• Job Description

  Req#: C9408-25-0430?language=en&page=181&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  An opportunity has arisen within Children's Services at Arrowe Park Hospital. Our friendly, dynamic and talented team requires senior children's nurses with experience in emergency nursing to join them in an exciting opportunity to become part of our nursing team as a Band 6 Team Leader.

  This is a rewarding but demanding role that requires a dedicated nurse to lead the team who deliver emergency care to patients and their families in the diverse population of the Wirral.

  Main duties of the job

  We are looking for a children's nurse who is looking to lead in an exciting dynamic busy Children's Emergency Department. We want an enthusiastic, highly motivated nurse that can demonstrate a kind, caring and compassionate attitude with a desire to provide effective and efficient emergency care.

  We have a dedicated professional development nurse to guide, educate and support programme and work towards national frameworks for emergency/children's nursing.

  The Trust offers an array of medical, surgical and specialist conditions that are managed, for our patients.

  The position will offer the successful candidates an insight into their leadership qualities, their ability to successfully implement change within a team and act as a role model within a management position.

  About us

  All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

  Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

  We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

  We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

  The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

  Details

  Date posted

  30 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  12 months

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  408-25-497

  Job locations

  Arrowe Park Hospital

  Wirral

  CH49 5PE

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached Job description and personal specification for further information about the role.

  If successful in this role there is a requirement that you will have an enhanced DBS - this will be paid for by the Trust and deducted from your salary over a period of 3 months.

  As this vacancy is within the division of Women's & Children's there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service, the cost of joining the update service is £16 per year and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details about how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached Job description and personal specification for further information about the role.

  If successful in this role there is a requirement that you will have an enhanced DBS - this will be paid for by the Trust and deducted from your salary over a period of 3 months.

  As this vacancy is within the division of Women's & Children's there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service, the cost of joining the update service is £16 per year and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details about how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

  Essential

  • Registered Children's Nurse
  • Diploma/Degree (nursing or healthcare related) or working towards
  • Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
  • Mentoring & Assessing Course

  Desirable

  • Clinical examination course or evidence of competencies in minor injuries
  • Experience of Manchester Triage Training

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • Significant acute paediatric post registration experience
  • Evidence of ability to act as a mentor/preceptor to new staff
  • Evidence of leading a team
  • Evidence of negotiating and facilitation skills

  Personal Attributes

  Essential

  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to interact appropriately with patients, relatives, team members and other staff
  • Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
  • Good organisational and the ability to prioritise conflicting workload
  • Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
  • Broad clinical Knowledge base
  • Good IT skills
  • Ability to motivate others to ensure a shared vision to create a positive working environment
  • Accurate document and attention to detail.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

  Essential

  • Registered Children's Nurse
  • Diploma/Degree (nursing or healthcare related) or working towards
  • Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
  • Mentoring & Assessing Course

  Desirable

  • Clinical examination course or evidence of competencies in minor injuries
  • Experience of Manchester Triage Training

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • Significant acute paediatric post registration experience
  • Evidence of ability to act as a mentor/preceptor to new staff
  • Evidence of leading a team
  • Evidence of negotiating and facilitation skills

  Personal Attributes

  Essential

  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to interact appropriately with patients, relatives, team members and other staff
  • Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
  • Good organisational and the ability to prioritise conflicting workload
  • Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
  • Broad clinical Knowledge base
  • Good IT skills
  • Ability to motivate others to ensure a shared vision to create a positive working environment
  • Accurate document and attention to detail.

  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

  Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

  Address

  Arrowe Park Hospital

  Wirral

  CH49 5PE

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

  Address

  Arrowe Park Hospital

  Wirral

  CH49 5PE

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.wuth.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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