Band 6 Children's Sister/Charge Nurse (Mat Leave Cover)

NHS; Romford; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is hiring a Band 6 Children's Sister/Charge Nurse for maternity leave cover. You will lead the Children's nursing team, oversee patient care, and provide education and supervision to staff. The ideal candidate will have experience managing a ward and relevant nursing qualifications. This position offers a salary between £44,485 and £52,521 per year.

Qualifications

• Must have experience as a Senior Band 5 Nurse, managing ward shifts.
• Interest in allergy testing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Role model and provide leadership in the clinical area.
• Oversee assessment of care needs and plan programmes of care.
• Supervise staff and demonstrate advanced clinical specialist skills.

Skills

PILS/EPALS certified

Education

RSCN, RN (Child Branch)

Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor

Leadership/Quality Improvement

Evidence of professional development

Job description

Band 6 Children's Sister/Charge Nurse (Mat Leave Cover) at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The closing date is 20 October 2025

We deliver a comprehensive range of general medical and surgical services to our local population and have two inpatient wards, one with a co-located 4 bedded HDU, a day unit with a POSCU and haematology service, two outpatients departments with a GP 'hot clinic', a team of Clinical Nurse Specialists and a Children's Community Nursing team.

Our Children's nursing team is expanding and is led by our Director of Nursing for Child Health. You will be supported by Clinical Nurse Educator, Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners and Quality managers, together with a friendly multidisciplinary team and a corporate training and development team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will act as a role model and provide leadership in the clinical area and will be responsible for overseeing assessment of care needs of patients, planning programmes of care, implementation and evaluation of these programmes without direct supervision.

Responsible in education and supervision of staff as coordinated with the Children's PDN. To demonstrate advanced clinical specialist skills in order to provide the highest standard of individualised evidence based patient centred care while supervising the work of others.

About us

We're an organisation that is getting better and better. We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford.

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS

• RSCN, RN (Child Branch)
• Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor
• Leadership/Quality Improvement
• Evidence of professional development- Interest in allergy testing.

SKILLS/ ABILITIES

• PILS/EPALS certified

EXPERIENCE/ KNOWLEDGE

• Experience as Senior Band 5 Nurse - has experience of taking charge on shift of the ward.

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.

Salary: £44,485 to £52,521 a yearper annum inclusive

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.