Paediatric Senior Sister

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in the East Midlands is seeking a highly skilled Senior Charge Nurse to support their Pediatric High Dependency Unit. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent clinical, organizational, and leadership skills, ensuring the delivery of high-quality care to children and their families. Ideal applicants will hold RSCN qualification and significant experience in a management position. This role offers substantial professional development opportunities along with attractive staff benefits.

Benefits

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Applicants must be RSCN qualified and have relevant degree-level education.
• Demonstrable post-registration experience in a Band 6 role.
• Up to date in Advanced Paediatric Life Support.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support nursing staff as the nurse in charge.
• Ensure compliance with trust policies and provide effective leadership.
• Prioritize patient safety and enhance care quality.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

RSCN qualification

Relevant Degree level study

Masters level study capacity

Job description

Go back University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Paediatric Senior Sister / Charge Nurse - Inpatients

The closing date is 04 February 2026

We are looking for a highly motivated, dynamic, innovative and flexible Senior Paediatric Nurse to join our team of Band 7 Paediatric Nurses supporting the Paediatric High Dependency Unit at University Hospital of Derby and Burton

As the Senior Sister/ Senior Charge Nurse, you will have demonstrable excellent clinical, organisational, communication and team building skills, evidence of successfully delivering high quality holistic care, support and teaching to young people, families and the wider caring team, and development of your current team. In addition, you will clearly demonstrate commitment to and development of the service to ensure all requirements of the agenda are met.

Applicants should hold RSCN qualification, relevant Degree level study and ability to study at Masters level and have a level 2 paediatric critical care unit and up to date in Advanced Paediatric Life Support.

Main duties of the job

• Taking the nurse in charge role whilst on duty, line management duties for staff.
• Duties include formal sickness management processes, supporting staff development, completing appraisals, managing mandatory training compliance and pastoral support.
• The role includes a high level of role modelling, adhering to trust policies and guidelines as well as our personal behavioural responsibility framework.
• The successful applicant must prioritise patient safety and care quality to support trust processes.
• You will have excellent communication and leadership skills and be able to demonstrate substantial post registration experience including extensive relevant Band 6 experience both managerially and clinically in a paediatric setting.

Closing date of applications: 04 February 2026

Interview date: 17 February 2026

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of mentoring, supporting, coaching and developing staff
• Demonstrable experience within a band 6 post

Qualifications

• NMC RN child branch/RSCN
• Degree level trained or equivelant

Leadership

• Demonstratable clinical leadership
• Demonstratable ward management
• Leadership training/course

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.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust