledge and skills updated, including developing and maintaining extended clinical role skills, following appropriate training
Maintain safe and effective discharge procedures, liaising with other relevant healthcare/support professionals including primary care staff according to the individual child’s needs.
Provide support for children/young people and their families. Direct them to relevant services if appropriate
Assist in the identification of any child protection issues and make referrals to appropriate multidisciplinary team members including social services
Managerial Responsibilities
Organise his/her own work and assist junior staff in managing their workload.
Act as an effective role model, mentor and preceptor to junior staff and students.
Ensure that nursing procedures and policies are followed. Ensure prescribed medical treatments are carried out, reporting any changes in a child’s clinical condition.
Regularly take chargeof a group of children.
Inform the Shift leader / Lead Nurse of any activity in the department which affects patient care and department flow.
Maintain an awareness of clinical and professional developments in nursing and contribute to and participate in audits, clinical risk and quality initiatives.
Participate in the development and implementation of new initiatives and contribute to the development of nursing practice within the department.
Report accidents/incidents and complaints to the paediatric lead nurse or in his/her absence, the shift leader. Complete relevant documentation.
Actively assist in the investigation of complaints if required.
Assist in the management of resources in an effective and efficient manner, awareness of budgets and financial implications affecting the department.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
- Registered Nurse (Paediatric)
- Mentorship qualification (or willingness to undertake)
- PILS
- APLS (or willingness to undertake)
- Emergency Nursing Course
- BSc or working towards
- Other leadership courses
Skills & Abilities
- Ability to work well as part of a team
- Ability to manage own workload, and supervise workload of junior staff
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Plastering and wound closure
- Adaptability to changing workload
- Experience managing a department under supervision/in the absence of a senior
Knowledge & Experience
- Sufficient experience to have completed core competencies in emergency nursing
- Experience of regularly working in Triage, Urgent Care/Minors, Resus independently
- Knowledge of children’s safeguarding principles
- Experience of shift management & experience of appraising staff
PERSONAL QUALITIES
- Smart appearance
- Professional manner
- Genuine interest in Emergency Nursing
- Ability to demonstrate Trust Values
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
- Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
- Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
- Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
- Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
- Participate in required training and supervision.
- Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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- Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.
Other important information –
- You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information about the criteria, please click here
- Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
- In submitting an application form, you authorise WhittingtonHealth NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.
If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre‑employment checks youridentity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
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We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation
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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.
Name Freya Taylor- Odriscoll Job title Paediatric Senior Sister Email address freya.taylor-odriscoll@nhs.net Telephone number 0207 288 3977 Additional information
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