# Paediatric Staff Nurse - Emergency Department

**Company**: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
**Location**: London
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £32073.00 to £39043.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Paediatric Staff Nurse to join our Emergency Department team at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. The Children's Emergency Department sees on average 90-100 children a day aged 0-15 years of age and is open 24 hours a day.

As a Paediatric Staff Nurse, you will be responsible for:

- Participating in maintaining good working relationships and promoting good communications within the emergency department environment

- Assisting in maintaining the health and safety requirements of all children and young persons, carers, visitors and staff

- Being an active member of the team contributing ideas to improve/maintain efficiency within the area and utilise resources effectively

- Actively contributing towards a happy and therapeutic environment and to the working of the multi-disciplinary ward team

- Maintaining complete, legible up-to-date records of nursing care in line with NMC (2008) guidelines

- Acting as a Practice Assessor for Diploma/Degree students on ward

- Understanding your role and responsibilities in safeguarding children identifying and referring children and families in need / at risk

We offer a competitive salary of £32,073 to £39,043 per annum, a 12-month fixed-term contract, and a full-time working pattern.

To be considered for this role, you will need to have:

- RN Child (sub part1 NMC register)

- Good level of English Language demonstrated through effective written and verbal communication

Desirable qualifications and experience include:

- Diploma / Degree

- Mentorship qualification High Dependency module or equivalent level of experience

- Previous experience within the desired speciality

- Experience of shift and people management

## Skills

### Required
- Paediatric emergency nursing
- Triage
- Venepuncture
- Cannulation
- APLS/EPLS

### Nice to have
- Mentorship qualification
- High Dependency module
- Previous experience within the desired speciality

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