PCCU B6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Oxford seeks a Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse for its Paediatric Critical Care team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for clinical leadership and providing care to critically ill children. Applicants should have at least 3 years of experience, relevant qualifications, and strong communication skills. The position offers competitive salary, pro rata for 23 hours minimum per week, with shifts including days, nights, and weekends.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years post-registration experience in Critical Care.
• Demonstrates knowledge of research findings in nursing.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Manage PCCU on a day-to-day basis in absence of Senior Sister.
• Support and train junior staff and students.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Communication skills

Team leadership

Teaching skills

Education

RSCN (Child)/RN (Adult) NMC Registered

Recognised UK Paediatric Critical Care Course

Degree level study or working towards a degree

Job description

Overview

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

PCCU B6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse

The closing date is 28 September 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse to join our Paediatric Critical Care team.

Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse posts provide the opportunity to include rostered shifts across PCCU, Outreach and Retrieval services as negotiated between the post holder/Senior Nursing Team, and on completion of appropriate competencies.

Post holders will be expected to work a minimum of 23hrs per week across days, nights and weekend shifts.

Main duties of the job

• To provide clinical leadership ensuring a high standard of individualised nursing and family centred care is delivered to critically ill children.
• To work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, communicating effectively with all levels of medical and nursing staff.
• To uphold PCCU's Nursing Philosophy of Care.
• To effectively manage PCCU on a day-to-day basis, in the absence of a Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.

Senior Nurses within PCCU at Band 6 and above have the opportunity to work across the retrieval and outreach services in addition to PCCU on a roster basis on completion of appropriate competencies.

About us

Paediatric Critical Care (PCC) at OUH includes 17 co-located Level 2 and 3 critical care beds, delivering a wide range of specialist services to patients from Oxfordshire and the wider Thames Valley and Wessex Paediatric Critical Care Operational Delivery Network (TVW PCC ODN). We are a leading Neurosurgical and Major Trauma Centre and have a vast number of medical and surgical specialties. The unit is undergoing an exciting period of estate and workforce development and investment, with a move into a newly built unit within the next 5 years.

SORT Retrieval Service OUH PCC Services include the SORT (Southampton Oxford Retrieval Team) service, delivered in collaboration with Southampton across TVW PCC ODN. It is staffed by doctors, ACPs and nurses from both Oxford and Southampton, with Oxford providing a retrieval team 24/7.

Critical Care Outreach Service is a team of experienced nurses who support all healthcare professionals in the assessment and management of unwell children across the children's hospital, emergency department, and neonatal unit, following up and supporting children and families following discharge.

Education, Development and Training is provided through a structured competency-based development programme, and we are piloting an inhouse PCC L3 specialist course for nursing staff. Clinical and leadership career development pathways are available. We have a growing team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners who work across PCCU and SORT services at OUH.

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will be able to work well within the team and be willing to work a mixed shift pattern including days and nights across the whole week. They will have at least 3 years post registration experience with a relevant course for Paediatric Critical Care. They will be a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual with excellent clinical and communication skills, with an ability to lead and motivate others. They will also enjoy teaching and supporting junior staff as well as pre and post registration students.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RSCN (Child)/RN (Adult) NMC Registered
• Recognised UK Paediatric Critical Care Course (e.g. PCCS or HEI accredited)
• Degree level study or working towards a degree
• Evidence of commitment to teaching staff and students.

Experience

• Relevant Critical Care nursing experience
• Demonstrates knowledge of value & use of research findings.

Personal Qualities

• Evidence of excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrates awareness of the qualities required of staff working in Critical Care.
• Insight into managerial issues in relation to people and resources.

Knowledge and Skills

• Evidence of clinical knowledge in area of speciality, and excellence in practice.
• Experience of leading and supporting a team in clinical area.
• Knowledge/experience of: - audit in practice - implementation of quality improvement measures - risk management

Other

• Evidence of continuing professional development.

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.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata