The closing date is 13 October 2026
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year Pro Rata Per Annum
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity available to join our Paediatric Emergency Department team at Russells Hall Hospital as Senior Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse.
If you enjoy a challenge and are highly motivated Paediatric Registered Nurse, organised and have excellent communication skills this is the job for you.
We offer flexible working and have excellent staff engagement to encourage innovation.
The post holder will haveresponsibility for delivering high quality patient care within the designated area ofthe Paediatric Emergency Department and will provide effective clinical leadership including the organisation of the department and prioritisation of clinically unstable children. He/she will be expected to embrace new operational challenges and proactively encourage the workforce to respond positively.
The post holder will work with the clinical band 7 in the main Emergency Department to ensure safe effective clinical care of children ensuring capacity and flow is maintained within the area.
The post holder will work collaboratively with the Matron, Lead Nurse, Medical Service Lead and Directorate Manager to embrace changes and new ways of working, to develop and monitor services and performance to enhance and improve the quality and standard of care delivered to patients within the Paediatric Emergency Department.
Main duties of the job
To be an expert clinical practitioner providing effective leadership within the designated area ofthe Paediatric Emergency Department.
To manage and monitor daily staffing levels and skill mix to comply with agreed staffing levels and resources to ensure that appropriate 24hr nursing care is provided.
To participate in theoff-dutyrota, ensuring a Senior Clinical Nurse manages the shift at all times.
To be responsible for patient’s progress along the agreed care pathways within specified timeframes, which are supported by the implementation ofevidence basedpractice.
To act as a clinical expert to others providing clinical information and advice to junior staff, multidisciplinary team members, patients and relatives.
To assist the Matron, Lead Nurse, Medical Service Lead and Clinical Director in the continuous improvement of the quality of patient care through the implementation of clinical governance activities.
To help manage a team of staff effectively to include individual staff performance, appraisal, personal development plans, sickness and absence and disciplinary processes, keeping Matron and Lead Nurse up to date with identified staff management issues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Paediatric Nurse
- Evidence of undertaking post-graduate study/CPD relevant to clinical specialty
- Evidence of professional development and regular study since qualification
Desirable
- Evidence of undertaking a recognised course of study in teaching and assessing
- Educated to 1st degree level or evidence of study at degree level
Experience
Essential
- Leadership and change management experience
- Current children’s nurse experience
- Evidence of professional development and regular study since qualification.
- Experience of close liaison with members of multidisciplinary team.
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Demonstrates effective skills in leadership, communication, negotiating and influencing others with safe systems of work to ensure health & safety
- Good analytical and clinical decision-making skills.
- Able to cope with unpredictable work patterns, changing circumstances and cope with distressing or emotional circumstances
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service in conjunction with other members of the team
- Open minded, treats colleagues and the general public with dignity and respect
- Capacity to work with colleagues at all levels.
- Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour.
- Enthusiasm and inspirational skills.
- Effective communication skills written and verbal Essential Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Trust Values Weighting (Essential or Desirable)
Knowledge & Training
Essential
- Paediatric Advanced life support (EPALS) trained or a willing to work towards it.
- Proven acute nursing experience in an acute paediatric setting
- Evidence of employing extended high-level clinical skills
- Knowledge of effective people management practice
- Computer literate
- Skilled practitioner who acts as a role model
- Commitment to maintain own fitness for practice through maintaining a personal profile of competencies
Desirable
- Evidence of undertaking a Band 7 Development Course
- Knowledge of clinical audit and effectiveness systems
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).