Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - Children's Ward-*£2,000 Incentive*

Candino CA; Colchester; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse for the Children's Ward in Colchester. The role offers a recruitment incentive of £2,000 pro rata and opportunities for professional development. Ideal candidates will have relevant nursing qualifications and experience, with the possibility of both full-time and part-time hours. The position requires leadership skills and a commitment to providing high-quality patient care in a well-supported team environment.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave on commencement

NHS discounts

Health and Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Proven post registration experience.
• Clinical expertise within specialty required.
• Registered Children's Nurse with mentorship qualification.

Responsibilities

• Manage the nursing team and deliver high quality care.
• Enhance clinical skills across areas for child care.
• Deputize for ward/unit manager.

Skills

Leadership

Organisational

Communication

Education

Registered Children's Nurse

Mentorship / teaching qualification

EPLS / APLS certificate

High Dependency Level 1 Qualification

Job description

Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - Children's Ward-*£2,000 Incentive*

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Job Summary

This post attracts a recruitment incentive of £2000 pro rata (conditions apply)

Job Summary

This post attracts a recruitment incentive of £2000 pro rata (conditions apply)

Are you an experienced Band 5 or Band 6 Nurse looking to develop your career?

We are keen to recruit an experienced Paediatric Nurse who is looking to develop their professional leadership and clinical skills within our amazing team in Children's Services at Colchester Hospital, which recently been approved as a High Dependency Unit Level 2 Unit.

At East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust we deliver high quality, compassionate care and strive to provide a positive patient experience in a safe environment.

We are a 20 Bedded Children's Ward with 2 HDU Level 1 Beds and 1 Level 2 bed, caring for patients requiring a number of high dependency interventions including CPAP, BiPAP and Long Term Ventilation.

We value our workforce and make sure you can achieve your full potential. If you have the skills for the role then we would love to hear from you.

We have full time and part time hours available.

Main duties of the job

To effectively manage and develop the nursing team within the Children's Ward and provide professional and clinical leadership in the delivery of high quality, safe, cost effective care to children, families and staff.

To work with nurses and other identified team members (MDT) on a one to one/group basis and enhance clinical skills and practice across areas where children are cared for to develop and enhance clinical skills and practice.

To deputize for the ward /unit manager to ensure appropriate senior cover at all times.

About Us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Details

Date posted

13 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

432-HR366-25

Job locations

Colchester

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Job Description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description

Job Description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Proven post registration experience
• Clinical expertise within specialty
  
  

Desirable

• Working across professional boundaries
• Involvement with audit and implementation of change
  
  

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Children's Nurse
• Mentorship / teaching qualification
• EPLS / APLS certificate
• High Dependency Level 1 Qualification
  
  

Desirable

• High Dependency Level 2 Qualification
  
  

Knowledge

Essential

• NMC Code of conduct
  
  

Skills

Essential

• Leadership, Organisational, Communication
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Leadership, Organisational, Communication
  
  

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitals

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