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Job summary

Main area
Nursing
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent: Full time
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
162-6813-KI-E
Employer
Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queen's Hospital
Town
Romford
Salary
£33,140 - £40,277 per annum inclusive (pro rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/09/2025 23:59

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Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Band 5 Children’s Staff Nurse

Band 5

 

PEOPLE are at the HEART of everything we do

This video gives a flavour of what it is like to work at our Trust and why some of our staff love working here 💙

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lePIUCfMPLk

Job overview

We deliver a comprehensive range of general medical and surgical services to our local population and have two inpatient wards, one with a co-located 4 bedded HDU, a day unit with a POSCU and haematology service, two outpatients’ departments with a GP ‘hot clinic’, a team of Clinical Nurse Specialists and a Children’s Community Nursing team.
Our 32-cot level 2 NICU has community and outreach teams to support babies on discharge.
You will be supported by Clinical Nurse Educator, Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners and Quality managers, together with a friendly multidisciplinary team and a corporate training and development team. We have in house leadership programmes and work with a range of universities to ensure you can progress through academic pathways to support your career development. 
We know it takes happy, motivated staff to produce patient satisfaction, so we’re investing in making our hospitals great places to work. It’s about living our values: Passion, Responsibility, Innovation, Drive and Empowerment – the PRIDE at the heart of all we do.
The successful candidate must have excellent communication skills, an ability to work as part of the multi-disciplinary team and have a positive attitude to service developments. So, if you are enthusiastic, dynamic, and a highly motivated individual who is committed, caring and compassionate come and join our fantastic team. Your professional development will be encouraged and supported.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for assessment of care needs of patients, planning programmes of care, implementation, and evaluation of these programmes without direct supervision.

To assist with education and supervision of learners. At times expected to being in-charge of the ward / shift and to supervise and co-ordinate other staffs as appropriate, develops self and others professionally.

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in special measures; we’ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from our Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year. 

We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role.  Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact  KeKe Igere Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5208. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • RSCN, RN (Child Branch) qualification and registration with NMC
Desirable criteria
  • PILS trained

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • A collaborative team member who role models excellent care and compassion both within and outside the Trust for Children’s Nursing.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience working in a paediatric ward

Skills/ Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Able to work well under pressure, demonstrating a calm and resilient approach.
  • Able to demonstrate safeguarding children knowledge, able to recognise concerns, escalate them appropriately and ensure other ward staffs do the same in line with Trust policy.
Desirable criteria
  • Member of external national forums e.g., RCN children’s forums.

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Wendy Gillham
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01708435000
Additional information

Ext 6557

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