Paediatric Sister

Job overview

Paediatric Sister/Charge Nurse

Department: Children’s Services. Ward 04 - Paediatric Assessment Unit

Band 6, £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata

There are two positions available:

1 Part Time, Permanent Position - 28.0 hrs/wk

1 Full Time, Fixed Term Contract until 31.03.2027 - 37.5hrs/wk.

All MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

This is an exciting time to join our amazing team in Children’s Services as we are working on the project to expand our services and building a NEW Children’s Hospital, which will bring opportunities for career development in different areas (including specialist care). We welcome enthusiastic, caring and motivated leaders to join our team of nurses to provide dynamic, high-quality family centred nursing care to children, young people and babies. 'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'

Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Interview date: w/c 24 August 2026

Main duties of the job

This Band 6 role will require someone who really wants to develop themselves in a very supportive environment. You will need to be competent, caring, courageous, and compassionate, with the proven ability to work individually and as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate their commitment to continuously developing professionally whilst supporting junior colleagues in an acute clinical environment. Across every area of the Paediatric Unit, we continually strive, as a multi-disciplinary team, to offer high quality, evidenced based and holistic care to all our children. We believe that we have much to offer any candidate who joins our team. Indeed, we recognise that it’s also about you!! As a Unit we offer: Support for your educational needs to ensure your continued development, through access to relevant courses and support from our dedicated Paediatric Practice Development team. Some examples of training/courses available:

High Dependency course PILS/EPLS Assessor/supervisor training Caring for children with diabetes or cancer Skills training (Venepuncture/cannulation, NGT, central line, tracheostomy, etc)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

NHS Staff Survey: Our Compassionate Culture and Leadership scores reflect a workplace where kindness, respect, and empathy are the norm—not the exception.

The children services consist of the following:

Ward 4: Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU) Ward 4 is open 24 hours a day, has 16 PAU beds that flexes capacity to meet the ever-changing needs of our children. We offer access to expert, evidence based and family centred assessment, treatment, and care.

Paediatric Day Surgery Unit 6 bedded area open Monday to Friday, specific for day surgery cases, including Dental, Urology, General Surgery, ENT, Trauma & Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology. Supported by Ward 4 senior staff, we provide care to children all ages and their families, from pre-operative assessment to discharge.

Ward 5 Is an Inpatient ward with 22 bed spaces offering Medical, Surgical, Oncology and Orthopaedic care for 0–16-year-olds. The Ward offers every opportunity for the successful applicant to succeed and develop, providing the necessary training courses, which provide the skills and competencies to care for children and young people

Paediatric Outpatients/Paediatric Day Care Unit Delivers specialist clinics for children that require long, and short term follow up of care.

We also work very closely with Neonatal Unit and our Children’s Emergency Department, which is part of the emergency medicine division.

We are continuously looking at new ways in which we ensure patient experience is pivotal within the care we provide and are exploring initiative developments to take this forward.

You will need to be a registered paediatric nurse with a minimum of two years’ experience at band 5 or above in relevant speciality.

Please refer to attached Job description for further information.