Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse - Paediatrics

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham is seeking an experienced Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse for Paediatrics to lead the Children's Assessment Unit at Good Hope Hospital on a part-time basis (18.5 hours per week).

The post supports the Paediatric Manager and involves clinical leadership, operational management and service development across a wide range of paediatric health needs, with rota support at Heartlands Hospital 2-3 times monthly.

Qualifications

• NMC registered Paediatric Nurse with current practising licence.
• PILS and EPALS/APLS certifications required.
• Experience in acute paediatric settings, with leadership exposure.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day nursing leadership for the Children’s Assessment Unit.
• Support the senior nurse rota and contribute to governance, staffing and safety.
• Lead service development, staff education and performance improvement.

Skills

NMC Registered Paediatric Nurse

Leadership

Clinical governance

Team development

Education

PILS

EPALS/APLS

Job description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse - Paediatrics

The closing date is 15 November 2026

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated NMC Registered Paediatric Nurse to jointly lead the Children's Assessment Unit at Good Hope Hospital alongside an established Paediatric Manager. This part-time role (18.5 hours per week) offers the opportunity to combine clinical leadership, operational management and service development within a supportive and progressive children's service.

As part of this role, the successful candidate will support the senior nurse rota at Heartlands Hospital, working 7.30am to 6.00pm approximately 2-3 times per month.

We are seeking a highly skilled Paediatric nurse with recent acute paediatric experience and the confidence to lead and inspire teams caring for children and young people with a wide range of acute and chronic health needs. Experience of caring for children requiring high-dependency care would be advantageous.

University Hospitals Birmingham provides one of the largest paediatric services in the region across Good Hope and Heartlands Hospitals. This is an excellent opportunity for an aspiring or established leader to contribute to service improvement, staff development and outstanding patient care. If you share our vision of Building Healthier Lives and can inspire others through compassionate leadership, we would love to hear from you. Join Team UHB and help shape the future of children's services.

Main duties of the job

You will be an organised, enthusiastic and compassionate leader with excellent communication skills and a passion for delivering high-quality care to children, young people and their families. As a visible role model across Children's Services, you will inspire and support the teams, promoting a positive culture of learning, professional development and compassionate care.

Working as part of an experienced and supportive senior nursing team, you will provide day-to-day clinical and operational leadership across the service. Using your paediatric expertise, sound clinical judgement and critical thinking skills, you will help ensure high standards of care, patient safety and service performance are maintained.

The role includes responsibility for supporting the effective management of the ward and department, ensuring a safe, clean and child-friendly environment for patients, families and staff. You will contribute to workforce planning, performance management, clinical governance, risk management, quality improvement and staff wellbeing.

As a senior nurse, you will be professionally accountable for the standards of care delivered within your area. You will maintain a clinical presence, support and supervise practice, contribute to audit and teaching, and help develop the workforce. Through compassionate leadership, you will drive continuous improvement and help ensure the best possible outcomes and experiences for children, young people and their families.

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 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 multi-professional 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. (E )
• oLeadership
• oTeam building
• oManaging Resources
• oTime management
• oClinical governance
• oAudit and research
• oWorkforce planning / management
• oNHS policy and political awareness
• oKnowledge of clinical governance

Additional Criteria

• *Demonstrates the key strengths and motivators for relating to others.
• *Competence in expanded clinical practice associated with the role.
• *Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• *Proven ability to analyse data and identify data trends
• *Able to effectively present information to groups /health care professionals.
• *Ability to work under pressure across competing demands /properties.
• *Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• *Approachable and friendly
• *Supportive
• *Flexible
• * Well organised
• *Ability to delegate and supervise
• *Willingness to work core shift patterns for the area Monday to Friday with occasional out of hours /weekend working in extenuating circumstances.

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