Job summary
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.

About us
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.

Job 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)

• 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)

• Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues

Experience (Essential)

• 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)

• 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)

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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Medway Foundation Trust, Windmill Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 5NY, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.medway.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact: Matron, Helen Sharman, helensharman@nhs.net, 01634976149

Reference number: 275-1126-CSCN-P
Working pattern: Part-time
Closing date: 12 November 2026

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