# Paediatric Sister/Charge Nurse - Paediatric Emergency Department > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-sistercharge-nurse-paediatric-emergency-department/c1e25177-2b80-4b60-9dbd-50b89cc32550 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-sistercharge-nurse-paediatric-emergency-department/c1e25177-2b80-4b60-9dbd-50b89cc32550.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum, Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 28.75 hours per week (Rotating Shift pattern covering LD's & N's. 24/7, 365 days per year) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-26T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-12T13:20:47.537Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Suffolk/Bury_St_Edmunds/West_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatric_Nursing/Paediatric_Nursing-v8194714 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8194714?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.wsh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking an experienced Registered Children's Nurse to join our Paediatric ED team at West Suffolk Hospital . We have a paediatric area within our emergency department which is staffed with a dedicated team of paediatric nurses. We work to ensure that children presenting to the emergency department are treated in an appropriate area with suitably trained staff. We work closely with our paediatric in-patient area to ensure that children are cared for by paediatric trained staff and their transition to in-patient care (if required) is seamless. The unit is staffed with at least 2 registered nurses 24 hours a day and has its own full-time unit manager. In addition, we have support from a full time play specialist, a part time Children’s Advanced Nurse Practitioner as well as ED the ENP team and medical teams. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate will be working with the paediatric ED lead nurse and other Paediatric sisters to ensure the day to day running of the department. They will be responsible for ensuring the unit is staffed and the junior staff members are supported, meeting the urgent and emergency care KPIs and standards, liaising with the inpatient unit and the main emergency department as well as delivering direct patient care. They will also be responsible for supporting patient care needs as well as escalating staffing, estates and equipment issues to the lead nurse and other appropriate pathways. The role will also include supervising and assessing both junior staff and student nurses. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For Full Job Description please see attached documents and supporting information. The Paediatric ED department is spacious light and air conditioned area. It is self-contained and has 5 trolley areas, an examination space, dedicated triage room, and spacious waiting area. With the usual nurse’s station and utility areas. We are next door to the ED x-ray area and our radiology team will collect patients for their x-rays directly from the waiting area. We also have a dedicated space within the resuscitation area for our critically unwell patients. The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible. ### 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 ### Personal qualities **Essential** - Ability to function and build interdepartmental relationships within the multidisciplinary team - Leadership qualities - Commitment to delivering high quality service - Ability to show empathy and compassion to patients and relatives ### Skills and abilities **Essential** - Mentorship skills - IV Drug Administration IT skills Research awareness - IT skills - Research Awareness - Venepuncture/cannulation - Able to prioritise care - Sound underpinning knowledge of clinical practice within specialist and extended enhanced clinical skills - Evidence of the ability to teach/support staff - Understanding of clinical effectiveness and quality issues - Research awareness - Awareness of current professional issues **Desirable** - Knowledge of recruitment, staff development and performance management. - Advanced Nursing Skills e.g. plastering, suturing. - Previous mentorship experience - Experience in audit activities ### Experience and knowledge **Essential** - Experience in acute paediatric setting at band 5 or above - Proven Leadership & Management experience - Teaching experience **Desirable** - Clinical Audit - Previous experience in ED nursing - Involvement in implementation of change ### Education and qualifications **Essential** - NMC Registered Nurse (Child Branch) - ENB 998 or equivalent teaching qualification - Evidence of ongoing professional development - EPLS / APLS Provider - Safeguarding Children Training – Level 3 **Desirable** - Post registration qualification in a relevant area. - Study at degree level ## Documents - [job description and personal specification (pdf, 291.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10534079) ## 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.