Job summary
- Main area
- Children's Nursing
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 164-7459662
- Employer
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queens Medical Centre
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Ward Sister/Charge Nurse - Children's Surgical Ward (D34)
Band 7
Job overview
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.
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main 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
Essential criteria
- Current level one NMC registration
- Degree in health / nursing related Studies
- Mentorship Course
Desirable criteria
- Formal Leadership and management training
- CPD Profile
- Completion of all local competency packages
- APLS Provider
Skills/Experince
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Formal teaching of groups of staff
- Budget Management
- Audit Research within the clinical area
Communication
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- 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
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- 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
Essential criteria
- Can formulate short and long term objectives
- Demonstrate the personal development of members within a team
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate effective time management skills
- Experience in strategic planning for a service
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
- Emma Walker
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07812275664
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