Job vacancy: Paediatric Emergency Department Charge Nurse, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham

Job summary

Main area

Paediatric Emergency Department

Grade

Band 7

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Part time

37.5 hours per week (minimum 30 hours per week)

Job ref

164-7337460

Employer: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: QMC NUH NHS Trust
Town: Nottingham
Salary: £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rota
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 17/08/2025 23:59

Paediatric Emergency Department Charge Nurse

Band 7

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.

Please ensure you read the full job description and personal specification for the finite essential criteria.

Person specification

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s behavioural standards

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

Degree in health/nursing related studies
Level 1 Registration RSCN/Child Branch
Competent in medicines management
APLS provider

Desirable criteria

Further professional qualification
APLS Instructor
ATNC qualification
Relevant post basic study appropriate to role

Experience

Essential criteria

Significant post registration experience to include management/ leadership experience, must have significant experience working at Band 6 level
Supervision of non registered staff, pre registration and post basic students
Experience of mentoring
Ability to manage the clinical area efficiently and effectively
Ability to lead change and new ways of working

Desirable criteria

Change management/ process redesign qualification
Experience of recruitment and selection

Communication and Relationship skills

Essential criteria

Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, must be able to disseminate complex information to the team
Demonstrate negotiation and influence skills
Demonstrate assertiveness skills and the ability to deal with conflict
Be a team player, who can initiate, delegate and complete projects
Be able to demonstrate self-awareness and understanding of personal accountability
Have the ability to support colleagues, patients and relative/carers in distressing circumstances
Have excellent feedback skills

Desirable criteria

Demonstrate leadership for the management of change
Team building training/ qualification

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential criteria

Can complete training needs analysis of mentor team as a result of correct utilisation of the appraisal process
Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex problems/ situations to ensure effective interventions are put into place
Ability to interpret data and generate and present reports and documents
Deal effectively with clinical issues within defines procedures/ guidelines
Demonstrate insight in the use of data to influence patient care and services
Demonstrate the personal development of members within a team
Ability to guide staff during complex situations
Assertiveness

Desirable criteria

Demonstrate a knowledge of current issues in the NHS strategy and policy
Ability in the use of appraisal, personal development review and training needs analysis
Use of knowledge and skills framework

Planning and organisation skills

Essential criteria

Coordinate the activities of the department as a whole, redeploying staff effectively to ensure excellent, timely and safe patient care
Take responsibility for the management of a staff team
Excellent planning and organisational skills, demonstrating an ability to prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
Clinical expert, to have completed all the appropriate scopes of professional practice
Negotiation skills
Manage sickness, absence and performance of a mentor team in accordance with Trust policy
Teaching and coaching skills

Desirable criteria

Leadership/management qualification

Physical skills

Essential criteria

Physically able to perform the full range of nursing duties, including manoeuvring patients
Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation
Able to undertake patient manual handling manoeuvres and non patient handling manoeuvres

Desirable criteria

Evidence of moving and handling training
Good IT skills

Other requirements specific to the role (e.g. be able to work shifts/on call)

Essential criteria

Flexible and adaptable
Caring
Enthusiastic, well-motivated and positive
Confidence
Recruitment and selection of staff
Work a full range of shifts covering 24 hour service
Embrace change

Desirable criteria

Successful implementation of a nursing change process
Evidence of formal teaching experience
Attendance at conference and study days

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application

NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support. Please follow the link to book onto our sessions: Support for NUH Job Applications

If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
Start an Apprenticeship
Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

For more details visit; School leaving age - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

International Recruitment: If you are applying for a role with us from outside of the UK then please read the guidance on applying for a health or social care job in the UK from abroad.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
For more information about our organisation and the career opportunities available, please visit our website and/or follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental 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.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Janice Morgan
Job title: CYPED Matron
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07812268370

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Job summary

Employer heading

Paediatric Emergency Department Charge Nurse

Band 7

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Communication and Relationship skills

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Planning and organisation skills

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Physical skills

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Other requirements specific to the role (e.g. be able to work shifts/on call)

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

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