• Job Description

  Req#: C9220-25-0344?language=en&page=19&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  To assist in the creation of a welcoming, caring and safe environment for children and families.

  Band 6 Sister (RN child)

  We are looking an enthusiastic, motivated, children's nurse who enjoys working within a team of dedicated staff.

  The assessment of child and family care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards of care as a shift leader or deputy shift leader

  To take charge of the paediatric area in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility or be a senior nurse on shift.

  Main duties of the job

  For this Sister/Charge Nurse post, we require an experienced candidate who is dedicated to the Child and Family advocating for high standards of care while in hospital and ensuring the child's discharge is timely and effective.

  Ifor ward is a busy general paediatric unit with children from 0-18 years providing a service for children who require acute medical and surgical care. We care for children with a varied range of conditions including haematology, oncology, infectious diseases, respiratory, surgical, orthopaedic, complex care and social problems.

  You will also have an opportunity to develop oncology and haematological skills as we are a shared care POSCU. We have a two-bedded high dependency unit with a dedicated paediatric high dependency team. We have Clinical Nurse Specialists available for expert advice in paediatric diabetes, sickle cell, allergy, asthma and oncology as well as a Nurse Consultant.

  About us

  Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

  Details

  Date posted

  30 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £42,471 to £50,364 a year pro rata per annum including HCAS

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  220-WHT-3107

  Job locations

  Whittington Health

  Magdala Avenue

  London

  N19 5NF

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Clinical duties:

  To set, monitor and maintain the highest standards of nursing care for the children with low and high dependency needs.

  Standards should be: Acceptable, Achievable, Observable, Measurable

  To assess, develop, implement and evaluate individual programmes of nursing care, supervising the programmes of care given by junior staff. This should be evidence based.

  To actively support and promote the involvement of parents and carers in the management evaluation of care, by working together in partnership.

  To act in a consultative capacity on paediatric matters when required.

  To establish and maintain effective communication with nursing, medical, paramedical and ancillary colleagues in order to provide optimum child/family care.

  To establish and maintain effective communication with the parents and relatives of the children to ensure that they have every assistance and support to enable them to cope with their childs illness and hospitalisation.

  To provide support and counseling for children, their parents and nursing staff as appropriate.

  To liaise internally and externally with key staff in other departments to ensure that the specific needs and care of the child in hospital are identified and met.

  To act as an effective role model to junior staff and students.

  To demonstrate knowledge of clinical governance.

  To be competent in the use of equipment necessary for the resuscitation and stabilisation of children with life threatening illnesses and injury.

  To be competent in obtaining blood specimens for analysis i.e. SBR, capillary blood analysis and acting on the results where appropriate.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Clinical duties:

  To set, monitor and maintain the highest standards of nursing care for the children with low and high dependency needs.

  Standards should be: Acceptable, Achievable, Observable, Measurable

  To assess, develop, implement and evaluate individual programmes of nursing care, supervising the programmes of care given by junior staff. This should be evidence based.

  To actively support and promote the involvement of parents and carers in the management evaluation of care, by working together in partnership.

  To act in a consultative capacity on paediatric matters when required.

  To establish and maintain effective communication with nursing, medical, paramedical and ancillary colleagues in order to provide optimum child/family care.

  To establish and maintain effective communication with the parents and relatives of the children to ensure that they have every assistance and support to enable them to cope with their childs illness and hospitalisation.

  To provide support and counseling for children, their parents and nursing staff as appropriate.

  To liaise internally and externally with key staff in other departments to ensure that the specific needs and care of the child in hospital are identified and met.

  To act as an effective role model to junior staff and students.

  To demonstrate knowledge of clinical governance.

  To be competent in the use of equipment necessary for the resuscitation and stabilisation of children with life threatening illnesses and injury.

  To be competent in obtaining blood specimens for analysis i.e. SBR, capillary blood analysis and acting on the results where appropriate.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • RSCN /RN child
  • oTeaching course e.g. mentorship course, practice assessor course or equivalent
  • oEvidence of recent relevant continuing education

  Desirable

  • oEvidence of further professional development
  • oAdditional Clinical Course
  • oPaediatric Advanced Life Support Course : EPLS or APLS

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge of clinical governance

  Desirable

  • oKnowledge of Oncology nursing
  • oKnowledge of high dependency nursing

  Skills

  Essential

  • Total patient care of high and low dependency children/adolescents.
  • Teaching skills
  • Appraisal/mentoring skills
  • Plan, implement and evaluate care and supervise junior staff in the process
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills
  • Demonstrates clarity of thoughts and expresses ideas clearly
  • Ability to recognise stress within self, and identify coping mechanisms
  • Good problem solving skills.
  • I.V. drug & blood product administration
  • oComputing and work processing skills
  • oPrinciples of Audit/Research
  • oAwareness of current professional issues
  • oAwareness of current issues and NHS reforms
  • oAwareness of current professional issues

  Desirable

  • Counselling Skills
  • Evidence of Advanced Assessment Skills
  • Paediatric cannulation and venepuncture skills
  • Administration of Chemotherapy skills

  Other Qualities

  Essential

  • Professional demeanour
  • Flexible
  • Committed to family centred care
  • Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
  • Assertive & shows initiative
  • Confident, approachable, and supportive manner
  • Good attendance record
  • Ability to work shift hours to cover service needs
  • Clear understanding of policies relating to child protection
  • Ability to take on new concepts and implement within department

  Desirable

  • Demonstrates desire to implement new ideas

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • RSCN /RN child
  • oTeaching course e.g. mentorship course, practice assessor course or equivalent
  • oEvidence of recent relevant continuing education

  Desirable

  • oEvidence of further professional development
  • oAdditional Clinical Course
  • oPaediatric Advanced Life Support Course : EPLS or APLS

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge of clinical governance

  Desirable

  • oKnowledge of Oncology nursing
  • oKnowledge of high dependency nursing

  Skills

  Essential

  • Total patient care of high and low dependency children/adolescents.
  • Teaching skills
  • Appraisal/mentoring skills
  • Plan, implement and evaluate care and supervise junior staff in the process
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills
  • Demonstrates clarity of thoughts and expresses ideas clearly
  • Ability to recognise stress within self, and identify coping mechanisms
  • Good problem solving skills.
  • I.V. drug & blood product administration
  • oComputing and work processing skills
  • oPrinciples of Audit/Research
  • oAwareness of current professional issues
  • oAwareness of current issues and NHS reforms
  • oAwareness of current professional issues

  Desirable

  • Counselling Skills
  • Evidence of Advanced Assessment Skills
  • Paediatric cannulation and venepuncture skills
  • Administration of Chemotherapy skills

  Other Qualities

  Essential

  • Professional demeanour
  • Flexible
  • Committed to family centred care
  • Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
  • Assertive & shows initiative
  • Confident, approachable, and supportive manner
  • Good attendance record
  • Ability to work shift hours to cover service needs
  • Clear understanding of policies relating to child protection
  • Ability to take on new concepts and implement within department

  Desirable

  • Demonstrates desire to implement new ideas

  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).

  Additional information

  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).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

  Address

  Whittington Health

  Magdala Avenue

  London

  N19 5NF

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

  Address

  Whittington Health

  Magdala Avenue

  London

  N19 5NF

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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