Paediatric Emergency Department Deputy Charge Nurse
- Nottingham
- £38,682-46,580 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's behavioural standards
- RSCN/RN Child Branch or RN adult within a dual emergency department and significant Paediatric experience
- Possession of a mentor course
- Competent in medicines management
- APLS / EPLS certificate or equivalent
- Continuing professional development/reflective profile
- Educated to degree level
- Completion of NUH ED scopes of professional practice or equivalent local competency package
- Formal leadership and management training
- RN Child branch with post registration experience in an acute paediatric setting (Appropriate ward level experience with transferrable skills will be considered). Or a registered nurse with experience in a paediatric or shared adult/paediatric emergency department.
- Supervision of non-registered staff, pre-registration and post basic students
- Experience of teaching & assessing
- Evidence of personal professional development
- Experience of working in an area that has undergone change/modernisation
- Experience in service improvement
- Ability to take charge of a busy Emergency department whilst adhering to Trust and National targets
- Able to work with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure high quality patient experience.
- Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills
- Produce timely, accurate written/electronic records and documents.
- Demonstrate computer literacy and use of IT skills e.g. emails PowerPoint and word.
- Recognition of own level of competence and limitations and ability to communicate these to appropriate staff
- Ability to constructively challenge others and formulate resolutions in conflict situations
- High level of clinical knowledge and skill
- Knowledge of Trust and Department initiatives and future planning
- Able to identify potential challenges in the field of Emergency Care.
- Ability to respond to problem situations and to ensure that effective interventions are put in place
- Ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care
- Ability to identify own learning needs.
- Assist the Sister/Charge Nurse to professionally develop a team of more junior staff by undertaking PDR's & training needs analysis
- Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
- Ability to contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of local objectives and action plans
- APLS/PILS instructor status.
- Physically able to perform the full range of nursing duties, including manoeuvring patients
- Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation
- Competent and capable of using medical equipment
- Able to undertake patient manual handling manoeuvres and non-patient manual handling manoeuvres
- Flexible and adaptable
- Enthusiastic, well-motivated and positive
- Able to work a variety of shifts including nights, bank holiday and weekends
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's behavioural standards
- RSCN/RN Child Branch or RN adult within a dual emergency department and significant Paediatric experience
- Possession of a mentor course
- Competent in medicines management
- APLS / EPLS certificate or equivalent
- Continuing professional development/reflective profile
- Educated to degree level
- Completion of NUH ED scopes of professional practice or equivalent local competency package
- Formal leadership and management training
- RN Child branch with post registration experience in an acute paediatric setting (Appropriate ward level experience with transferrable skills will be considered). Or a registered nurse with experience in a paediatric or shared adult/paediatric emergency department.
- Supervision of non-registered staff, pre-registration and post basic students
- Experience of teaching & assessing
- Evidence of personal professional development
- Experience of working in an area that has undergone change/modernisation
- Experience in service improvement
- Ability to take charge of a busy Emergency department whilst adhering to Trust and National targets
- Able to work with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure high quality patient experience.
- Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills
- Produce timely, accurate written/electronic records and documents.
- Demonstrate computer literacy and use of IT skills e.g. emails PowerPoint and word.
- Recognition of own level of competence and limitations and ability to communicate these to appropriate staff
- Ability to constructively challenge others and formulate resolutions in conflict situations
- High level of clinical knowledge and skill
- Knowledge of Trust and Department initiatives and future planning
- Able to identify potential challenges in the field of Emergency Care.
- Ability to respond to problem situations and to ensure that effective interventions are put in place
- Ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care
- Ability to identify own learning needs.
- Assist the Sister/Charge Nurse to professionally develop a team of more junior staff by undertaking PDR's & training needs analysis
- Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
- Ability to contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of local objectives and action plans
- APLS/PILS instructor status.
- Physically able to perform the full range of nursing duties, including manoeuvring patients
- Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation
- Competent and capable of using medical equipment
- Able to undertake patient manual handling manoeuvres and non-patient manual handling manoeuvres
- Flexible and adaptable
- Enthusiastic, well-motivated and positive
- Able to work a variety of shifts including nights, bank holiday and weekends