Ward Sister/Charge Nurse - Children's Surgical Ward (D34)

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A large healthcare institution in Nottingham is seeking a Ward Sister/Charge Nurse for their Children's Surgical Ward. The role requires strong leadership and clinical skills to manage a team and provide care for young patients. Candidates must have a degree in health/nursing, NMC registration, and a minimum of 5 years experience. This is an ideal opportunity for those looking to advance their career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years post registration experience, ideally at band 6 level.
• Experience in supervising non-registered staff and pre-registration students.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the departments to maintain high care standards.
• Provide regular direct clinical care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Clinical Care

Mentoring

Budget Management

Education

Degree in health/nursing related studies

Current level one NMC registration

Job description

Go back Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Ward Sister/Charge Nurse - Children's Surgical Ward (D34)

The closing date is 21 September 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our 16-bedded surgical paediatric ward. We are a ward managing elective surgical patients from a wide number of surgical specialities including: orthopaedics, ophthalmic, oncology, general surgery, cleft, and ENT. We are part of a surgical floor that works closely together with Children's Surgical Day Case and D35 managing emergency surgery.

We are committed to supporting you and offer various professional development opportunities to enhance your surgical nursing skills and knowledge.

We as a children's hospital achieved ANCC Pathway To Excellence accreditation and are currently the only Children's Hospital in Europe to have achieved this. This has opened up new opportunities which we are currently building on in Nottingham Children's Hospital.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

We will expect you to take managerial, clinical and professional responsibility for the D34 and ensure the co-ordination and the development of a designated team of nurses that you will line manage.

You will work in collaboration with the specialist teams including consultants, specialist nurses and the operational teams within the children's hospital which is critical to ensure services are running smoothly and waiting list targets are met as a whole team approach.

About us

With over 19,000 staff,we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH

Job responsibilities

This role is to lead and manage the departments to maintain the high standards and the quality of care given to all children and young people. To ensure the unit is safe, effective, well- led, responsive and caring.

You will have effective leadership skills and the ability to be a positive role model is expected from this post at all times.

The post holder, will be expected to provide regular direct clinical care and through experience and knowledge be able to support the implementation of both clinical and nonclinical governance.

Working flexibly as a member of the unit team and supporting the ward clinically is expected in order to ensure standards are being maintained, evaluated, and where necessary improved. The post-holder will also participate in the overnight senior nursing on calls.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifcations

• Current level one NMC registration
• Degree in health / nursing related Studies
• Formal Leadership and management training
• CPD Profile
• Completion of all local competency packages
• APLS Provider

Skills/Experince

• Minimum of 5 years post registration experience, ideally at band 6 level to include management/leadership experience
• Supervision of non registered staff, pre registration and post basic students
• Evidence of ability to mentor
• Ability to manage the clinical area or ward efficiently and effectively
• Ability to lead change and lead new ways of working
• Formal teaching of groups of staff
• Budget Management
• Audit Research within the clinical area

Communication

• Able to present and receive complex information within the multi professional team
• Demonstrate negotiation and influencing skills
• Team player who can initiate, delegate and complete projects
• Demonstrate self awareness and understanding of personal accountability
• Ability to support colleagues, patients and relatives/carers in distressing circumstances
• Demonstrate evidence of providing formal teaching sessions
• Demonstration of team working and ability to work within a team
• Demonstrate leadership for the management of change
• Advanced Communication Skills Training

Analytical and judgement Skill

• Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex problems/ situations and ensure effective interventions are put in place.
• Ability to generate and present reports and documents
• Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures/guidelines
• Ability in the use of appraisal, personal development review and training needs analysis
• Demonstrate a knowledge of current issues related to NHS strategy and policy

Planning and organisation skills

• Can formulate short and long term objectives
• Demonstrate the personal development of members within a team
• Experience in strategic planning for a service

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.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts