This charge nurse post sits in the Children's Emergency Department at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, within a team of paediatric nurses with mixed experience. The role centres on leading and coordinating shifts, making clinical decisions for acutely unwell children and supporting staff. The department handles trauma and medical or surgical emergencies and works alongside a co-located paediatric assessment unit and an independent paediatric emergency nurse practitioner service. Fit depends on NMC registration as a children's nurse.
What the job involves
- Care for a wide variety of emergency children, including trauma and medical or surgical admissions
- Work as part of a team of paediatric nurses with varied levels of experience
- Support the co-located paediatric assessment unit, which the emergency nurses manage alongside paediatricians
What’s required
Qualifications
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Registration & licences
- NMC registration as a children's nurse
Experience
- Experience in paediatric emergency or acute paediatrics
- Experience caring for acutely unwell children
Skills & knowledge
- Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills
- Ability to lead and coordinate a shift
- Good communication with children, families and the multidisciplinary team
- Knowledge of safeguarding and escalation
Nice to have
- PILS or APLS qualification
- Mentorship or practice assessor qualification
- Demonstrable band 6 or acting up experience
- Experience teaching or supporting junior staff
- Leadership or management skills
What’s offered
- Support from a dedicated practice development team
- Opportunities for further learning and training
- Career opportunities across the Trust
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
