Paediatric Sister​/Charge Nurse

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 02 February 2026

Department:
Children's Services:
Ward 04:
Paediatric Assessment Unit

Band 6 £ 38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week: permanent full time/part time, fixed term.

This is an exciting time to join our amazing team in Children's Services as we are working on a project to expand our services and build a NEW Children's Hospital, which will bring opportunities for career development in different areas (including specialist care).

If you are an enthusiastic and ambitious registered children's nurse, we would welcome your application to join our team as we work with medical staff, allied health professionals, support staff and play therapists to provide dynamic, high-quality, family-centred care to children, young people and babies.

This Band 6 role will require someone who is motivated to develop themselves as a leader in a supportive environment to drive improvements in care whilst supporting junior colleagues in an acute clinical environment. You will need to be competent, caring, courageous, and compassionate, with the proven ability to work individually and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate their commitment to continuous professional development. We have strong expectations for our staff and are passionate about career progression.

Interview date: 06.02.2026

With support from our dedicated Paediatric Practice Development team, we believe that we have much to offer any candidate who joins us, as we aim to ensure your continued development, through access to relevant courses and in-house training.

We provide a range of Paediatric services in the following areas:

Ward 4 is open 24 hours a day, has 16 PAU beds that flex capacity to meet the ever-changing needs of our children. We offer access to expert, evidence based and family centred assessment, treatment, and care.

6 bedded area open Monday to Friday, specific for day surgery cases, including Dental, Urology, General Surgery, ENT, Trauma & Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology. Supported by Ward 4 senior staff, we provide care to children all ages and their families, from pre-operative assessment to discharge.

Is an Inpatient ward with 22 bed spaces offering Medical, Surgical, Oncology and Orthopaedic care for 0-16-year-olds. The Ward offers every opportunity for the successful applicant to progress and develop, offering the necessary training courses which provide the skills and competencies to care for children requiring high dependency nursing.

Delivers specialist clinics for children that require long, and short term follow up of care. Paediatric Day Care is also part of planned care within the outpatient environment.

Clinical

• To provide the highest standard of evidence based nursing care for both the children and their families in line with local and nationally agreed standards and guidelines.
• To holistically assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care of patients within their sphere of responsibility.
• To ensure an ongoing welcoming, caring and safe environment is provided for the children and their families.

Professional

• To always demonstrate a professional approach to work in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• To have knowledge of and adherence to ward, Trust and nationally agreed policies and professional standards.
• To maintain confidentiality always surrounding the child’s admission and treatment in accordance with both Local and National guidelines.
• To ensure that safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children forms an integral part of all stages of the care offered to children and young people.

Management

• To promote effective communication, between all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• To ensure planned care and treatments are carried out effectively by the team members delegated these tasks.
• To ensure that supplies are available daily effective provision of care and request as per necessity of the unit.
• Working…