Junior Sister/Charge Nurse Paediatric ED

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health organization in Manchester is looking for a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse for Paediatric ED. This role involves delivering high-quality clinical care, supporting and guiding junior staff, and collaboration within a multidisciplinary team. Qualifications include first-level RN registration and considerable experience in A&E settings. Competitive salary range of £38,682 to £46,580 (Pro Rata).

Qualifications

• 2 years A&E experience.
• Evidence of professional leadership leading to innovation in practice.
• Experience of clinical audit.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the delivery of clinical expertise.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to ensure high standards of care.
• Demonstrate awareness of legislation regarding child protection.

Skills

Manchester triage trained

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Evidence of teaching and assessing skills

Education

First level registration - RN(Child)/RSCN

Post basic evidence of study

Further study in relevant specialty

Appropriate management or leadership courses

Job description

Overview

Go back Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Junior Sister/Charge Nurse Paediatric ED

The closing date is 09 October 2025

The post holder will assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care for patients, supporting and guiding junior staff in the process. S/he will provide direct patient care and have detailed clinical knowledge of the specialist area. The post holder will assist the senior Sister/Charge Nurses in ensuring that high standards of quality of care are delivered and maintained. The post holder will act as a positive role model within the department for staff, patients and carers. The post holder will deputise for the senior sister as required. The post holder will enable nurses to acquire clinical and professional competencies by facilitating high quality education and staff development opportunities.

Key Relationships

Patients and families (Adults & Children). Modern Matron, Senior and junior nurses within the department. Education Leads, Consultant and junior medical staff, Support and ancillary staff, including nursing students. Community Nursing Services, GP's and Social Services. Clinical Governance team and teams of nursing specialists based in the hospital and outside the hospital setting. All members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure a coordinated service is provided.

Previous interviewees in the last 3 months need not apply. and job vacancy is a full time post.

Main duties of the job

• Be responsible for the delivery of clinical expertise in all aspects of the clinical setting, acting as a visible practitioner.
• Collaborate with other health care professionals in the delivery of high standards of effective health care within best practice guidelines.
• Act as a resource of specialised knowledge and clinical expertise to ensure care delivered to the ill children and their families is appropriate and optimum, enabling early recognition of condition changes and ensuring appropriate corrective action is instituted.
• Demonstrate awareness of legislation regarding ill children and their families e.g. child protection, vulnerable adults, mental health issues and act appropriately when required.
• Practice in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct in order that a safe and quality service is provided.
• Promote the shared objectives of the multidisciplinary team by working closely to ensure that best practice is achieved, utilising Clinical Benchmarking and Improving Quality Programme processes to achieve this.
• Promote the interface between hospital and community to provide a seamless service for ill children and their families.
• Promote and collaborate in developing good working relationships with departments to ensure the patient journey is effective and efficient.
• Encourage and promote an evidence-based culture through pathways and protocols of care within an interdisciplinary approach.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so youully benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youor need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youortunately equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youfectively need to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

• First level registration - RN(Child)/RSCN
• Post basic evidence of study
• Further study in relevant specialty
• Appropriate management or leadership courses

Experience

• 2 years A&E experience
• Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice
• Evidence of multidisciplinary/multi-agency working
• Experience of clinical audit
• Experience of research activities

Skills

• Manchester triage trained
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability
• Clinically competent in name clinical area/speciality
• Proven workload management of self and of others

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year (Pro Rata)