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Band 6 Paediatric Sister/Charge Nurse
The closing date is 16 July 2025
UHB Paediatrics 0-16 Years: Where a passion and career come together! If you fancy a new challenge or are looking to progress your career, then this may be the opportunity you've been searching for
UHB are seeking an enthusiastic Paediatric nurse to join their busy Paediatric Assessment Team working across Heartlands and Good Hope Hospital. We are keen to recruit an experienced nurse who is looking to develop their professional leadership and clinical skills within acute paediatrics.
UHB have a large, Paediatric service ran by a friendly, dynamic, talented team of professionals; we deliver high quality, compassionate care to the local community and beyond. We strive to provide a positive patient experience in a safe environment, and we actively promote a family centred approach in the delivery of care.
We operate a 24-hour, 7 day a week shift pattern but are willing to discuss flexible working if this is important for your work life balance and still meets the requirements of the service and role.
We value our workforce and invest time and energy into providing development opportunities that will enable you to achieve your potential. The trust vision -- building healthier lives -- underpins our services for children and young people and our approach to developing our services in the future.
If you have the skills for this role and are looking for an exciting new opportunity, then please get in touch!
Main duties of the job
As a band 6 Paediatric nurse at UHB you will form part of an established nursing team, you will act as a senior, positive role model for your colleagues, demonstrate clinical competence and effective leadership skills. You will be responsible for coordinating shifts, allocating duties to junior staff members and ensuring patient safety is prioritised by communicating effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team. The nurse is required to deputise for the senior sister, ensuring that clinical standards are maintained and that trust policies and procedures are adhered to. You will need to be confident or willing to learn how to solve problems, make decisions and escalate concerns appropriately.
You will deliver individualised, holistic care to a diverse population, acknowledging the needs of the patient and family. You must be skilled in communication so that you are able to fulfil this requirement effectively. As a band 6 you will be required to utilise your assessment skills to assess, monitor and prioritise patient care. Working with the medical team you will ensure patients receive the care they need in an appropriate time scale. Children may have urgent critical care needs that require prompt action, you should be confident to respond to these situations and support the team.
We expect all of our nurses to promote a positive attitude and motivate staff members to deliver compassionate care whilst developing themselves professionally.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
* *Registered Child Branch Nurse on the NMC register
* *Health care management / leadership qualification
* *High Dependency/ Intensive Care Qualification
Experience
* *Substantial post registration experience working in a complex health care setting / Acute NHS care setting supervising / mentoring junior staff
* *Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
* *Can demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council ( NMC ) standards for student supervision and assessment
* *Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
* *Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff
* *Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
* *Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department
* *Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice.
* *Demonstrable ability, experience, passion in the following:
* oLeadership
* oTeam Building
* oManaging resources
* oTime management
* oClinical governance
* oAudit and research
* oWorkforce planning / management
* oNHS policy and political awareness
Additional Criteria
* *Paediatric Immediate Life Support Provider
* *Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory acquired through CPD
* *Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners
* *Competence in expanded clinical practice associated with the role
* *Ability to work under pressure across competing demands
* *Ability to articulate the principles of safeguarding and mental capacity
* *Positive and enthusiastic attitude
* *Approachable and friendly
* *Supportive
* *Flexible
* *Well organised
* *Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
* *Ability to perform in complex and challenging situations
* *Ability to inspire and lead a team
* *Ability to work flexible shift pattern, where required to include rotation to day /night duty and unsocial hours according to service need
* *Flexibility to work across paediatric areas where appropriate
* *European Advanced Life Support Provider
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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