Deputy Sister/Deputy Charge Nurse Children's Assessment Unit in Nottingham

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Deputy Sister/Deputy Charge Nurse Children's Assessment Unit

Band 6

Main area Deputy Sister - Charge Nurse - Paediatrics Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Part time hours would be considered. Full shift rotation.) Job ref 164-8322707

Site QMC Campus Town Nottingham Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 25/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

Children's Assessment Unit and Ward E37 within Nottingham Children's Hospital.

The Children's Assessment Unit is a dynamic ward area. You will have the opportunity to work across two areas gaining a plethora of skills in assessing and treating the deteriorating patient.

You must be an RN Child qualified nurse with substantial experience of working in a Children's Hospital setting as a Band 5 or Band 6 nurse.

You must be able to lead a team, demonstrating excellent organisational and clinical skills.

You will be expected to co-ordinate care on the ward and deputise and support the Ward Managers. We are committed to supporting you and offer various professional development opportunities to enhance your acute medical nursing skills and knowledge.

Main duties of the job

Ensure high quality, evidence-based care is offered to patients and, in collaboration with the Ward Managers, identify the common issues which affect the quality of care, devising clear action plans to address any shortcomings. In collaboration with the Ward Managers, ensure that the patient has a satisfactory experience by evaluating patient process and the pathway of care. Support the Ward Managers in ensuring clinical audits takes place in line with the Trust’s requirements to improve practice. Being a point of contact for patients, visitors, relatives and staff acting as a resource for problems, needs and able to clearly present the patient’s view to others. Support the Ward Managers in ensuring the development and on-going management of work rosters that provide appropriate safe staff cover.

Working for our organisation

This post is essential to safe and effective running of the ward area as the role entails delivery of direct patient care as well as ensuring that consistently safe and effective care is delivered to patients and their families; this incorporates the provision of emotional support. In addition, this role provides leadership and management support to the Ward Managers and team to ensure safe, effective running of the ward on a daily basis.

The appropriate candidate would need experience of managing the ward on a daily basis (in charge of shifts regularly).

Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further details on the requirements of the role and utilise this for completing your application.

Person specification

Communication

• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate basic IT skills
• Demonstration of team working and ability to work within a team
• Negotiation and influencing skills
• Advanced Communication Skills Training

Training and Qualification

• Current level one NMC registration RN (Child) or RSCN
• Degree or working towards a degree
• A Degree in Children's Nursing
• APLS/EPALS Provider
• Completion of all local competency packages

Analytical and Judgement Skills

• Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care
• Ability to identify own learning needs
• Demonstrate an understanding of the deputy sister/charge nurse role
• Demonstrate a knowledge of current issues related to NHS strategy and policy
• Able to respond to problem situations and to ensure that effective interventions are put in place

Experience

• Experience of coordinating shifts or acting as nurse in charge.
• Experience of supervising and supporting junior staff and students
• Involvement in link nurse role/project work
• Experience of investigating incidents, complaints, or supporting learning from events

  Planning and Organisation Skills

  • Demonstrate the ability to effectively prioritise and manage competing demands within a busy clinical environment.
  • Ability to manage and respond appropriately to changing clinical priorities and service pressures.
  • Demonstrate the ability to work independently and make decisions within own sphere of responsibility
  • Experience of managing patient flow, admissions, discharges, and bed capacity
  • Demonstrable ability to work proactively and anticipate operational pressures within an acute healthcare setting

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  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 the 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.

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  If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

  • Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
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  Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

  Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

  At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

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  Consent:

  • Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Departmentconfidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
  • Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

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  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 Alice Banks Job title Ward Manager Email address alice.banks4@nhs.net Telephone number 07812279927 Additional information

  Please not that my normal working days are Tuesday - Friday.

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