a Senior Nurse – Safe Staffing

4 weeks ago


Romford, United Kingdom Division of Surgery – BHRUT NHS Full time

Job overview

We are looking for enthusiastic, committed and hardworking Children's Nurses to join our ED team.

You must be able to work well under pressure and have a willingness to learn and develop your own skills. If this is you we would be delighted to hear from you.

You will be expected to provide the highest standard of evidence based, patient centered care. Most importantly, you will share our PRIDE values and our desire to continue to improve.

Our busy Children's Emergency Departments cover two sites - Queens Hospital in Romford and King George's Hospital in Goodmayes. We deliver a comprehensive range of general Paediatric and Surgical Services to our local communities.

These are amongst the busiest Children's EDs in the country and we are always looking to build our team to provide the best service possible. Our CED team is constantly expanding, to support this you will be learning and developing your knowledge whilst ensuring your skills are kept fully up to date. You will be supported by our Practice Development Nurse, Senior Sisters/Charge Nurses, Matrons and members of the wider MDT Team.

We know it takes happy motivated staff to be produce patient satisfaction, so we're making our hospitals great places to work. It's about living in our values: Passion, Responsibility, Innovation, Drive and Empowerment - the PRIDE at the heart of all we do. 

Main duties of the job

The role of the staff nurse is to provide hands on clinical care to Children and Young People who attend our department. They will advocate for their patient, assess, plan and implement care. Ensure a holistic approach whilst working alongside the Multi-Disciplinary Team to provide excellent care to Children and Young People

Delivers a high standard of patient centred care focusing on the essences of care and clinical safety Following the initial assessment and under supervision, manages a group of patients. Supports the senior emergency nurses and ED team by delivering a high standard of care and working within own scope of practice. Ensures that a high standard of infection prevention and control is maintained within the service. Develops themselves and supports others including students.

Working for our organisation

We provide care for the residents of three diverse London boroughs. Most of our 7,800 permanent staff live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.

Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals and we operate from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Community Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic, and Harold Wood Polyclinic.

We’re pleased to be leading the way in wait to get the treatment they need. The Elective Surgical Hub at King George Hospital is one of eight to be ; the Care Quality Commission has raised the ratings for at Queen’s and King George hospitals; and showed that the Trust was the most improved in 2023 for reducing waits for emergency care. 

We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We’re also part of the .

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.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered Children’s Nurse PILS

Desirable criteria

Degree in Children’s Nursing

Skills/ Abilities

Essential criteria

Work well under pressure

Desirable criteria

Ability to assess, plan and manage care for individual patients

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential criteria

Post registration experience

Desirable criteria

Current knowledge of nursing and specifically emergency care issues.

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.



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