Deputy Sister​/Charge Nurse Paediatric Renal and Urology

Job Summary

E17 is a 10-bedded ward specialising in Paediatric Renal and Urology, part of the Nottingham Children's Hospital, the first Children  Hospital in Europe to be accredited the Pathway to Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Centre.

This is for two posts - 1.6 WTE available. You must be an RSCN or RN Child qualified nurse with substantial experience of working in a Children  Hospital setting as a Band 5 or Band 6 nurse.

You must be able to lead a team, demonstrating excellent organizational and clinical skills. You will be expected to co-ordinate care on the ward and deputise and support the Ward Manager. We are committed to supporting you and offer various professional development opportunities to enhance your renal nursing skills and knowledge.

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

• Ensure high quality, evidence-based care is offered to patients and, in collaboration with the Ward Manager, identify the common issues which affect the quality of care, devising clear action plans to address any shortcomings. In collaboration with the Ward Manager, ensure that the patient has a satisfactory experience by evaluating patient process and the pathway of care.
• Support the Ward Manager in ensuring clinical audit takes place in line with the Trust  requirements to improve practice.
• Being a point of contact for patients, visitors, relatives and staff acting as a resource for problems, needs and able to clearly present the patient  view to others.
• Support the Ward Manager in ensuring the development and on-going management of work rosters that provide appropriate safe staff cover.

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team  are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

• Date posted: 16 February 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
• Reference number:
• Job locations: QMC Campus, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH

• Support the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse in ensuring the development and ongoing management of work rosters that provide appropriate safe staff cover.
• Encourage ward/department staff to be involved in the management of resources, by effective use of clinical and non-clinical supplies and understanding of financial issues.
• Contribute to the work of time limited committees and project groups.
• Ensure that information is maintained and kept in an appropriate place and that accurate records are maintained and stored in accordance with Trust and national policy.
• Be a major instrument of change within the clinical area in response to clinical incidents and/or demands.
• Ensure high quality, evidence-based care is offered to patients and, in collaboration with the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse, identify the common issues which affect the quality of care, devising clear action plans to address any shortcomings ensuring agreed action is undertaken.
• In collaboration with the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse, ensure that the patient has a satisfactory experience by evaluating patient processes and redesigning the pathway of care.
• Improve and maintain standards of essential (basic) nursing care by working with the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse and using tools such as clinical benchmarking. Support the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse in ensuring clinical audit takes place in line with the Trust  requirements to improve practice.
• Work with the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse to identify hazards relating to clinical and non-clinical risks and undertake identified risk assessments.
• Ensure that junior staff also sees this as important by maintaining a culture which will support the delivery of both clinical and non-clinical governance within the ward or department.
• Along with the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse, support the ward or department team in completing appropriate risk assessments and develop action plans accordingly in order to provide a safe environment for the delivery of high quality patient care.
• Ensure that all nursing documentation is regularly and appropriately reviewed and updated with changes implemented. Continuing professional development appropriate to the field of practice and continue to develop competency in line with agreed personal development plans, including leadership…