Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse, Paediatric

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Coventry is seeking a Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse for its Paediatric Ward. This role involves providing clinical leadership, managing patient care, and ensuring high standards are upheld. Candidates should have a nursing qualification, experience in Paediatrics, and excellent communication skills. This is a permanent position with a competitive salary range from £38,682 to £46,580 per annum pro rata.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with experience in Paediatrics.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and independently.
• Understanding of healthcare policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and management support.
• Maintain and improve patient health and welfare.
• Oversee clinical assessment and interventions.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Excellent communication skills

Ability to manage workload

Patient assessment

Support to junior team members

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

The closing date is 26 November 2025

Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse, Paediatric

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Paediatric Sister/ Charge Nurse on our Childrens Ward here at UHCW.

Ward 16 comprises of 24 beds caring for Children and Young People with a wide range of medical and surgical conditions. The area specialises in Oncology care for Children and Young People of all ages.

The Successful Candidate is required to have excellent communication skills and must be able to provide clinical leadership and support. It is expected that you will continually aim for high standards of care and support the management team. In turn, you will be supported to meet your career goals and aspirations and development within you role.

Interview Date will be 9th December

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

A shift/team leader, providing clinical leadership and management support, developing and evaluating best practice within the department. The post-holder will deputise for the department manager as required.

Ward 16 is a 24 bedded unit caring for Children and Young people predominantly between the ages of 2-12. The ward specialises in Oncology care for children of all ages being a shared care centre with BCH.

The successful applicant will after training be expected to hold the Paediatric bleep supporting the unit, attending medical emergencies as well as supporting with Bed Management responsibilities.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Job responsibilities

• Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
• Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi-professional team.
• A skilled practitioner and clinical leader providing support to the management team, participating in service/policy development.
• Assist in the audit of service delivery, communicate findings with others, and assist in ensuring that identified scope for improvement is implemented.
• Designated shift Co-ordinator. Ensure appropriate support to junior team members. Management of workload on each shift, ensuring appropriate allocation of duties. Oversight for ensuring management, supervision, and support to staff to ensure coordination of clinical activities.
• Responsible for clinical assessment of patients and provision of nursing interventions to maintain and improve the health and welfare of patients in all areas of the Paediatric Unit
• Organisation of cross-departmental/organisational activities including HR, resource, and bleep-holder responsibilities as appropriate. This includes assisting with the operational Co-ordination of the Paediatric Unit including out of hours bed capacity management, safer staffing, and Paediatric Bleep holder responsibilities.
• Demonstrate highly technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including; complex patient monitoring; equipment management and frequent administration of invasive tests/procedures.
• Develop and educate staff, participating in supervision, assessment and appraisal as required.
• Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data available.
• Acts as an advocate and spokesperson for the patient and families to ensure safe and effective liaison with internal and external parties, referring to service lead as required.
• Manage expected and unexpected clinical events requiring varying levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need.
• Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g imparting bad news or following an unexpected event.
• Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
• Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualification/Training

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Experience

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Knowledge

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Skills & Abilities

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

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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.

Address

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Reference number

218-NM-B6-7608431

Job locations

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire