# Band 6 - Junior Sister/Charge Nurse, Children's Emergency Department > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-junior-sistercharge-nurse-childrens-emergency-department/31efa1d5-edf8-43a0-9a31-345ac5f180cf - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-junior-sistercharge-nurse-childrens-emergency-department/31efa1d5-edf8-43a0-9a31-345ac5f180cf.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Watford General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Charge nurse - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £41,957 - £50,387 pa pro rata inc. HCA - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 34.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-04T16:02:28.911Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8275189 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8275189?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen to join us in our Children’s Emergency Department at Watford General Hospital. We have a part time opportunity for 34.5 hours per week. The Children's Emergency Department is a purpose-built environment for children and young people aged 0-15 years and has approximately 20,000 attendances a year across our Children’s Emergency and urgent care pathways. It has a dedicated 2 bedded resuscitation area within the department and is part of the major trauma network. CED is co-located with the Paediatric Assessment unit which provides short stay care for children for 24 hours. There is also an urgent treatment centre on site. We are a friendly dedicated team of Paediatric Nurses and Paediatric consultants. The department is committed to continuous improvements in the service and benefits from having a Paediatric Advanced Nurse Practitioner service. There is also support from the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse clinical Band 7s within the department. There is a vast opportunity of support and development within our service. Our Paediatric Practice Education team are dedicated to aiding your competencies within paediatrics. We are seeking an experienced paediatric ED nurse who is passionate about improving care and service delivery within the department, meeting the needs of all our patients whilst also meeting the national standards for emergency care. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will have experience with shift management and be able to provide high standards of care to critically unwell children and help promote clinical excellence within our team. Support the management of paediatric patient flow out of CED. The post holder will provide strong clinical leadership within the department, empowering others in the team to deliver evidence-based care, adhering to national standards and local policy. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities On a shift-by-shift basis co-ordinate appropriate staffing across Children's Emergency Department and Paediatrics. Work collaboratively with all nursing and medical teams in the department and paediatric inpatient areas. The post holder should have previous experience of working in a busy and fast paced ED environment, have the ability to communicate with different teams and continually adapt to a changing environment. Post holder would take on link role responsibility dependant on personal preferences (trauma, bereavement, risk assessment & audit and student mentoring and support). ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Education **Essential** - RSCN/RN CHILD - Evidence of a good command of written and spoken English - Evidence of continuing professional development **Desirable** - Degree in Children’s Nursing ### Knowledge **Essential** - Have undertaken APLS or willingness to undertake within 3 months - Knowledge of Child protection issues - An understanding of the philosophy of paediatric care & Paediatric A&E ### Experience **Essential** - Previous experience in emergency nursing **Desirable** - Supervision of junior staff and interest in teaching ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 720.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10590969) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.