Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 153-SP04465
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Poole Hospital
- Town
- Poole
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pa/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Deputy Sister/charge nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
We are looking for experienced nurses to join our friendly forward thinking unit as part of our senior team. Our nurses work closely alongside our multidisciplinary colleagues. As part of the Band 6 role you will support junior staff and deputise for the band 7. The role includes but not limited to managing patient flow, staff allocation when co-coordinator for the unit.
The children’s unit currently includes a busy assessment unit, 22 inpatient beds, (currently over two ward areas) a 4 bed level 2 HDU and a surgical/medical day unit.
This enables development in a variety of skills including assessment and triage skills as well as the early detection/treatment of the deteriorating child including care of those requiring the high dependency unit.
We offer a comprehensive education programme for all nurses with further support for the deputy sister role in developing managerial skills, Coordinator role
This is an exciting time for the unit as we plan our move to the New Children's Unit on the Bournemouth site.
Shifts are 12 hours rotation days/nights/weekends
This role requires NMC Registration.
Baes location: Poole Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
As well as providing excellent care to patients and their families the successful candidate will also
· Co-ordinate a team to ensure the delivery of effective nursing care to patients and their families reflecting UHD Trust Values
· Deputise for the Ward Manager as and when required.
· Responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision.
Provides clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff.· Assist in leading and monitoring the performance and work of the Nursing Team.
please see Job description and personal specification for further information .
The role includes but is not limited to.
You will act as a role model and mentor, deliver specialise care, liaise with members of the MDT, have excellent IT and documentation skills, complete audits and act on results.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
This service has a planned move from Poole site to Bournemouth site in Jan 2026
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
please refer to main duties, job description and personal specification. You will be caring for CYP aged 0-16 years (up to 18 years for those with complex needs) including the following specialities,
Paediatric medical, ENT, Max Fax, Orthopaedic, Surgical
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registration on Part 1, 8 or 15 of NMC RSCN/Child Branch
- Basic management course/training (or willingness to attend)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 2 years experience in related speciality at previous grade
- Experience of leading, motivating and supporting a team
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Specialist knowledge of relevant medical conditions of patients
Skills
Essential criteria
- Delegation abilities and excellent time management skills
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alison Green
- Job title
- Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 2029
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