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Job summary

Main area
Paediatrics
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 19.5 hours per week (shift work days, nights and weekends)
Job ref
275-1126-CSCN-P
Employer
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Medway Foundation Trust
Town
Gillingham, Kent
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 per annum/ pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/11/2026 08:00
Interview date
19/11/2026

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Medway NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse - Paediatrics

Band 6

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.

Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

Job overview

Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse - Children's Services

Division: Women, Children and Young People

Care Group: Children & Young People

Band: 6

Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum/Pro Rata

 

 

We are recruiting for an Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Working with us you will enhance on your Nursing skills working within a variety of setting those including a busy Children's Ward that provides HDU care, a 24hr Assessment Unit plus a Day case Surgical area,  utilising your skills within these areas will definitely make you 'think outside the box!'

Main duties of the job

Our Children’s nursing team is expanding, and is led by our Head of Nursing for Children and Young People, a Trust wide role to ensure children and young people receive high quality care wherever they access our services across the organisation. 

You will be supported by Practice Development Nurse, together with a friendly multidisciplinary team and a corporate training and development team. We have in house leadership programmes and work with a range of universities to ensure you can progress through academic pathways in order to support your career development.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy –Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B – Bold

E – Every person counts

S – Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Assesses patients, plans, implements care, provides specialist advice and maintains associated records.

Working autonomously to manage a caseload of patients, acting as a lead assuming responsibility and accountability for assessing, implementing and evaluating care for the designated clinical area.

Ensure that nursing care delivered within the ward / department is compliant with legal, professional and organisational standards.

Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication including transfusion of blood.

To provide leadership, support and guidance to staff in monitoring the planned delivery and evaluation of individualised care.

Ensure safe and effective care for complex patients requiring advanced clinical skills.

Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the speciality.

To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.

Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.

Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.

Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • RN1/RN2/RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality
  • BSc / 1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification / training / experience
  • Mentorship / teaching qualification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues

Experience

Essential criteria
  • To include dealing with distressed relatives, care of terminally ill and other challenging situations
  • Proven experience on managing a ward; including management of rotas, managing competencies, resources and staff

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to supervise and teach junior staff
  • Able to assess plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care
  • Previous completion of IV and Central Line competencies

Values Based Question

Essential criteria
  • Give an example of when you have acted as a role model

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverDisability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeStep into health

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Helen Sharman
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01634 976149
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