Job Description

Band 6

Main area

Paediatrics

Grade

Band 6

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week (rostered 12.5 hours shifts -days and nights)

Job ref

343-7331516-RB-UB

Site

Paediatric ED, Epsom Hospital

Town

Epsom

Salary

44,485 - 52,521 pa incl HCAS

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

12/08/2025 23:59

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

Job overview

Paediatric Junior Sister - Band 6

Are you ready to take your nursing career to the next level? Join our welcoming team at St Helier/Epsom General Hospital Paediatric Emergency Department as a Band 6 nurse! Due to our new skill mix increase and establishment enhancement, we are now looking forward to recruiting additional Band 6 roles alongside our existing Band 6s.
This is a dynamic role with the opportunity to work across other Trust sites as needed. We offer Paediatric Crisis SIM courses, APLS training, Paediatric A+E courses and a variety of professional development opportunities. Plus, our dedicated Paediatric ED Practice Development Nurse is here to support you every step of the way.

Main duties of the job

will be professionally accountable for their standards of professional practice as set by the NMC Code of Professional Standards of practice and behaviour and relevant professional guidelines will undertake the nurse in charge role for the department will supervise, support and educate other team members, including nursing and medical students will ensure safe and effective clinical practice and enhance patient experience. will ensure the promotion and implementation of trust policies and the effective delivery of organisational objectives. will promote the Trusts' visions, values and divisional objectives

Working for our organisation

The Trust's mission is 'to put the patient first and deliver great care to every patient, every day'. Our priorities are to create a "one team, one trust" culture and focus on the delivery of the following five objectives to ensure we provide high quality, compassionate care to all of our patients:


Delivering

safe

and effective care across our sites Creating a positive

experience

that meets the expectations of our patients, their families and carers Providing

responsive

care that delivers the right treatment, in the right place at the right time Being

financially sustainable

Working in partnership

with our patients, commissioners, other health and care providers, local authorities, the voluntary sector, the NHS TDA, NHS England and Monitor in the interests of our patients and a sustainable local health and social care economy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Nursing role at Epsom and St Helier.

Person specification

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Essential criteria

Registered Nurse - Child (RSCN/RNC) with current NMC registration Be able to demonstrate experience within an acute or emergency Paediatric setting + Within an acute or emergency Paediatric setting Experience of effective shift coordination, management of patient care, staffing + resources
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Desirable criteria

Module in relevant specialist area e.g. children's emergency nursing module and Degree (or working towards) in relevant health subject Experience of Paediatric emergency nursing at a Band 5 #

core skills

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Essential criteria

mentorship, teaching and assessing ##

Desirable criteria

Advanced competency in nursing skills, e.g. triage and assessment, plastering, IV/ Capital Nurse, central line management

Your application

: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References

: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We

do notaccept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date

: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.

DBS

: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.



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Disability Advice Line:

SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our

Confidential Disability Advice Line at:

Telephone: 02082963786

Text: 07501066267

Email: esth.dal@nhs.net.

Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.
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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.