Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 425-25-7022399
- Employer
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Staff Nurse (PACU)
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Permanent | Full-time or Part-time considered
We're looking for an experienced Staff Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner to join our Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) at Sheffield Children’s Hospital. Our priority is keeping children and families at the heart of everything we do. We deliver expert care through motivated, compassionate, and skilled teams.
You will support junior staff, working with Band 6 colleagues, leading the team, and deputising for the Clinical Lead.
You will be and dedicated and enthusiastic person with experience in paediatrics or post-anaesthetic care, and keen to develop your leadership skills.
Main duties of the job
Reporting into the Ward/Unit Manager, your responsibilities will include:
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Provide patient care following NMC/HCPC standards.
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Plan and implement care for assigned patient groups, considering individual needs.
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Be a patient advocate, ensuring safety and well-being.
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Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team for seamless care delivery.
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Support junior colleagues, offering guidance and development opportunities.
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Help the Clinical Lead manage the department, including deputising in their absence, and representing them at meetings
Working for our organisation
At Sheffield Children’s, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:
1. Outstanding Patient Care
2. Brilliant Place to work
3. Leaders in Children’s Health
We work with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.
As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.
As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children’s health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health.
Sheffield Children's provides great benefits to support your wellbeing, with excellent annual leave and pension schemes, health programmes, and exclusive discounts—helping you succeed at work and beyond.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on the main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification.
Please note that Sheffield Children's uplift pay to meet the Real Living Wage, which is £12.60 per hour.
Diversity Statement
At Sheffield Children’s, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and supports everyone’s success. We prioritise Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in our recruitment practices, creating a welcoming space for people of all backgrounds, including ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ members.
Recognising that inclusivity is an ongoing effort, we review our processes and welcome feedback to enhance our practices. A diverse team strengthens our organisation and the quality of care we deliver. For ideas on how we can improve, please contact our Recruitment Manager at [email protected]. Together, we’re building a workplace where everyone belongs.
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Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Degree or Diploma Level Education as Registered Nurse (RN Child, RNLD or RSCN)
- Willingness to undertake Leadership/Management training
- Teaching, Mentoring and Assessors qualification
- Current registration with NMC
- Relevant post registration qualification as required for speciality
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to undertake study at degree level
- Relevant Post Basic registration Course Leadership and Management training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant staffing experience within paediatrics and evidence of competencies achieved to move to a Band 6, eg completion of Competency Pathway at SC NHS FT
- Mentoring experience with nursing students and one-to one teaching of junior staff
- Ability to demonstrate a commitment to professional development
Desirable criteria
- Staffing experience within speciality
- Relevant project work
- Understanding of budgetary or resource management
- Risk Assessment training
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Role of Senior Staff Nurse and ability to work within and lead a team
- Understanding of the clinical governance agenda
- Experience of undertaking the audit process
- Health, Safety and Risk awareness
- Awareness of resource management
- Health & Safety Safe Practices e.g. Moving and Handling, Sharps, COSHH, Information Governance
- Responsibility for safe practices of Infection Control principles
- Principles of Safeguarding of children & training to Level 3
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Nursing Speciality of ward or department
- Able to demonstrate involvement and understanding of the Research process
- Current certificates to show relevant study and e-learning
- Ability to undertake Personal Development reviews for junior staff
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to respect the cultural, social and religious diversity within society
- Able to use own initiative and good decision making skills
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Paediatric Life Support training or EPLS
- Enhanced clinical skills training
- Good IT skills, use of Microsoft packages
Desirable criteria
- E/A.P.L.S. training
- Other Extended Roles relevant to post, eg venepuncture and cannulation
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Commitment to: Speciality
- Commitment to: Professional values and manner
- Commitment to: Family Involvement and holistic care
- Commitment to: Internal Rotation/Flexible Working Patterns
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Katie Mangle
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 3058326
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