Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Critical Care
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: Will be a clinical role with line managers responsibilities
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 164-6982729-A
- Employer
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Nottingham Children's Hospital
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
PCCU Clinical Sister
Band 7
Job overview
Are you an experienced Paediatric Critical Care Nurse seeking a new challenge? There is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and motivated nurse to join our Paediatric Critical Care senior leadership team.
We are a 14 bedded Paediatric Critical Care Unit comprising of 8 Level 3 beds and 6 Level 2 beds. We care for children under a wide range of specialities and work closely alongside the Children’s Medical Emergency Transport (CoMET) service for the East Midlands region.
You must be an RSCN or RN Child, adult or LD qualified nurse with substantial experience of working in a Paediatric Critical Care environment as a Band 6 nurse. You must hold a recognised Critical Care qualification and Mentors and Assessors qualification. You must have a degree or be on a degree pathway.
We are committed to supporting you and offer various professional development opportunities to enhance your critical care nursing skills and knowledge. We offer a well-established tailor-made induction programme which is supported by the Paediatric Critical Care Education Team.
The clinical role includes working clinically covering the full range of shifts, leading the clinical team and working with the wider PCCU MDT.
The role includes line manager responsibilities and deputising in the absence of the PCCU Matron.
1 WTE, part time hours considered. Minimum hours to be no less than 10 shifts per month = 28.45 hours.
Main duties of the job
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
The post holder will act as Senior Sister/Charge Nurse. They will be required to:
Be an effective leader and role model and regularly take charge of the Unit, ensuring that the standards and quality of care given to patients, together with the environment in which care is delivered, are maintained at a high standard.
Provide regular direct clinical care and utilise experience to support the implementation of both clinical and non‑clinical governance.
Support and lead a cohort of Band 6 and 5 nurses and members of the admin team, carrying out yearly appraisals and ensuring staff training is up to date.
The post holder is required to be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
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.’
Our staff are proud to work at Nottingham Children's Hospital and all embrace the TEAM NUH ethos which we would love you to be part of.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and personal specification
Nottingham Children’s Hospital is set within the vibrant city of Nottingham known for its many historical sites. The Children’s Hospital is housed within the Queen’s Medical Centre campus and has 116 inpatient beds across 8 inpatient wards covering all specialities.
We are a major trauma centre, and the Children’s Critical Care Unit works closely with the Emergency Department in providing front line care for trauma patients. Nottingham Children's Hospital Critical Care provides an essential service for Neurology/Neurosurgical; Spinal/Orthopaedic; Oncology/Haematology; Respiratory; General Surgery and Rheumatology. The Hospital is also a provider of paediatric renal services for the region, which allows staff on the unit to be actively involved with kidney transplants and haemofiltration.
This is a really exciting time to join Nottingham Childrens Hospital as we became the first Children’s Hospital in Europe to achieve pathway to excellence accreditation in 2020.
This makes Nottingham Childrens Hospital a really special place to work. Not only does this show that we provide excellent care to patients and family’s it is also recognition that we have fantastic teams, leadership at all levels and a huge array of development opportunities.
The post holder is required to work as a member of Paediatric Critical Care nursing team, they will be a member of a team of Band 7 nurses who take managerial, professional and clinical responsibility for the paediatric critical care nursing team. They will have 24 hours responsibility for the management and delivery of care within PCCU. They will deputise when requested for the PCCU Matron including undertaking responsibility for the management of Children’s Services when delegated by the Senior Nurse/Head Nurse.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current level one NMC registration RSCN or RN (Adult, Child or Learning Disability Branch)
- Paediatric Critical Care Course
- Degree in health / nursing related Studies or on degree pathway
- Continuing professional development/ reflective profile
- Possession of a Mentoring Course
- APLS
- Completion of all local competency packages.
- Leo course or leadership course, or date set to attend
Desirable criteria
- Formal leadership and management training
- Use of clinical benchmarking to influence patient care (Essence of Nursing)
- Evidence of study at Masters level
- Research training/experience
- EPALS
- GIC instructor or equivalent
Experiance
Essential criteria
- • Minimum of 5 years post registration experience to include management/leadership experience
- • Clinically credible who is experienced in Paediatric Critical Care Nursing and able to utilise their clinical expertise and specialist knowledge to deliver high quality evidence based education and care of the critically ill baby, child or young person
- • Understanding of audit or research within the clinical area
- • Formal teaching of groups of staff
- • Understanding of risk management and clinical governance
Desirable criteria
- • Ability to lead change and lead new ways of working
- • Ability to manage the clinical area or ward efficiently and effectively
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria
- • Able to present and receive complex information within the multi professional team
- • Demonstrate negotiation and influencing skills
- • Assertiveness skills and the ability to deal with conflict
- • Team player who can initiate, delegate and complete projects
Desirable criteria
- • Advanced Communication Skills Training
Analytical and Judgement skills
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
- • Demonstrate insight in the use of data to influence patient care and services
- • Ability in the use of appraisal, personal development review and training needs analysis
Desirable criteria
- • Demonstrate a knowledge of current issues related to NHS strategy and policy
- • Use of clinical benchmarking to influence patient care (Essence of Nursing)
Planning and organisation skills
Essential criteria
- • Can formulate short and long term objectives
- • Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
- • Demonstrate the personal development of members within a team.
- • Demonstrate ability to effectively lead a team
- • Demonstrate effective time management skills
- • Demonstrate effective resource management
Desirable criteria
- • Experience in strategic planning for a service
Physical skills
Essential criteria
- • Physically able to perform the full range of nursing duties
- • Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation
- • Able to undertake patient manual Competent and capable of using medical equipment
- • handling manoeuvres and non-patient manual handling manoeuvres
- • Evidence of moving and handling training
- • Keyboard, Microsoft office and diary management skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Liz Bailey
- Job title
- PCCU Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07812275669
- Additional information
Louise Brown, the PCCU Clinical Educator is available for contact on [email protected] or 07812275672.
Liz Bailey, the PCCU Matron is available for contact on [email protected] or 07812275669
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