Ward Manager - Children'S Ward

Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an acting Senior Sister/Ward Manager to oversee the Children’s Ward. This 18-month fixed-term post emphasizes high-quality paediatric care and education for student nurses, with rotational work across sites to meet service needs.

The role requires post-registration experience at Band 6 level, a teaching/mentorship qualification, and a degree in a health-related subject (or intent to commence within 1 year).

Qualifications

• Post registration experience and specialty experience.
• Minimum 2 years in a senior sister/charge nurse or equivalent management role.
• Involvement in clinical governance agenda.
• Knowledge of current nursing/midwifery issues.

Responsibilities

• Oversee managerial duties of the children’s ward and ensure high-quality care.
• Support and develop ward staff and provide a learning environment for student nurses.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and maintain competency across sites.
• Contribute to service improvement and educational opportunities for staff and learners.

Skills

Post-registration experience

Senior nurse/management

Clinical governance

Nursing/midwifery issues

Education

NMC registration

Teaching & mentorship

Health-related degree

CPD portfolio

Job description

Job summary

This is a 18 Months Fixed Term Post - Secondment opportunity available

The Children's Ward are seeking to recruit a motivated, organised and enthusiastic acting Senior Sister/Ward Manager to oversee the managerial responsibilities and duties of the ward.

Main duties of the job

An excellent opportunity for a Senior Sister/Ward Manager who is committed to high quality care for children, young people and their families and providing excellent educational experience for student nurses.

You will demonstrate professional attributes, including diversity, dealing with change and the ability to learn new skills in the assessment and care of all paediatric patients and their families.

Working as part of a team of Medical Staff, Staff Nurses, Trainee Nursing Associate/Nursing Associates, Clinical Educators, Play and Activity Leaders, Healthcare Assistants, and Housekeepers, you will be responsible for providing the highest standard of evidenced based patient care. You will also be responsible for supporting and developing staff and providing an excellent learning environment for student nurses.

The Division is progressive and innovative, continually striving to improve services for children, young people and their families. The Division operates a rotational policy, when necessary, across both sites in order to meet service and development needs.

It is essential that you are registered paediatric nurse and have post registration experience 12 months of which must be at Band 6 level. You will be computer literate, have a teaching and mentorship qualification and will be educated to degree level in a health related subject (or willingness to commence degree programme within 1 year in post)

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• o Extensive range of learning opportunities
• o NHS Pension Scheme
• o Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• o Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• o NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• o Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Certificate of sponsorship

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Please note that from 9th April2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Post registration experience and speciality experience
• Post registration experience in a senior sister (band 6) / Charge Nurse or any significant management experience role for a minimum 2 years
• Involvement in clinical governance agenda.
• Conversant with current professional issues related to nursing/midwifery

Desirable

• Previous experience of complaints handling
• Previous experience of budgetary management
• Previous experience of Quality Improvement work

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• RNC/RSCN with Current NMC Registration
• Teaching and mentorship qualification
• Educated to degree level (or equivalent) in health related subject (or willingness to commence within 1 year in post) or able to demonstrate equivalent level of experience
• Continuous professional development, documented within CPD portfolio

Desirable

• Management/leadership qualification
• PILS course

Personal Attributes & Skills

Essential

• Advanced communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills within difficult or challenging circumstances.
• Effective decision-making skills.
• Influencing skills.
• Able to manage personal emotions and stress.
• Understand the need for confidentiality.

Desirable

• NLP training

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).