Job summary
We currently have a Band 6 Sister Vacancy on Northbrook Acute Children's Ward.

Northbrook Ward on the Winchester site is an 18 bedded unit that provides care for children who require admission as an emergency, from The Emergency Department (ED), Sophie's Place (SP) or GP's. Children may also be booked in for treatment with Oncology, Orthopaedic, General Surgical or Medical Problems.

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.

Closing date: 01 November 2026

About us
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.

Details
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year pa pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 251-FCSS1147-DEP
Location: Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, SO22 5DG

Essential

• Professional UK registration e.g. RSC, CHDip, NMC
• Project management learning and/or development
• Formal training &/or experience in mentorship
• 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
• 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

• Additional Post graduate learning in specialist field including masters degree or working towards
• Experience of project management for policy development or large scale projects
• The ability to work at problems from a unique or different angle

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.