Paediatric Senior Sister - Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom - Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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The Senior Sister / Charge nurse within the Paediatric Emergency department will supportand lead staff to ensure high quality care is delivered to those attending the department.

The role carries the continuing responsibility for the management of the department, as delegated by the Matron for Paediatric Emergency Services, together with the provision of a twenty four hour expert emergency nurse service.

The role includes working closely and effectively with the multi-disciplinary team in the management of the Emergency Department.

This includes the support and leadership provided to nursing and support staff within the Paediatric Emergency Department and across the Emergency Floor.

The role also includes the continuing responsibility for theeffective delivery of the philosophy, policies, and standards of care and morale of the department in line with the Trust values - Caring, Safe, Responsible and Valuing each other.


The post holder will aim to ensure that all patients are provided with a safe and high quality standard of care.

They will be aware of the Care Quality Commission standards, Key performance Indictors, Dashboard Measures and Care Quality Indictors for emergency care.

They will support the multi-disciplinary team ensuring that they are maintained. The postholder also has clinical, teaching, managerial, and staff development responsibilities.

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