Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.
Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup.
We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 – the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013. Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.
Our hospitals and community sites provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care. The Trust is rated as “good” or “outstanding” in over three-quarters of the services inspected by the Care Quality Commission.
Every year our work includes performing 10,000 procedures in our theatres; bringing seven and a half thousand new lives into the world; carrying out 570,000 visits to patients in their homes or communities and providing emergency care for more than 300,000 patients arriving in our busy Urgent and Emergency Departments.
LGT is a centre for the education and training of medical students enrolled with King’s College London’s GKT School of Medical Education. We are a training centre for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. We are pioneering new roles that will support the changing needs of our patients and are one of the largest employers of physician associates in the country.
We are committed to working with our partners to deliver the best outcomes for our local communities. This means playing an active role in the South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), and in formal partnerships including the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative, provider partnerships with our local mental health trusts and borough-based boards of the ICS in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham.
Job overview
The Children’s Emergency Department is open 24 hrs a day and sees on average 90 – 100 children a day. The department is dynamic and progressive.
Due to Covid-19 and the relocation of our Children’s ED an opportunity has arisen to increase our staffing establishment for band 5 staff nurses to extend their development in a Children’s environment working alongside Children’s nurses, Consultants, ENPs and GPs.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are an overseas trained Nurse in the UK, you will need to have CBT and English Language Test (IELTS or OET) completed in the last 6 months and OSCE Ready for Paediatrics Nursing. You also need to ensure that CBT and English Language test meets the NMC required level. OR have NMC registration with Paediatrics.
Main duties of the job
You will gain numerous paediatric emergency nursing skills, through university and in-house training, including; triage, plaster of pairs, venepuncture and cannulation, APLS/EPLS, Pan London ED course and much more.
- To work as a multi-skilled member of the nursing team within the Children’s
- Emergency Department; maintaining high standards of practice and promoting the philosophy of child and family centred care. This job description covers all areas within Children Emergency Department.
- To assist senior nursing staff in the clinical management of the department, maintaining high standards of nursing practice and promoting the philosophy of child and family centred care.
Working for our organisation
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To work as a multi-skilled member of the nursing team within the Children’s Emergency Department; maintaining high standards of practice and promoting the philosophy of child and family centered care. This job description covers all areas within Children Emergency Department.
To assist senior nursing staff in the clinical management of the department, maintaining high standards of nursing practice and promoting the philosophy of child and family centred care.
Key Result Areas
PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES
- As a member of the nursing team participate in maintaining good working relationships and promote good communications within the emergency department environment.
- To assist in maintaining the health and safety requirements of all children and young persons, carers, visitors and staff.
- To be an active member of the team contributing ideas to improve/maintain efficiency within the area and utilise resources effectively.
- Is familiar with national and agreed Division/Trust policies and procedures and will apply them in her/his practice.
- Reports any accidents/untoward incidents/unsafe practices involving children/ carers and/or staff to the Clinical Nurse Manager/Modern Matron/Head of Children’s Nursing in line with Trust policy.
- Will be required to undertake training and demonstrate competency following this with all equipment introduced to their practice area, so they can be used appropriately and safely.
- Participate in and contribute to meetings relevant to their role and practice area.
- To participate in the assessment of performance of learners and untrained staff.
- To utilise evidence based findings when delivering nursing care.
- To actively contribute towards a happy and therapeutic environment and to the working of the multi-disciplinary ward team.
- To be responsible for her/his own professional development including the Scope of Professional Practice and participate in Personal Development Plan and
Professional Development Review (PDR).
- Is responsible for maintaining complete, legible up to date records of nursing care in line with NMC(2008) guidelines.
- Having undertaken the appropriate training act as a Practice Assessor for Diploma/Degree students on ward.
- To actively participate in the Unit teaching programme through demonstration and direct supervision.
- To participate in the education of the child and family regarding aspects of care and promotion of health and the prevention of illness.
- Participate in the implementation of clinical supervision to enable children’s nurses to provide high quality care to children and their carers.
- Understand your role and responsibilities in safeguarding children identifying and referring children and families in need / at risk
- Demonstrate competency in basic life-support for adults and children.
- Practice family centred care in conjunction with National Service Framework,
Clinical Governance and Essence of Care
- Take up opportunities to expand your role as relevant to areas of practice.
- On reaching final Gateway will be expected to take charge of a shift in the absence of a more senior member of staff.
- Demonstrate basic competency in Internet Technology (IT) and complete GroupWise training within 6 months of taking on employment.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- RN Child (sub part1 NMC register)
- Good level of English Language demonstrated through effective written and verbal communication
Desirable criteria
- Diploma / Degree
- Mentorship qualification High Dependency module or equivalent level of experience
- Emergency Nursing Qualification
- APLS / EPLS
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to document legibly and precisely
- Knowledge of research and clinical audit
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience within the desired speciality
- Experience of shift and people management
- Significant post registration experience at band 5 or above in an acute paediatric/ ambulatory setting/ and/ or Paeds ED experience
Closing Date: 19 June 2024
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