# Paediatric Senior Staff Nurse

**Company**: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Experience**: senior
**Salary**: £39959.00 to £48117.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a critical care experienced, enthusiastic Band 6 nurse to join our team on Paediatric High Dependency.

The Apollo Paediatric High Dependency Unit (PHDU) is an 8-10 bed critical care unit caring for patients aged 0-18 years old with a wide range of acute and chronic conditions.

As a Senior Staff Nurse, you will be a senior clinical staff member and team leader, providing sound clinical expertise to your team, coordinating and delivering high-quality care, and acting as a role model for expert clinical care.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading on assessing, planning, and implementing high-quality critical care

- Coordinating discharges and transfers

- Providing excellent assessment skills to monitor patients' conditions

- Ensuring the safe custody, maintenance, and administration of medication

- Promoting and maintaining a safe therapeutic environment

- Participating in the education of learners within the area

- Contributing to a high-quality safe working environment

- Managing day-to-day staffing arrangements and rotas

We offer a salary of £39,959 to £48,117 per annum, plus HCAS, and a range of benefits.

The Trust is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from individuals from the global majority, veterans, and underrepresented communities.

## Skills

### Required
- critical care experience
- clinical expertise
- leadership skills
- communication skills

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