# Sister / Charge Nurse - Paediatric Emergency Department

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Doncaster
- **Region:** North East and Yorkshire
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Pro Rata Per Annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 36 hours per week (Full day and night shift pattern)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-07T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-22T14:55:57.734Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/South_Yorkshire/Bassetlaw_Hospital/Doncaster_Bassetlaw_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Emergency_Department/Emergency_Department-v8073550
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8073550?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.dbth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The job holder will play an essential role supporting the Lead Nurse in providing care for children in the Emergency Area whilst supporting the nursing teams throughout the 24-hour period.

As an experienced children’s nurse, the job holder will co-ordinate activities in the department ensuring effective communication is maintained at all times, providing support to qualified and unqualified staff within the department.  He/she will play a key role in the assessment of patient care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.

The job holder will act as a role model, promoting quality evidence-based practice, developing the children’s nursing team and ensuring effective management of the department in the absence of the Lead Nurse.

Will act at all times to encourage an environment of empowerment through coaching, teaching and facilitating development whilst supporting service development.

### Main duties of the job

The job holder will work in the Emergency Department – Children’s Area and may be asked to work across site within the Doncaster site.

The job holder will support the Lead Nurse in the day-to-day management of the nurses and support staff.

This will also involve co-ordinating the smooth running of the Children’s Area within ED on a shift-by-shift basis. Act as a resource in order to maintain the safety of children safeguarding  With the Lead Nurse, the post holder will have responsibility for the on-going development of the Children’s nursing team.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.   Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

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## Person Specification

### Knowledge & Experience

**Essential**

- At least two years experience at Band 5 or equivalent in Emergency Department or Acute setting

**Desirable**

- Involvement in staff / service development

### Qualifications & Training

**Essential**

- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
- RSCN with current NMC registration

**Desirable**

- Understanding of training needs in relation to post. i.e ALS, PLS, ILS, Trauma Course

### Personal Attributes & Skills

**Essential**

- Excellent communication skills
- Professionalism
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Ability to problem solve, anticipate and forward plan
- Ability to act as shift leader / coordinator
- IT literate

## Documents

- [the dbth way (pdf, 409.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2213)
- [join team dbth (pdf, 654.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1738)
- [272-8073550 jd and ps (pdf, 664.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10478043)
- [guidance for applicants (pdf, 752.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1737)
- [health & wellbeing - staff benefits (pdf, 214.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2222)
- [acceptable usage of ai - recruitment dbth (pdf, 456.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2381)

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