Band 7 Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse-Paediatric

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Birmingham is seeking a Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to oversee paediatric day surgery and outpatient services. This role requires a passionate leader with substantial clinical experience and expertise in managing healthcare teams. You will ensure high-quality care delivery during operational management and clinical supervision. If you have a strong background in paediatrics and are eager to contribute to children's health services, apply now.

Qualifications

• Substantial relevant and recent clinical experience within a complex healthcare setting.
• Demonstrable current, recent experience of team leadership and management.
• Evidence of effective multiprofessional working.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day surgery/medical day case service and outpatient departments.
• Ensure performance and standards are monitored.
• Participate in the Band 7 rota for the Paediatrics service.

Skills

Clinical management

Team leadership

Communication

Organisational skills

Education

Registered Child Branch Nurse on NMC register

PILS

EPALS/APLS

Job description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse-Paediatric

The closing date is 07 December 2025

UHB Paediatrics 0-16 Years : Where a passion and career come together

We are seeking a Band 7, Paediatric Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to lead the day surgery/medical day case service and outpatient departments across UHB. Our designated day case unit is at Heartlands Hospital and the Children's outpatient service runs at Good Hope, Heartlands and Solihull hospitals

UHB has a large Paediatric service run by a dynamic, talented team of professionals; this includes over 120 specialised paediatric nurses who deliver high quality, compassionate care to the local community and beyond. Our day case unit provides care for children requiring Orthopaedic, ENT, Ophthalmology, Maxillofacial, General Surgery, Endocrine treatments, Sedated procedures, MRI, CT scans amongst many other supportive investigations and treatments.

We strive to provide a positive patient experience in a safe environment for all our children and families and we actively promote a family centred care approach in the delivery of care.

We are keen to employ an experienced nurse who is enthusiastic about providing high quality clinical care, leading a team and working with the other Band 7 Lead Nurses to provide a safe, well led Paediatric service.

Within this role there will be a requirement for you to work non clinical management shifts, support clinical cover where necessary and participate in the Band 7 rota for the Paediatrics service Mon- Fri.

Please email [e-mail] for more information.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit a highly skilled and motivated Paediatric nurse, who is proactive and has proven clinical and people management skills.

You will need to be an organised, enthusiastic individual with excellent communication and inspirational leadership skills, alongside having the passion and ability to deliver high quality care to a diverse population. You will act as a role model for the nursing team across the Paediatric services, promoting a positive attitude and motivating staff members to deliver compassionate care whilst developing themselves professionally.

You will join an established senior nursing team who will support you to develop professionally. You will work alongside them to manage children's services on a day to day basis, utilising your paediatric expertise, critical thinking skills and ensuring performance and standards are monitored. Participation in a weekly on call rota, Mon-Friday working hours.

Operational management duties include maintaining a safe, clean environment, monitoring and improving ward and departmental performance, budget control, clinical governance and supporting staff wellbeing, training and providing pastoral care. The post holder is professionally accountable for the standards of clinical care delivered within their ward environment, they will undertake and supervise clinical practice, audit, research and participate in teaching to establish, monitor and continually improve the quality of the patient experience.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Child Branch Nurse on NMC register
• PILS
• EPALS/ APLS

Experience

• Professional Portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
• Substantial relevant and recent clinical experience within a complex health care setting or Acute NHS setting working as a deputy Manager Band 6 position including the supervision and education of junior staff/ students.
• Can demonstrate understanding / experience / in practice based supervision / assessment as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC ) standards for student supervision and assessment
• Demonstrable current, recent experience of team leadership and management within the healthcare setting.
• Demonstrable understanding of the management responsibility for pay and non-pay resources associated with the clinical service.
• Evidence of effective multiprofessional working.
• Experience of being a mentor
• Demonstration of a significant contribution to innovative practice or change management
• Experience in interviewing and selection of staff
• Experience in learning from incidents / complaints and supporting changes in practice
• Demonstrate an ability, experience, passion in the following areas.
• Team building
• Managing Resources
• Time management
• Clinical governance
• Audit and research
• Workforce planning / management
• NHS policy and political awareness
• Knowledge of clinical governance

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust