Paediatric Ward Sister/Charge Nurse

Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd; Halifax; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Halifax seeks a dedicated Paediatric Ward Manager to oversee daily operations, ensuring high-quality care for children and families. The role involves coordinating staff, managing care pathways, and leading a multidisciplinary team to maintain safety and quality standards. Flexible working arrangements are available, and the position offers opportunities for professional development and leadership in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive clinical experience within NHS at band 5 level or above.
• Evidence of continual professional development.
• Safeguarding level 3 training.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate the ward area for seamless care for children and families.
• Manage roster allocation for safe staffing levels.
• Lead the multidisciplinary team and supervise junior staff.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisational abilities

Education

Evidence of study at degree level

R.N. Child

Current NMC registration

Job description

Main area Paediatrics Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract 12 months (Fixed term) Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (up to 37.5 hours per week) Job ref 372-FSS2753

Employer Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Calderdale Royal Hospital Town Halifax Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/06/2025 23:59 Interview date 09/06/2025

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.

We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us. Find out more - Why Choose CHFT?

Our Future Plans

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visithttps://future.cht.nhs.uk/

Job overview

Working in conjunction with the Clinical Manager, nursing staff, paediatricians, service users and the Directorate and Divisional senior management teams, the post holder will co-ordinate, prioritise, appropriately delegate and organise the safe and effective running of the department on a day-to-day basis.

The department includes Ward 3 and the Paediatric Assessment Area at Calderdale Royal Hospital and Ward 4 at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.

The post holder will undertake delegated non-clinical duties to support quality, safety and service improvement in accordance with the Trust vision and values.

Main duties of the job

• To effectively co-ordinate the ward area to ensure a seamless and timely pathway of care for children and families.
• To manage roster allocation for present and future shifts in order to provide safe staffing levels in line with the agreed workforce model.
• To be responsible for ensuring the provision of compassionate, safe and high quality care of all patients.
• To lead the multidisciplinary team on a daily basis using resources efficiently.
• To ensure the delivery of quality care to patients and to supervise the working of junior staff during the span of duty.
• To provide nursing clinical expertise, leadership and education in high dependency care, medical and surgical nursing, competently supervising staff to manage straightforward and unplanned, complex cases. This includes supervising junior staff to gain competence in line with the Paediatric Nursing and Support workers essential training policy.
• To lead in delegated non-clinical duties that will assist the effective management of the ward areas.
• To work on a rotational basis at HRI to maintain audit and performance.
• To confidently escalate in a timely manner to Clinical Manager, Matron, On Call Consultant, General Manager, Clinical Director, Associate Director of Nursing and Senior Management Team (as appropriate) concerns about patient safety, quality and experience, offering solutions and evidence based recommendations.

Working for our organisation

We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS– yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff andthe local community.

Foundation Trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To contribute to a culture that recognises and works in partnership with patients and their families, involving them in all decisions.
• To provide assurance that individualised plans of care are formulated and implemented for all patients including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• To ensure early intervention is provided to ensure the safe discharge of patients, working in collaboration with the medical team and community services with the aim of avoiding admission/ readmission.
• To work within the NMC Code of Professional Practice, and within policies, procedures and guidelines of Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust.
• To ensure that high standards of nursing care in line with national and local policy and guidance are delivered and maintained.
• To act accordingly when standards are not being maintained.
• To recognise changes in a patients’ condition responding to and when the intervention of others is required and refer on as appropriate
• To act as an advocate for the child, young person and their family, including promoting and protecting their interests, rights, equality, inclusion and privacy.
• To act as a ‘Link Nurse’ within a defined speciality/ interest area
• To be involved in and encourage participation in trust initiatives to improve patient safety and quality care, e.g. Exemplar ward, Safer Patient Initiative, Friends and Family Test, Ward Assurance .
• To ensure exemplary infection control standards are maintained in the clinical area.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

• R.N. Child
• Current NMC registration
• ENB 998 or equivalent
• Evidence of study at degree level

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

• Extensive clinical experience within NHS at band 5 level or above
• Evidence of continual professional development
• Evidence of ability to effectively co-ordinate a ward area
• Safeguarding level 3 training
• An understanding of the need of confidentiality awareness at all times
• Updated research and evidence based practice
• Knowledge of Health & Safety issues
• Data Protection
• Sound basic knowledge/awareness of infection control
• Awareness of legislation relevant to the post
• Proven experience in all aspects of acute paediatric care
• APLS
• Demonstrate ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
• Organisational abilities
• Able to demonstrate awareness of or evidence of clinical governance
• Coaching skills
• Undertaken or willing to undertake the Trust ‘Work together to get results’ programme
• Investigation training

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

• Pleasant/friendly manner
• Flexible approach
• Ability to work under pressure independently
• Self-motivated
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Able to work well under pressure and demonstrate personal resilience

Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that’s why we encourage applications from all.Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.

Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.

If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard £26.40 or Basic £26.40) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.

CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

If you have any questions please contact [e-mail] for assistance.

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.

Name Carly Toon Job title Clinical Ward Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01422 223460 Additional information

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