Children’s Emergency Department Sister/Charge Nurse – Band 6 Job Vacancy in South Tyneside, England, UK

Job summary

The Paediatric ED at Royal London Hospital is one of the most innovating and exciting departments to work in. We are based in London’s most multicultural and populated boroughs, making us one of the busiest departments in London. On average we treat in excess of 40,000 patients per year with a range of presentations from primary care to major trauma.

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic paediatric nurse, who has significant post registration experience to join our senior team as a Sister/Charge Nurse.

Why not become part of our dynamic team delivering excellent patient care and take advantage of everything we have to offer?

Main duties of the job

You should have significant nursing experience within the paediatric emergency setting, be an excellent communicator with both adults and children and actively practice inline with our WECARE values.

In return, we offer plenty of opportunities to develop professionally within the team. Supported by the practice development team and our senior nurses, you will be encouraged to expand your clinical, management and leadership skills. There are a multitude of opportunities we offer within the ED, for example (but not limited to): progressing with trauma skills, working alongside the ENPs, working with adults, physician response units (PRU), capacity and Paed Critical Care Outreach teams as well as opportunities for progression to ANP.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.