Junior Sister/Charge Nurse (Paediatrics)

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse (Paediatrics) to lead and develop paediatric nursing across inpatient and urgent care settings in Bradford. The post supports a multidisciplinary team, with scope to mentor junior staff and promote high standards of patient care.

Applicants should hold RSCN/RN (Child) or equivalent, with relevant paediatric experience and strong leadership abilities.

Qualifications

• UK professional registration is essential.
• Experience in paediatric nursing across acute settings is preferred.
• Ability to work within an MDT and lead junior colleagues is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Assist in organising and controlling patient care and treatment to high standards.
• Develop leadership and managerial skills within the team.
• Ensure effective communication across staff and multidisciplinary team.
• Assess resource requirements for the unit and support policy implementation.
• Support staff training and ensure safeguarding policies are followed.
• Contribute to staff rotas and shift pattern planning.
• Investigate complaints and report incidents to senior staff.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

IV skills

Day-to-day coordination

Research awareness

Quality improvement

Education

RSCN/RN (Child)

ENB/SLIP qualification

EPALS or equivalent

Job description

Main area Paediatrics Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 34.5 hours per week (days, nights, twilights including weekends) Job ref 389-26-8260888-A

Employer Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Bradford Teaching Hospitals Town Bradford Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 01/10/2026 23:59

Junior Sister/Charge Nurse (Paediatrics)

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

Closing Date: 01.10.26 (this may change dependent on response).

Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date: commencing 02.10.26

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 12.10.26

Are you a passionate, dedicated and experienced paediatric nurse looking for a new adventure? We are recruiting a junior sister to join our dynamic and forward-thinking team at Bradford Royal Infirmary.

This post is across both the Paediatric Inpatient Care and Paediatric Urgent Care services.

Main duties of the job

• Assists the Senior Sisters / Charge Nurses in the organisation and control of all patient care and treatment maintaining high standards of care.
• Develops leadership skills both professional and managerial.
• Assists in ensuring effective communication with all levels of staff and the whole multidisciplinary team.
• Assists in assessing the overall resource requirements for the Unit.
• Assists in implementing and maintaining all policies and ensures staff compliance.
• Assists in Unit staff training, ensuring competence is achieved in all aspects of Paediatric Nursing.
• Assists in staff training and awareness, implementation, maintenance and effectiveness of Safe Guarding Children policy, procedure and training.
• Assists in staff training and awareness, effectiveness and implementation of the Common Assessment Framework.
• Initiates and develops new ideas for the improvement of services to patients in consultation with the Unit Senor Staff.
• Assists in producing staff rotas, creating shift patterns which meet the care needs of the patients for a 24 hour period.
• Assists in considering skill mix to develop a workforce capable of meeting patient needs.
• Assists, investigates and reports on complaints from patients/relatives/carers and staff and reports to Unit Senior Staff.
• Investigates and reports accidents and untoward occurrences and reports to Senior Sister.

Working for our organisation

At Bradford Teaching Hospitals we’re passionate about providing outstanding care for the people of the Bradford district and communities across the North of England. We’re keen to meet people interested in sharing our passion and helping us continue to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients.

We’re a renowned teaching hospital trust at the forefront of research, education and development, with a state-of-the-art simulation and skills training centre on site.

In short, we can help you lift your career to the next level. We’ve received huge investment to improve patient care which means we have truly world-class facilities including a brand-new neonatal suite, state-of-the-art intensive care unit, a newly refurbished A&E department, new children’s unit and a welcoming, modern atrium and reception area for staff and visitors.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In November 2023 Children’s Services went through a transformational change with the merging of nursing teams across the Paediatric Emergency Department and the Children and Young People’s Unit.

The successful candidate will be offered the opportunity to work across all areas.

Children’s Emergency Department (ED)

Children’s ED is a busy department who currently see large volumes of children every year in an area specifically dedicated to children. Children who are attending with urgent care complaints are streamed straight to this area.

Children’s Clinical Decision Area (CCDA) and Short Stay

The Children’s Decision Area sees children referred from GPs, children with direct access and children sent from ED requiring a further assessment. The short stay area is for children who require a prolonged period of observation but who are unlikely to need a full admission to hospital, this could include fluid challenges, spacing of inhalers and review by other specialities.

Ward 30 (Children’s Inpatient Unit)

Ward 30 is a Children’s Inpatient Unit that was purpose built in 2016. The unit includes 35 inpatient beds and a two-bedded stabilisation area. The ward has an adolescent room, school room, play room, and an accessible bathroom. Each bed space also has state of the art bedside monitoring.

Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Experience

• Experience of working in a multicultural work place with a diverse client group.
• Experience of working within an MDT and providing advocacy for colleagues and patients
• Experienced communicator / listener
• Experience of supporting junior colleagues
• Experience of leading a small team

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication/interpersonal skills
• Competency in IV Skills
• Ability to coordinate the day to day running of a busy Children’s & Young Persons Unit when called upon
• Ability to utilise research and accepted best practice in order to enhance clinical practice
• Skilled at diplomatically challenging unsatisfactory practice with the aim of achieving a positive outcome for all

Knowledge

• Clinical credibility in the paediatric arena
• Good leadership skills or a desire to develop skills further
• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
• Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues.

Qualifications

• RSCN/RN (Child)
• Teaching and assessing qualification e.g., ENB (998) /SLIP or equivalent*
• European Paediatric Advanced Life Support (EPALS) or equivalent*

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.