We are recruiting for a
Children's Nurse Team Leader
who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. The Children's Emergency Department is purpose-built and includes three paediatric resuscitation bays, 6 major spaces, and an ENP service co-located within the emergency department, seeing minor illness and injury, as well as a ten-bedded children's assessment and decision unit. The Nurse Team Leader post is a vital and valued role to support in providing high-quality, compassionate nursing care to patients/clients and their families/carers. Based in a Children's ED and Assessment Unit setting, you will work closely with the department/ward manager and multidisciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining policies, standards of nursing care, and staff and service development within the unit setting. Our Values are Include, Respect, and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond! Main duties of the job
You will prioritise and provide a high standard of safe, individualised, holistic, family-centred care that is evidence-based, in consultation and partnership with the child, their family/carers, and the Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT), that recognises the distinct needs of children and young people and ensures the provision of privacy and dignity at all times. Promote an environment that reflects the psychosocial and developmental needs of children and young people, in terms of play, recreational facilities, and educational provision, ensuring specific provision for those with special needs. Undertake the role of a Link Nurse for a given field within the department, when requested to do so, by the Ward or Matron. Comply with quality indicators and infection control policies, standards, and procedures, including hand hygiene and care bundles, ensuring that yearly updates are undertaken. About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide, and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now. We run the following hospitals: The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. We are committed to a positive work-life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns, and we are committed to listening and considering all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen. Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role. Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
RSCN/RN Child with current NMC registration Evidence of further education, training, and ongoing learning Evidence of Paediatric Immediate Life Support Course Evidence of Safeguarding Level 3 Evidence of Practice Assessor Course EPALS or APLS Triage Competent Leadership Course Previous Experience
Experience within an acute paediatric setting Experience and evidence of effectiveness in coordinating and managing patient care Ability to prioritise, organise workload, and delegate and supervise tasks appropriately Ability to analyse, resolve issues, and make sound judgements on clinical issues, using initiative, whilst demonstrating an awareness of own limits. Evidence of implementing and managing change Evidence of previous experience and efficacy in mentorship, teaching, and assessing Experience of handling adverse incidents and complaints. Previous Triage Experience Worked/Experience within an Emergency department Skills
IV Administration Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written Ability to negotiate Ability to lead and manage a team Ability to work within a team Ability to prioritise and organise workload Flexibility around working hours Accredited appraisal skills Central Venous Access Device competent Venepuncture Cannulation Blood transfusion competent Paediatric HDU Level 1 course Children's and young people mental health course Knowledge
Understanding of sepsis and management Understanding of Children's Safeguarding Understanding of Respiratory illness and Equipment Children's and Young People Mental health Developed theoretical and practical knowledge of acute/chronic Paediatric care, Directorate, Trust, and National policies. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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Children's Nurse Team Leader
who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. The Children's Emergency Department is purpose-built and includes three paediatric resuscitation bays, 6 major spaces, and an ENP service co-located within the emergency department, seeing minor illness and injury, as well as a ten-bedded children's assessment and decision unit. The Nurse Team Leader post is a vital and valued role to support in providing high-quality, compassionate nursing care to patients/clients and their families/carers. Based in a Children's ED and Assessment Unit setting, you will work closely with the department/ward manager and multidisciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining policies, standards of nursing care, and staff and service development within the unit setting. Our Values are Include, Respect, and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond! Main duties of the job
You will prioritise and provide a high standard of safe, individualised, holistic, family-centred care that is evidence-based, in consultation and partnership with the child, their family/carers, and the Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT), that recognises the distinct needs of children and young people and ensures the provision of privacy and dignity at all times. Promote an environment that reflects the psychosocial and developmental needs of children and young people, in terms of play, recreational facilities, and educational provision, ensuring specific provision for those with special needs. Undertake the role of a Link Nurse for a given field within the department, when requested to do so, by the Ward or Matron. Comply with quality indicators and infection control policies, standards, and procedures, including hand hygiene and care bundles, ensuring that yearly updates are undertaken. About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide, and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now. We run the following hospitals: The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. We are committed to a positive work-life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns, and we are committed to listening and considering all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen. Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role. Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
RSCN/RN Child with current NMC registration Evidence of further education, training, and ongoing learning Evidence of Paediatric Immediate Life Support Course Evidence of Safeguarding Level 3 Evidence of Practice Assessor Course EPALS or APLS Triage Competent Leadership Course Previous Experience
Experience within an acute paediatric setting Experience and evidence of effectiveness in coordinating and managing patient care Ability to prioritise, organise workload, and delegate and supervise tasks appropriately Ability to analyse, resolve issues, and make sound judgements on clinical issues, using initiative, whilst demonstrating an awareness of own limits. Evidence of implementing and managing change Evidence of previous experience and efficacy in mentorship, teaching, and assessing Experience of handling adverse incidents and complaints. Previous Triage Experience Worked/Experience within an Emergency department Skills
IV Administration Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written Ability to negotiate Ability to lead and manage a team Ability to work within a team Ability to prioritise and organise workload Flexibility around working hours Accredited appraisal skills Central Venous Access Device competent Venepuncture Cannulation Blood transfusion competent Paediatric HDU Level 1 course Children's and young people mental health course Knowledge
Understanding of sepsis and management Understanding of Children's Safeguarding Understanding of Respiratory illness and Equipment Children's and Young People Mental health Developed theoretical and practical knowledge of acute/chronic Paediatric care, Directorate, Trust, and National policies. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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