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Sister/Charge Nurse - Paediatric Emergency Department

Posted 1 day 18 hours ago by NHS

Permanent

Part Time

Other

Merseyside, Knowsley, United Kingdom, L34 0

Job Description

Overview Go back Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Sister/Charge Nurse - Paediatric Emergency Department

The closing date is 22 September 2025

Are you a dynamic individual looking for a new challenge?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly enthusiastic Registered Nurse to join the Paediatric Emergency Department as a Band 6 Ward Sister/Charge Nurse. This post is 15 hours per week. We are moving into an extended and redeveloped department which will ensure that the children are treated in the best environment possible.

If you are an efficient worker with strong clinical knowledge, excellent communication skills and able to work under pressure whilst remaining focused on safe good quality care, seeking a new personal challenge we look forward to your application.

You will need to have significant post-registration experience and a sound clinical background as well as a valid RSCN/RN Child NMC registration. We are seeking an enthusiastic, knowledgeable and self-motivated Band 5/6 with a 'can do' mind-set and a strong interest in patient flow and the need to ensure patients are not admitted to hospital when there are other options for their treatment.

If successful you will be part of a fantastically motivated and forward-thinking team who constantly strive to give the highest standards of care.

The post holder should have up to date knowledge of current issues in patient flow and changes within the NHS. The role is challenging and instrumental to the day-to-day operations within the Trust.

Main duties of the job To deputise for the Paediatric Lead Nurse with continuing responsibility for providing a seamless, safe service.

To ensure the optimum, cost-effective use of staffing and resources to maintain and develop standards of care and safety as appropriate.

To assist in implementing changes and maintain standards, to ensure the care delivered to families is according to relevant national access and treatment targets, national guidance, standards, recommendations, and legislation.

To participate fully and provide evidence that the clinical governance agenda is active, effective and continuous throughout the Paediatric Emergency Department including: -

Standard setting
Policies and guidelines (including Trust policies, Paediatric clinical policies, and local Paediatric operational policies)
Benchmarking locally and nationally
Clinical audit
Ensuring clinical practice is protocol and/or pathway driven, evidence-based or guided by best practice if the evidence is not available.

To ensure the Paediatric Emergency team work to safe practices at all times and work proactively to monitor standards throughout the department, acquiring evidence and acting on findings.

About us Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Job responsibilities

Provide leadership, management and team development as delegated by the Department/Ward Manager to the team, allocating workloads.
Contribute to setting goals and benchmarking standards of care. Develop tools to improve the quality of the service and co-ordinate clinical services across the ward.
To co-ordinate and manage patient flow within the unit including timely admission and discharge, ensuring national targets are met where possible
To promote the unit and the Trust as a whole in the most positive manner to patients, relatives and the local population
To have knowledge of relevant national and local health policies and their impact on the service
To inform/escalate to Department/Ward Manager / Matron if acceptable levels of care, standards, practice and patient safety is compromised and develop appropriate actions
To assist and/or lead in the development/implementation of local and trust policies and protocols relevant to the specialty, ensuring effective implementation in local area.
To manage control and quality of levels of stock and equipment within the clinical and non-clinical areas and promote and ensure economic use of all resources.
To attend corporate groups as a representative of the directorate and team.
To represent the clinical area on working groups as appropriate and at relevant conferences at regional and national level and on working groups as appropriate.
To promote and deliver effective communication with all members of the multidisciplinary team and other wards and departments in the Trust and externally.
To participate in the business planning process, helping to identify areas for service development and improvement.
In the absence or as delegated by the Department/Ward Manager. Initiate and coordinate investigations of incidents, accidents, complaints involving staff, patients and visitors in accordance with the trust policies and lead in any investigations where required to do so

Clinical Management

Provide senior nursing advice and support to facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients/carers in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
Manage and coordinate complex clinical situations, taking appropriate action in emergency or unforeseen situations.
To be clinically competent and confident in the use of specialised equipment in varied clinical settings.
Act as a clinical role model and leader for all members of staff providing daily unit management, continuity of care and a high standard of excellent nursing care.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care, actively seeking evidence based practice which will improve the quality of care and meet the needs of the patient. A holistic approach to caring should be planned which will include the appropriate level of physiological, psychological, spiritual, socio - economic and cultural aspects which influence the care of patients within the unit.
To contribute to setting and monitor standards of nursing care within the ward.
To liaise with medical staff and other disciplines on the management of high quality patient care.
To ensure that patient care is delivered within the Nursing and Midwifery Scope of Professional Practice and Code of Professional Conduct.
To promote the involvement of patients and their relatives in the management and evaluation of care.
To have shared responsibility for the delivery of patient care by all members of the nursing team on the unit.
To maintain safe custody of drugs, ensuring that checking, witnessing and administration procedures are compatible with statutory and trust requirements.
To undertake appropriate training to expand relevant clinical skills.
To regularly take charge of the clinical area, utilising resources effectively and to ensure that safe staffing levels are maintained for their shifts.
Identify clinical risks and ensure that appropriate action is implemented in accordance with the Trust risk management policy.
Ensure the nurse documentation is maintained to the Trust standard.

People Management

To assess and develop action plans to meet individual development needs.
To participate in orientation programmes for all newly appointed nursing staff.
To monitor staff performance, conduct or participate in Individual Performance Appraisal, including supporting revalidation process.
To encourage & motivate staff within the ward on personal & professional development at all levels.
To deploy and utilise staffing resources effectively and efficiently.
To support members of the team and refer to appropriate services.
To assist in the selection, appointment & induction of new staff.
Ensure staffing levels and skill mix is scheduled to reflect the workload and meet the needs of the patient.
To assist in the co-ordination and monitoring of off duty, annual leave, sickness and absence occurring in the unit.

Leadership Development