Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 372-FSS2753
- Employer
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Calderdale Royal Hospital
- Town
- Halifax
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/06/2025
Employer heading
Paediatric Ward Sister/Charge Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us. Find out more - Why Choose CHFT?
Our Future Plans
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/
Job overview
Working in conjunction with the Clinical Manager, nursing staff, paediatricians, service users and the Directorate and Divisional senior management teams, the post holder will co-ordinate, prioritise, appropriately delegate and organise the safe and effective running of the department on a day-to-day basis.
The department includes Ward 3 and the Paediatric Assessment Area at Calderdale Royal Hospital and Ward 4 at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.
The post holder will undertake delegated non-clinical duties to support quality, safety and service improvement in accordance with the Trust vision and values.
Main duties of the job
- To effectively co-ordinate the ward area to ensure a seamless and timely pathway of care for children and families.
- To manage roster allocation for present and future shifts in order to provide safe staffing levels in line with the agreed workforce model.
- To be responsible for ensuring the provision of compassionate, safe and high quality care of all patients.
- To lead the multidisciplinary team on a daily basis using resources efficiently.
- To ensure the delivery of quality care to patients and to supervise the working of junior staff during the span of duty.
- To provide nursing clinical expertise, leadership and education in high dependency care, medical and surgical nursing, competently supervising staff to manage straightforward and unplanned, complex cases. This includes supervising junior staff to gain competence in line with the Paediatric Nursing and Support workers essential training policy.
- To lead in delegated non-clinical duties that will assist the effective management of the ward areas.
- To work on a rotational basis at HRI to maintain audit and performance.
- To confidently escalate in a timely manner to Clinical Manager, Matron, On Call Consultant, General Manager, Clinical Director, Associate Director of Nursing and Senior Management Team (as appropriate) concerns about patient safety, quality and experience, offering solutions and evidence based recommendations.
Working for our organisation
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.
Foundation Trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To contribute to a culture that recognises and works in partnership with patients and their families, involving them in all decisions.
- To provide assurance that individualised plans of care are formulated and implemented for all patients including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
- To ensure early intervention is provided to ensure the safe discharge of patients, working in collaboration with the medical team and community services with the aim of avoiding admission/ readmission.
- To work within the NMC Code of Professional Practice, and within policies, procedures and guidelines of Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust.
- To ensure that high standards of nursing care in line with national and local policy and guidance are delivered and maintained.
- To act accordingly when standards are not being maintained.
- To recognise changes in a patients’ condition responding to and when the intervention of others is required and refer on as appropriate
- To act as an advocate for the child, young person and their family, including promoting and protecting their interests, rights, equality, inclusion and privacy.
- To act as a ‘Link Nurse’ within a defined speciality/ interest area
- To be involved in and encourage participation in trust initiatives to improve patient safety and quality care, e.g. Exemplar ward, Safer Patient Initiative, Friends and Family Test, Ward Assurance .
- To ensure exemplary infection control standards are maintained in the clinical area.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential criteria
- R.N. Child
- Current NMC registration
- ENB 998 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of study at degree level
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential criteria
- Extensive clinical experience within NHS at band 5 level or above
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Evidence of ability to effectively co-ordinate a ward area
- Safeguarding level 3 training
- An understanding of the need of confidentiality awareness at all times
- Updated research and evidence based practice
- Knowledge of Health & Safety issues
- Data Protection
- Sound basic knowledge/awareness of infection control
- Awareness of legislation relevant to the post
- Proven experience in all aspects of acute paediatric care
- APLS
- Cannulation/ phlebotomy/ CVADs/ TIVADs
- Demonstrate ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
- Organisational abilities
- Appropriate IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Able to demonstrate awareness of or evidence of clinical governance
- Coaching skills
- Undertaken or willing to undertake the Trust ‘Work together to get results’ programme
- Investigation training
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential criteria
- Pleasant/friendly manner
- Flexible approach
- Ability to work under pressure independently
- Enthusiastic
- Self-motivated
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Effective in prioritising workloads
- Able to work well under pressure and demonstrate personal resilience
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
- Carly Toon
- Job title
- Clinical Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01422 223460
- Additional information
If you would like an informal visit please contact Carly Toon
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