Deputy Sister/Deputy Charge Nurse Children's Assessment Unit
| Posting date: | 20 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 19 September 2025 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG7 2UH |
| Company: | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7332613/164-7332613 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Children's Assessment Unit and Ward E37 within Nottingham Children's Hospital.
The Children's Assessment Unit is a dynamic ward area. You will have the opportunity to work across two areas gaining a plethora of skills in assessing and treating the deteriorating patient.
You must be an RSCN or RN Child qualified nurse with substantial experience of working in a Children's Hospital setting as a Band 5 or Band 6 nurse.
You must be able to lead a team, demonstrating excellent organisational and clinical skills.
You will be expected to co-ordinate care on the ward and deputise and support the Ward Managers. We are committed to supporting you and offer various professional development opportunities to enhance your acute medical nursing skills and knowledge.
Ensure high quality, evidence-based care is offered to patients and, in collaboration with the Ward Managers, identify the common issues which affect the quality of care, devising clear action plans to address any shortcomings. In collaboration with the Ward Managers, ensure that the patient has a satisfactory experience by evaluating patient process and the pathway of care. Support the Ward Managers in ensuring clinical audit takes place in line with the Trust’s requirements to improve practice. Being a point of contact for patients, visitors, relatives and staff acting as a resource for problems, needs and able to clearly present the patient’s view to others. Support the Ward Managers in ensuring the development and on-going management of work rosters that provide appropriate safe staff cover.
This post is essential to safe and effective running of the ward area as the role entails delivery of direct patient care as well as ensuring that consistently safe and effective care is delivered to patients and their families; this incorporates the provision of emotional support. In addition, this role provides leadership and management support to the Ward Managers and team to ensure safe, effective running of the ward on a daily basis.
The appropriate candidate would need experience of managing the ward on a daily basis (in charge of shifts regularly).
Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details on the requirements of the role and utilise this for completing your application.
This advert closes on Sunday 31 Aug 2025
Children's Assessment Unit and Ward E37 within Nottingham Children's Hospital.
The Children's Assessment Unit is a dynamic ward area. You will have the opportunity to work across two areas gaining a plethora of skills in assessing and treating the deteriorating patient.
You must be an RSCN or RN Child qualified nurse with substantial experience of working in a Children's Hospital setting as a Band 5 or Band 6 nurse.
You must be able to lead a team, demonstrating excellent organisational and clinical skills.
You will be expected to co-ordinate care on the ward and deputise and support the Ward Managers. We are committed to supporting you and offer various professional development opportunities to enhance your acute medical nursing skills and knowledge.
Ensure high quality, evidence-based care is offered to patients and, in collaboration with the Ward Managers, identify the common issues which affect the quality of care, devising clear action plans to address any shortcomings. In collaboration with the Ward Managers, ensure that the patient has a satisfactory experience by evaluating patient process and the pathway of care. Support the Ward Managers in ensuring clinical audit takes place in line with the Trust’s requirements to improve practice. Being a point of contact for patients, visitors, relatives and staff acting as a resource for problems, needs and able to clearly present the patient’s view to others. Support the Ward Managers in ensuring the development and on-going management of work rosters that provide appropriate safe staff cover.
This post is essential to safe and effective running of the ward area as the role entails delivery of direct patient care as well as ensuring that consistently safe and effective care is delivered to patients and their families; this incorporates the provision of emotional support. In addition, this role provides leadership and management support to the Ward Managers and team to ensure safe, effective running of the ward on a daily basis.
The appropriate candidate would need experience of managing the ward on a daily basis (in charge of shifts regularly).
Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details on the requirements of the role and utilise this for completing your application.
This advert closes on Sunday 31 Aug 2025