Paediatric Sister

Job overview

Paediatric Planned Care Sister/Charge Nurse

Department: Paediatric Planned Care

Band 6, £38,682 - £46,580 Per annum, pro rata

Hours: Full time, 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

If you are passionate about delivering excellent paediatric care and ready to take the next step in your leadership journey, we would love to hear from you.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced and motivated nurse to join our Paediatric Planned Care team as a Sister/Charge Nurse at Milton Keynes University Hospital. This role offers the opportunity to work across a range of paediatric settings including the Paediatric Outpatient Department, Day Care, Day Surgery and Acute Paediatric areas, supporting babies, children and young people attending for planned care.

You will play a key role in coordinating care, supporting consultant-led and nurse-led clinics and ensuring children and their families receive safe, high-quality, family-centred care throughout their hospital journey.

'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'

Interview date: 27 April 2026

Main duties of the job

About our team

Our Paediatric Planned Care team is proud to be part of #TeamMKUH. We are a supportive and collaborative team who place children and families at the centre of everything we do. As a Sister/Charge Nurse you will be a visible clinical leader and role model, supporting junior staff and students while helping to maintain a positive, compassionate and learning-focused environment.

Leadership and development opportunities

This role offers the opportunity to further develop your leadership skills while supporting the day-to-day running of the Paediatric Outpatient Department and wider planned care services. Working closely with the senior paediatric team, you will contribute to service improvement, quality initiatives and the development of pathways that support children and families to receive care closer to home.

You will also play an important role in supporting staff development, mentoring colleagues and helping to shape the future of paediatric planned care within Children’s Services at MKUH.

We welcome applications from experienced paediatric nurses who are passionate about leading teams, supporting colleagues and delivering excellent care for children and young people.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

NHS Staff Survey: We’re proud to be a leader in Flexible Working and Work-Life Balance, with scores of 6.40 and 6.49 respectively—both significantly above average.

To provide the highest standard of evidence-based nursing care for both the children and their families in line with local and nationally agree standards and guidelines

To holistically assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care of patients within their spere of responsibility

To ensure an ongoing, welcoming, caring and safe environment is provided for the children and their families

Please refer to attached Job description for further information.

We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.

MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system.  Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS.   This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.