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Job summary

Main area
Paediatrics
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (occasional weekends)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
251-FCSS2531-SP
Employer
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Town
Winchester
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/08/2026 23:59

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Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Deputy Sister Sophie's Place

Band 6

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

 

Job overview

We currently have a  Band 6 Sister Vacancy on Sophie Day assessment Unit.  This is initially on a Fixed term basis, however is likely to become a permanent position. 

Sophie’s Place on the Winchester site is an Ambulatory Care Unit where children, who require a specialist Paediatric Consultation, can be seen and assessed. These children are referred from GP’s, Emergency Department, Community Children’s nurses, School Nurses and Health Visitors.    

 

Our band 6 team are crucial to providing supportive leadership and high quality care to our patients and families

Main duties of the job

Our band 6 team lead the day to day delivery of high quality care to children and young people with a range of clinical needs, including those with medical and surgical complaints. No two days are the same!

As a band 6, you would be responsible for the line management of a team of band 5 nurses and band 3 health care support workers. Alongside this, your team would be the lead on various elements of ward setup and safety, and for a number of clinical link roles. This allows all team members to have an input in constantly evaluating and developing our services

We actively provide our nurses with the opportunities to develop within our teams. Do you feel ready for career progression but wish to have support in developing your leadership skills.  Are you an enthusiastic nurse who is able to foster inter-professional team working using excellent interpersonal and leadership skills? 

We will provide and support you with clinical and management/leadership development for you to develop strong clinical paediatric skills in a supportive environment. If you are passionate about caring for children and their families then we would like to meet you.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us, we would be happy to show you around

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Professional UK registration e.g. RSC, CHDip, NMCerbal
  • Project management learning and/or development
  • Formal training &/or experience in mentorship
Desirable criteria
  • Additional Post graduate learning in specialist field including masters degree or working towards

Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) clearly recorded for professional profile
  • Understanding of Health Environment policies and legislation including Clinical, HR, E&D, Governance
  • Evidence of significant post registration clinical work experience
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of project management for policy development or large scale projects

Skills & Ability

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work and lead within a multidisciplinary team across an organisation
  • Applies a good understanding of Equality & Diversity in all areas of work
  • Clinical Skills appropriate to the relevant speciality
Desirable criteria
  • The ability to work at problems from a unique or different angle

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Katie Hulbert
Job title
Sophie's Place Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01962824847
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