Sister / Charge Nurse – Paediatric Emergency Department

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 39,959 to 48,117 £ / Year

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

Job summary

The job holder will play an essential role supporting the Lead Nurse in providing care for children in the Emergency Area whilst supporting the nursing teams throughout the 24-hour period.

As an experienced children’s nurse, the job holder will co-ordinate activities in the department ensuring effective communication is maintained at all times, providing support to qualified and unqualified staff within the department. He/she will play a key role in the assessment of patient care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.

The job holder will act as a role model, promoting quality evidence-based practice, developing the children’s nursing team and ensuring effective management of the department in the absence of the Lead Nurse.

Will act at all times to encourage an environment of empowerment through coaching, teaching and facilitating development whilst supporting service development.

Main duties of the job

The job holder will work in the Emergency Department – Children’s Area and may be asked to work across site within the Doncaster site.

The job holder will support the Lead Nurse in the day-to-day management of the nurses and support staff.

This will also involve co-ordinating the smooth running of the Children’s Area within ED on a shift-by-shift basis. Act as a resource in order to maintain the safety of children safeguarding With the Lead Nurse, the post holder will have responsibility for the on-going development of the Children’s nursing team.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • At least two years experience at Band 5 or equivalent in Emergency Department or Acute setting

Desirable

  • Involvement in staff / service development

Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
  • RSCN with current NMC registration

Desirable

  • Understanding of training needs in relation to post. i.e ALS, PLS, ILS, Trauma Course

Personal Attributes & Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Professionalism
  • Excellent written and spoken English
  • Ability to problem solve, anticipate and forward plan
  • Ability to act as shift leader / coordinator
  • IT literate

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 7 August 2026

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