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Job summary

Main area
Paediatric Emergency Department
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
26.5 hours per week (Long days, nights, weekends and bank holidays are all essential)
Job ref
151-KMU271
Employer
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Frimley Park Hospital
Town
Frimley
Salary
£40,617 - £48,778 per annum incl Hcas
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/08/2025 23:59

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Paediatric Emergency Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

Band 6

Job overview

Junior Sister/Charge Nurse (Paediatric Emergency Department)
Frimley Park Hospital | Permanent | 26.5 hours per week

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to join our friendly, dynamic, and supportive team within the Paediatric Emergency Department at Frimley Park Hospital.

In this permanent, part-time role, you will play a key part in delivering high-quality care by leading and supporting a team of nurses. Working under the guidance of the Senior Ward Sister/Charge Nurse, you will take responsibility for coordinating and overseeing shifts in their absence, ensuring safe, effective, and family-centred care is maintained at all times.

This is a fantastic opportunity to further develop your leadership skills in a fast-paced, rewarding environment.

Main duties of the job

•    To support the ED Sister/Charge Nurse in leading the nursing team, ensuring that high standards are met and maintained for all children and their families

•    To support the ED Sister/Charge Nurse ensuring the departments ethos reflects the Trust values, and assist with the delivery of patient safety, a good patient experience and the effective running of the department

•    To act as a skilled practitioner and senior nurse within the Emergency Department to ensure that the highest quality of care is given to patients

•    Ensuring that all clinical practice is evidence based, in accordance with local and national standards for good practice

•    To assist in the clinical management of the Emergency Department by ensuring the efficient and effective use of resources, and providing clinical leadership, supervision and support to the team 

•    In conjunction with the Clinical Matrons / Team Leaders and other Sisters / Charge Nurses facilitate the development of the service and personal development of all nursing staff within the clinical area of responsibility 

•    To take the lead on projects as appropriate

 

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NMC registration
  • Registered Sick Children’s Nurse
  • Evidence of recent Continued Practice Development
Desirable criteria
  • APLS
  • Module in High Dependency Care
  • Module in Paediatric Emergency Care

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Ability to take charge of a clinical unit
  • Excellent leadership skills
  • Good, effective interpersonal & communication skills (written & verbal).
  • Able to work without supervision
  • Teaching & assessing experience
  • Competent in - Triaging/streaming, IV medication, PGD, Plastering, Venepuncture and IV cannulation
Desirable criteria
  • Nurse-led competencies
  • X-ray requesting
  • Suturing

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of experience within emergency care or an acute setting
  • Evidence of up-to-date clinical practice
  • Able to demonstrate MDT working
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of audit
  • Experience of implementing change
  • Demonstrate the ability to provide teaching in paediatrics.

Special Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Full time hours, shift work, flexibility

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWe Work Flexibly

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jennie Robertson
Job title
Paediatric ED Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03006133158
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