# Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Paediatric A&E Department > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/junior-sistercharge-nurse-paediatric-aande-department/43d0c522-b314-450a-afde-f69063f1823c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/junior-sistercharge-nurse-paediatric-aande-department/43d0c522-b314-450a-afde-f69063f1823c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Uxbridge - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 per annum (incl. of HCAA) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T13:01:31.163Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Uxbridge/The_Hillingdon_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatric_Accident_Emergency/Paediatric_Accident_Emergency-v8052392 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8052392?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.thh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting career development opportunity for a Paediatric Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to help lead and manage our growing designated paediatric emergency service. We are self-contained unit situated within our main A&E Department. We see approximately 50-90 children a day covering all specialities, except minor injury as they are seen within the urgent care centre. This position offers the opportunity to gain experience in all aspects of paediatric emergency care and management at a senior level when deputising for the Senior Sister. The successful post holder will be supported by the Senior Sister and the Matron for Paediatric ED. There are opportunities to undertake management study days to support your development within this role. We are seeking professional individuals with the following: - A NMC registered paediatric nurse - A passion for quality patient focused care - Previous experience of paediatric emergency nursing or paediatric ITU/HDU - A willingness to undertake a leadership role An interview date is yet to be confirmed. ### Main duties of the job - To act as the shift co-coordinator on a day-to-day basis, providing supervision and support to the multi-disciplinary team. - Develop, manage and monitor the performance of a team of nurses, ensuring that the highest standards of care and safety are achieved and maintained at all times. - Promote effective communication and teamwork at all levels. - Demonstrate clinical leadership skills and evidence of specialist knowledge. - Assist the Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse, in management of staff within the Emergency Department including human resource management, clinical governance and risk management. - Contribute toward the strategic and operational development of the department. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Applicants must be a NMC registered Paediatric Nurse. Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of responsibilities and role requirements. ## Job Details We have an exciting career development opportunity for a Paediatric Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to help lead and manage our growing designated paediatric emergency service. We are self-contained unit situated within our main A&E Department. We see approximately 50-90 children a day covering all specialities, except minor injury as they are seen within the urgent care centre. This position offers the opportunity to gain experience in all aspects of paediatric emergency care and management at a senior level when deputising for the Senior Sister. The successful post holder will be supported by the Senior Sister and the Matron for Paediatric ED. There are opportunities to undertake management study days to support your development within this role. We are seeking professional individuals with the following: A NMC registered paediatric nurse A passion for quality patient focused care Previous experience of paediatric emergency nursing or paediatric ITU/HDU A willingness to undertake a leadership role An interview date is yet to be confirmed. ## Job Description To act as the shift co-coordinator on a day-to-day basis, providing supervision and support to the multi-disciplinary team. Develop, manage and monitor the performance of a team of nurses, ensuring that the highest standards of care and safety are achieved and maintained at all times. Promote effective communication and teamwork at all levels. Demonstrate clinical leadership skills and evidence of specialist knowledge. Assist the Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse, in management of staff within the Emergency Department including human resource management, clinical governance and risk management. Contribute toward the strategic and operational development of the department. ## Responsibilities Applicants must be a NMC registered Paediatric Nurse. Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of responsibilities and role requirements. ## Person Specification ### Criterian **Essential** - Degree/Diploma in Nursing or equivalent experience - Current NMC Registration - RNC - Demonstrable clinical expertise, relevant to the area. - Knowledge of Emergency / Paediatric care issues - Emergency nursing experience, ability to rapidly triage and prioritise care - Ability to deal with and resolve conflict - People management skills **Desirable** - A&E Clinical Care /High Dependency course - Paediatric Intermediate Life Support course - Leadership course ## Documents - [person spec (pdf, 376.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10341914) - [job description (pdf, 168.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10341912) - [culture & values - cares behaviours (pdf, 155.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1043) ## 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.