Deputy Sister Northbrook

Hampshire Hospitals Nhs; Winchester; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Sister for the Northbrook Acute Children's Ward at the Winchester site. You will provide leadership and high-quality paediatric care, supervising Band 5 nurses and Band 3 HCAs while driving ward safety and service development.

You will lead on clinical links, mentor junior staff, and help evolve patient care in a busy, family-centered environment. Flexible working requests will be considered.

Qualifications

• Professional UK registration (NMC/CHDip/RSC) is required.
• Experience in mentorship and project management is preferred.
• CPD evidence and knowledge of Health Environment policies are expected.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day delivery of high-quality care for children and young people on the ward.
• Line manage Band 5 nurses and Band 3 health care support workers.
• Oversee ward setup, safety, and clinical link roles across the unit.
• Support career development and leadership growth within the team.

Skills

Leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Equality & Diversity

Clinical Skills

Education

NHS nursing registration (NMC) or equivalent

Job description

Job overview

We currently have a Band 6 Sister Vacancy on Northbrook Acute Children's Ward. .

Northbrook Ward

on the Winchester site is an 18 bedded unit that provides care for children who require admission as an emergency, from The Emergency Department (ED), Sophie’s Place (SP) or GP’s. Children may also be booked in for treatment with Oncology, Orthopaedic, General Surgical or Medical Problems.

Our band 6 team are crucial to providing supportive leadership and high quality care to our patients and families

Main duties of the job

Our band 6 team lead the day to day delivery of high quality care to children and young people with a range of clinical needs, including those with medical and surgical complaints. No two days are the same!

As a band 6, you would be responsible for the line management of a team of band 5 nurses and band 3 health care support workers. Alongside this, your team would be the lead on various elements of ward setup and safety, and for a number of clinical link roles. This allows all team members to have an input in constantly evaluating and developing our services

We actively provide our nurses with the opportunities to develop within our teams. Do you feel ready for career progression but wish to have support in developing your leadership skills. Are you an enthusiastic nurse who is able to foster inter‑professional team working using excellent interpersonal and leadership skills?

We will provide and support you with clinical and management/leadership development for you to develop strong clinical paediatric skills in a supportive environment. If you are passionate about caring for children and their families then we would like to meet you.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us, we would be happy to show you around.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Professional UK registration e.g. RSC, CHDip, NMCerbal
• Project management learning and/or development
• Formal training &/or experience in mentorship

Desirable criteria

• Additional Post graduate learning in specialist field including masters degree or working towards

Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) clearly recorded for professional profile
• Understanding of Health Environment policies and legislation including Clinical, HR, E&D, Governance
• Evidence of significant post registration clinical work experience

Desirable criteria

• Experience of project management for policy development or large scale projects

Skills & Ability

Essential criteria

• Ability to work and lead within a multidisciplinary team across an organisation
• Applies a good understanding of Equality & Diversity in all areas of work
• Clinical Skills appropriate to the relevant speciality

Desirable criteria

• The ability to work at problems from a unique or different angle