• Job Description

  Req#: C9279-25-1219?language=en&page=606&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Children's Nurse, Band 6

  Children's Day Case Unit

  The Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital [RACH] is located on the Royal Sussex County Hospital site in Brighton. In June 2007 RACH opened on the current site in its brand new state of the art facility. It has won an international design award and continues with offering pioneering children's care. The RACH has a long history of progressive and innovative Children's care embracing medicine, nursing and related professions, children's nurse training and research. It is one is of the leading children's centre's on the South Coast and has a 24 hour dedicated children's emergency department. RACH works closely with the neonatal service providing support and services for neonates such as surgery.

  An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and dedicated team player to join our dynamic paediatric departments.

  Our Day Case Ward is a busy unit which cares for children having surgery or investigations and treatment of medical conditions from a wide range of specialties.

  This post offers an excellent learning opportunity for both new and experienced Children's Nurses.

  We are looking for a committed, adaptable, hard working Children's Nurse with good interpersonal and communication skills.

  For an informal discussion or visit please contact Ruth de mello.

  Ruth.demello@nhs.net

  Main duties of the job

  • Liaise effectively with colleagues, the multi-disciplinary team, the Sister and other departments to allow the timely management of patient throughput.
  • Following appropriate training, take part in the children's services nursing bleep-holder rota with the support of the senior nurse 'on call'.
  • Contributes to the recruitment and retention strategy for Children's Services, assisting the Ward Manager with interviewing.
  • To honour the core values established by the organisation in respect to how you should relate to other staff, volunteers, patients and the population which you serve.
  • Work with the other deputy sister/charge nurse and ward Manager to complete appraisals and the development of staff
  • The post holder will continue to develop their own knowledge and skills through locally agreed personal development plans and facilitates the development of others.
  • The post holder will participate in change management and clinical audit within own area of work, and work in partnership with other agencies.

  About us

  At UHSussex (UHSx), diversity is our strength, & we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness & experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, & can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) & a Veteran Aware Trust.

  We treat our patients & staff with the same compassion & empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above & beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our candidate information pack & wellbeing programme,for staff which is extensive & designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

  As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching & training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us & throughout your career we will help you to grow & develop.We hope that in choosing UHSx you are choosing a long & happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make & feel valued for all that you do.

  We look forward to receiving your application & the start of your journey with UHSx.

  Candidate Information Pack: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/candidate-information-pack/

  Details

  Date posted

  27 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  10 months

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  279-7295229-JUN25

  Job locations

  Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital

  Eastern Road

  Brighton

  BN2 5BE

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • Maintain an age and development appropriate environment that promotes safety, security and optimal health for the child and the family.

  • Facilitate and support the link worker role and support the development of other staff to undertake a link nurse role as designated by the Sister.

  • Lead and delegate mandatory and other audit as required by the Trust

  • Lead Unit meetings and deputise for Sister in their absence.

  • Facilitate the cascading of information from other sources in the absence of the Ward Manager

  • Awareness of organisational structure and the function of the Directorate within the organisation.

  • Participation in and promote others participation in Trust wide forums as designated by the Sister

  • Prioritise care and delegate duties to others as appropriate ensuring they are supervised and mentored taking into account knowledge, skills and ability of others

  Please note that if you currently work for another NHS Trust orUHSussexand you are applying to accept this position as asecondmentopportunity, before applying you must seek agreement andauthorisationfrom your current Trust/Manager.Secondmentscant be agreed without this approval. If you are unable to gain approval you should refrain from applying unless you wish to take this role as a fixed term position.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • Maintain an age and development appropriate environment that promotes safety, security and optimal health for the child and the family.

  • Facilitate and support the link worker role and support the development of other staff to undertake a link nurse role as designated by the Sister.

  • Lead and delegate mandatory and other audit as required by the Trust

  • Lead Unit meetings and deputise for Sister in their absence.

  • Facilitate the cascading of information from other sources in the absence of the Ward Manager

  • Awareness of organisational structure and the function of the Directorate within the organisation.

  • Participation in and promote others participation in Trust wide forums as designated by the Sister

  • Prioritise care and delegate duties to others as appropriate ensuring they are supervised and mentored taking into account knowledge, skills and ability of others

  Please note that if you currently work for another NHS Trust orUHSussexand you are applying to accept this position as asecondmentopportunity, before applying you must seek agreement andauthorisationfrom your current Trust/Manager.Secondmentscant be agreed without this approval. If you are unable to gain approval you should refrain from applying unless you wish to take this role as a fixed term position.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registered Children's Nurse
  • 3 years post qualification
  • Assessor/sign off assessor

  Desirable

  • Experience of working within an acute paediatric setting
  • Experience of managing a ward/unit

  Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

  Essential

  • Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
  • Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registered Children's Nurse
  • 3 years post qualification
  • Assessor/sign off assessor

  Desirable

  • Experience of working within an acute paediatric setting
  • Experience of managing a ward/unit

  Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

  Essential

  • Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
  • Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

  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

  University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

  Address

  Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital

  Eastern Road

  Brighton

  BN2 5BE

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

  Address

  Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital

  Eastern Road

  Brighton

  BN2 5BE

  
  

  Employer's website

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

• About the company

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