Sister/Charge Nurse - Children’s Services Ward D2

Job overview

We are looking for a and committed paediatric nurse  with established leadership and organisational skills,  a vision to provide a quality service and to maximise a positive patient experience on this dynamic children's ward.

As a Sister/Charge Nurse in children’s services, you’ll be joining a diverse and stimulating department. Our work is wide ranging  and we are well respected both locally and as a regional specialist treatment centre. We provide excellent care across medical and surgical specialities. Our ethos of child centred care and multi-professional collaboration with both specialist Clinical Nurses, Consultants and Allied Health Professionals puts team work at the centre of all we do.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the existing team on D2. We are a 22 bedded multi speciality paediatric ward that forms part of the inpatient children's services at Addenbrooke's. The ward caters for children from 0-16 with a range of acute, chronic and emergency  needs. Being a regional neurological centre we have patients with us for a length of time whilst they undergo neuro rehab. We also are the designated area to help children and their families who may be admitted for support with their mental health. Admissions to the ward come via elective surgery, through paediatric ED, step downs from PICU as well as transfers in from across the region.

Main duties of the job

You will be an excellent communicator who is clinically credible amongst work colleagues and a positive role model. You will have a questioning mind, never settling for mediocrity and your leadership skills will inspire and motivate those around you.

You will have drive to always seek the best solution for patients, families and staff and will be committed to ensuring patients receive safe, excellent care. Being involved in Ward Quality improvement projects, you will work with the existing senior team. You will ensure that standards of care that our patients receive remain at the highest level, by being involved in auditing of NQMs and developing strategies for improvement.

You will understand the importance of educating and supporting both junior staff and students ensuring a positive and nurturing learning environment enabling staff to thrive and grow.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have: -    applied for a Graduate visa -    or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 21 May 2026

Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 1 June 2026

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.