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 management team as a band 6 deputy sister.
If you are on the Paediatric Critical Care course, you can apply for the job and be appointed once you have achieved a pass of the course.
We are a 14-bed Paediatric Critical Care Unit comprising 8 Paediatric Intensive Care beds and 6 Paediatric High Dependency beds. We care for children under a wide range of specialties and work closely alongside the Children’s Medical Emergency Transport (CoMET) service for the East Midlands region. We are supported by the Paediatric Critical Care Education Team and work alongside Nottingham University, providing learning opportunities for postgraduate nurses.
You must be an RN, RSCN, or RN Child qualified nurse with substantial experience working in a Paediatric Critical Care environment as a Band 5 nurse. You must hold a recognised Critical Care qualification and Mentors and Assessors qualification. You will be expected to lead a team, deputise, and coordinate care on the Unit in the absence of a Band 7 Sister.
You must demonstrate excellent organisational skills and be expected to support a cohort of Band 5 nurses.
In addition to the above, you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
The post holder will act as Deputy to the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse and will be required to:
1. Be an effective leader and role model, regularly taking charge of the Unit, ensuring high standards and quality of care.
2. Provide regular direct clinical care and support the implementation of clinical and non-clinical governance.
3. Support a cohort of Band 5 nurses, carrying out yearly appraisals and ensuring staff training is up to date.
4. Be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Join our team at NUH, one of the city's largest employers, supporting health and wellbeing, research, education, and innovation. We value diversity and welcome new ideas to develop our team to deliver world-class healthcare. We offer extensive personal development opportunities to turn your job into a career.
We particularly encourage applications from individuals who identify as Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we strive for better representation at NUH.
Nottingham Children’s Hospital, located within the Queen’s Medical Centre campus, has 116 inpatient beds across 8 wards covering all specialties. We are a major trauma centre, working closely with the Emergency Department to provide frontline care for trauma patients. Our services include neurology/neurosurgery, spinal/orthopaedic, oncology/haematology, respiratory, general surgery, and rheumatology, along with paediatric renal services, kidney transplants, and haemofiltration.
This is an exciting time to join Nottingham Children's Hospital, the first in Europe to achieve pathway to excellence accreditation in 2020, reflecting our commitment to excellent care, strong leadership, and development opportunities. Our staff proudly embrace the TEAM NUH ethos and participate in national research trials supported by our research team.
Recruitment incentives include a relocation package for external staff. For those currently on the critical care course, offers can be made pending results with an agreed delayed start date. Terms and conditions apply.
This advert closes on Sunday, 10 August 2025.
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