Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Ward 12/ PICU - RVI
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 32.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2025-02-25-DR
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Town
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/01/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 27/01/2025
Employer heading
Senior Sister/Charge Nurse
Band 7
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
We are excited to be able to offer a Band 7 opportunity within our Senior Nursing Team on our Paediatric Critical Care Unit at the Great North Childrens Hospital, RVI site.
The successful candidate will be able to prove a high level of achievement, motivation and enthusiasm in their current role, with extensive experience in a children’s intensive care unit. They will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the unique challenges of a PICU whilst remaining professional, resilient, optimistic and resourceful.
The role will work seamlessly alongside the PICU Senior Nursing Team and the Great North Children's Hospital Matrons and Deputy Matrons and will be supported by the Clinical Board Team. The team are very committed to ensuring a positive staff experience and sustain our excellent staff wellbeing and retention strategy.
We have the following posts available:
Permanent Post - 32 hours 30 minutes/week - 11 shifts per rota
Temporary Post - 28 hours 45 minutes/week - 10 shifts per rota - until 03/05/2026 - secondments available
- Interview date: Monday 27 January 2025
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
- Maintain clinical excellence in paediatric children's critical care
- Work with all our MDT members to ensure our high standards of care are maintained and promote harm free care and the best outcomes for patients
- Act as a positive role model
- Motivate and ensure all team members are supported to work seamlessly, flexibly and effectively
- Use expert clinical judgement to uphold professional standards and ensure delivery of a high-quality responsive service
- Remain calm under pressure when dealing with multiple competing priorities
- Be proactive in continuously evolving and improving our service
- Act as a compassionate advocate for our families working in partnership to support their journey
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
There has never been a better time to join our Paediatric Critical Care team at the Great North Children's Hospital. With an expanding service, and a plan for new Paediatric High Dependency with the initial opening of 2 beds, now is the time to join our team. We have 12 commissioned PICU beds and 2 PHDU beds.
We support our local children in the North East and Cumbria who require emergency treatment or are undergoing surgery requiring Intensive Care admission. Our PICU is a busy dynamic unit providing care for children with a variety of health care needs. Specialties include neurosurgery, neurology, trauma, oncology, BMT and plastic surgery, as well as paediatric surgery, paediatric infectious diseases and paediatric medicine.
- The Senior Sister / Charge Nurse has 24 hour accountability, including line managing, for their ward / department. They must deliver quality nursing care by ensuring appropriate systems and processes are in place to ensure the continuity of safe and effective care at all times.
Deputises for Matron as required / appropriate
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Person specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Evidence of achievement in current post and on-going professional development
- Knowledge and understanding of current relevant NHS policy context
Desirable criteria
- Specialist course in area of practice
SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Have developed skills in professional accountability in a leadership role
- Good IT skills
- Intravenous drug administration
- Venepuncture and intravenous cannulation
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Experience of leading a nursing team at SR/CN level or equivalent
- Extensive clinical practice or specialist qualification in relevant specialty
- Experience of adult / child safeguarding
- Audit / research experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of developing a nursing team at SR/CN level
- Experience in a Cardiothoracic ITU
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
- Current NMC registration
- Degree level knowledge or working towards completion (i.e. on pathway)
- Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
- Relevant qualification within Critical Care
Desirable criteria
- Master’s degree
- Leadership / management qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Charlie Hill
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01912829363
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