Band 5 Paediatric Nurse, Emergency Department

Keep up to date with professional issues relevant to nursing practice within their area of clinical practice.

Negotiate an area of clinical interest with Ward sister and be proactive in developing own expertise and learning resources for all staff.

Act as clinical resource within the ward team.

Facilitate/participate in the induction programmes for each member of staff newly employed.

Continually monitor standards of care and contribute to improvement of care through benchmarking, audit and research.

Be aware of objectives and strategies at Local and Government level.

Develop knowledge of the trust's complaints procedure, referring to senior staff as necessary.

Main duties of the job

Recognise situations that may be detrimental to the health and well-being of the individual, and take appropriate action.

Implement the Health and Safety at Work Act and COSHH regulations.Maintain equipment in a safe and satisfactory condition, to report immediately any malfunction.Ensure that the department has adequate stock levels, taking immediate action to remedy the problem or referring to senior staff.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

o Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK

o St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease

o Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice

o Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.