Job summaryTo support and deputise for the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse to ensure the provision of excellent nursing care and the effective management of staff and other resources.
To carry out the day-to-day management and co-ordination of the ward/department.
To ensure that there are education and training opportunities for all staff, including pre and post-registration students.
Act as an advocate for child and family.
Provide unsupervised nursing care.
Main duties of the jobSt George's Hospital is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. It has a helipad which opened in spring 2014 and the work of its emergency department can currently be seen on Channel 4's '24 Hours in A&E' programme.
The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital.We also provide services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton. These include outpatient rapid diagnostic and treatment facilities, a minor injuries unit, limb fitting services and 70 elderly, intermediate care and rehabilitation beds.
As well as hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist, maternity and community services to children, adults, older people and people with learning disabilities.
These services are provided from St John's Therapy Centre, 11 health centres and clinics, schools, nursing homes and people's own homes. The trust also manages the healthcare service at HMP Wandsworth.
About usSt George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.Job responsibilitiesPlease see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Person SpecificationQUALIFICATIONS/TRAININGEssential- registered PAEDIATRIC NURSE
- mentorship/TEACHING and Assessing course
- b)Demonstrate an understanding of normal child development and the sick child
Desirable- Leadership course
- experience in undertaking appraisals
skillsEssential- Demonstrate sound written, numeric and verbal communication skills
- Ability to prioritise/adapt quickly and organise own workload and workload of more junior staff
Desirable- Recognise stress in self and others and demonstrate the ability to take effective action to manage the situation.
- Reliable and well-presented. Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to the needs of patient / parents / guardians / relatives and other staff
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 
