Senior Staff Nurse

at  Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic, professional and motivated band 6 children’s nurse to join our team. Significant post registration experience is essential for this post.
The ward consists of 16 beds/cots and cares for children with varying medical, surgical, ENT, orthopaedic conditions. We have specialist services for Cystic Fibrosis, Sickle Cell and Diabetes.
To provide high quality, individualised care to children between the ages of 0-16 years.
To assist the ward sister in leading the nursing team and deputising in their absence.
To monitor standards of care and take appropriate action to maintain and improve.
To act as a mentor, both teaching and supervising student nurses and junior staff nurses.
To respond to the children’s and their families concerns and respond accordingly.
To employ effective communication skills with the children and their families and with the MDT.
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream
To provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all children, by assessing care needs and developing, implementing and evaluating them without supervision.
To assist the Clinical Nurse Manager and/or Matron in leading the nursing team and deputise in their absence.
To monitor standards of nursing care and take appropriate action to maintain and improve them.
To utilise a variety of strategies to communicate effectively with children, families, the multi-disciplinary team, other departments within the trust and pertinent agencies outside the organisation.
To respond to children’s and families’ concerns as they arise and take remedial action as required.
To act as a mentor, teaching and supervising junior staff including student nurses and health care support workers.

Please refer the Job description for details