Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Are you a Senior Band 6 RSCN/RN-Child? Do you have significant management/leadership experience in this role?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a temporary Band 7 Sister / Charge Nurse post within Paediatric Critical Care at the Sheffield Children's Hospital. This post is from start date to 24th August 2025.
The successful candidate will be expected to effectively manage a number of staff for any given shift, incorporating our trust values, as a role model for all staff. Expert communication with families and the multidisciplinary team is essential. Experience in other aspects of Nurse Management would ideally include sickness management, appraisals, conflict management and resolution, training and experience in performing interviews and education. Some experience in Research and Audit is desirable.
Main duties of the job
We are offering the successful candidate integration into a highly motivated, professional management team, within a specialist Children's Hospital, offering expert service to South Yorkshire and beyond. Sheffield Children's Hospital hosts Embrace, the only Paediatric/Neonatal transport service within the British Isles, and PCCU works closely with this team.
We have an excellent education programme with a dedicated team offering development opportunities for all levels of staff. Our team has formulated a traffic light system supporting staff from induction onwards, instilling competence and confidence in the provision of best practice of care for our patients.
About us
At Sheffield Children's, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:
* Brilliant Place to work
* Leaders in Children's Health
We work successfully with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.
As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.
As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children's health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health.
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification for full details of the role.
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net.
We are currently reviewing our recruitment & selection process and are looking to make our job adverts more inclusive. This will support the long-term aim of Sheffield Children’s being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas in how we can make our recruitment & selection process more inclusive, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net.
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keeping children, young people, and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
* Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding, and respect
* Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
* Respect value differences, tackling inequality, and fostering a culture of inclusion
* Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care
Person Specification
Qualifications
* RSCN/RN Child
* ENB 415 or equivalent
* APLS provider
* ENB 998 or equivalent
* Degree in relevant subject
Experience
* Five years recent Paediatric Intensive Care experience, of which significant experience is in the management of Paediatric Critical Care area as Shift Co-ordinator/Junior Sister/Charge Nurse
* Teaching and mentorship
* Basic management course
* Substantial experience of managing a Paediatric Intensive Care/High Dependency Unit (PCCU)
* Line management
* Significant experience in change management
* Success in working collaboratively across professions and services
* Ability to lead and empower others
* Ability to operationally manage the PCCU service and contribute to overall strategy for the service
* Positive and effective team worker
* Performing IPR
* Recruitment and personnel management
* Budget management
* Setting and auditing clinical standards
* Utilisation of research in practice
* Project management
* Highly developed communication skills including inter-personal skills, liaison and negotiation skills, writing and presentation skills
* Good report writing skills
* Ability to prioritise work, meet tight deadlines, and work independently
Knowledge
* Health & Safety Safe Practices e.g. Lifting and Handling, Sharps, COSHH
* Evidence of demonstrable knowledge of management development and nursing policy and practice development
* Sound knowledge of DoH, PICs standards and commitment to networking
* Understanding of Clinical Governance
* Professional education and training
* Current Nursing/Health Issues
* Quality Assurance principles
* Workforce Planning, recruitment and retention strategies
* Budgetary Management
Personal Attributes
* Neat and Tidy
* Commitment to Specialty
* Commitment to Self-development
* Commitment to Evolution of nursing practice
* Commitment to Management of change
* Sense of humour
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.
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