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Job summary

Main area
Paediatrics
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
432-HR1989-24
Employer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Colchester
Town
Colchester
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/01/2025 23:59

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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust logo

Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - CAU

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.  The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

 

Job overview

Are you an experienced Band 5 Nurse looking to develop your career? 

In order to enable us to maintain our commitment to high quality patient focused care, we are looking for experienced Children's Nurses who would like to develop their skills and knowledge in a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse role. You will work within our amazing team in the Children's Assessment Unit at Colchester Hospital.

The children’s services team cover Children’s assessment unit, Children’s Emergency Department, Children’s elective care and Children’s Inpatient unit. Our busy departments receive children with a wide spectrum of childhood illnesses and injuries; you will be exposed to caring for children 0-16yrs in all areas offering you exceptional opportunities for learning, development and supported career progression.

We are looking for a highly professional individual who has excellent clinical and organizational ability who would like to further develop their managerial skills.

We have full time post but part time hours will be considered for right candidate.

 

Main duties of the job

To provide assessment, recognition, prioritisation and evaluation of children with minor injuries /serious illness /injury presenting for urgent care.

To effectively manage and develop the nursing team within the  Children’s Emergency Department (ED) and Children’s Assessment Unit (CAU) and provide professional and clinical leadership in the delivery of high quality, safe, cost effective care to children and families.

To develop the role of the Paediatric Nurse Practitioner/ Paediatric Emergency Nurse Practitioner, assisting in meeting the standard of all children being assessed, treated and discharged / admitted within 4 hours of arrival.

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. 

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. 

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. 

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. 

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. 

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. 

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Proven post registration experience
  • Clinical expertise within specialty
  • Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience
Desirable criteria
  • Involvement with audit and implementation of change
  • Working autonomously

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Children's Nurse
  • Degree in Nursing
  • Mentorship / teaching qualification
  • EPLS / APLS certificate
Desirable criteria
  • Specialist Emergency care qualification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • NMC Code of conduct

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Leadership, Organisational, Communication

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jan Butcher
Job title
Ward Sister - CAU/ED
Email address
[email protected]
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