Senior Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 05/08/2026
- Closes
- 30/08/2026
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Role summary
This Senior Nurse role at James Hopkins Trust involves leading a nursing team to provide high-quality, family-centred care for children with complex needs. You will be responsible for planning, assessing, and evaluating care, ensuring a positive environment for children and their families. The role requires at least four years of post-registration experience in nursing children with complex needs and a registered children's nurse qualification. You will also provide clinical leadership and support to other nursing staff.
Essential criteria
- Registered Childrens Nurse
- RNC, RND or RN with Paediatric Experience RGN/RSCN/RND
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- Live entry on NMC Register.
- Children & young people safeguarding
Desirable criteria
- A paediatric palliative care qualification.
- Experience as Nurse-in-Charge
- Mentorship
- Appraisal Training
- Clinical supervisor training
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to maintain boundaries.
- -
- Leadership experience
- Flexible and used to working on own initiative.
- Demonstrate practice is evidence based and up to date.
- Ability to take responsibility for adopting best practice in the implementation of individual care plans.
- Team management/supervision
- Competent in drug calculations
- Willingness to learn and undertake appropriate training
- Proven experience of communicating sensitively in challenging situations with patients and families
- Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise and delegate work load.
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care. Ability to record information in a concise, accurate and legible manner.
- Excellent interpersonal and Team working skills
- High level of personal responsibility and accountability
- Proven ability to work constructively within a team
- Demonstrates initiative, reliability and flexible approach to working
- Highly self-motivated with ability to motivate others
- Ability to travel independently around Gloucestershire.
- Ability to work rotational shifts including nights/weekend work.
- Ability and willingness to undergo further appropriate training.
- Willing to assist in the professional development of others
- Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Experience undertaking audits to assess clinical practice and record keeping.
- Have undertaken communication training e.g. PECS/Makaton
- Awareness of related voluntary and statutory Organisations
- Experience of co-ordinating a shift and/or managing a small team
- Knowledge/experience of working for a charity
- Have a holistic approach to all care provided.
- Competent in advanced clinical care skills e.g. central lines, catheterisation, all types of enteral feeding tracheostomy care, care of long term ventilation etc.
- Ability to identify problems before they arise and take action to prevent them occurring
- Driver
- Registered Childrens Nurse
- RNC, RND or RN with Paediatric Experience RGN/RSCN/RND
- -
- Live entry on NMC Register.
- Children & young people safeguarding
- A paediatric palliative care qualification.
- Experience as Nurse-in-Charge
- Mentorship
- Appraisal Training
- Clinical supervisor training
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to maintain boundaries.
- -
- Leadership experience
- Flexible and used to working on own initiative.
- Demonstrate practice is evidence based and up to date.
- Ability to take responsibility for adopting best practice in the implementation of individual care plans.
- Team management/supervision
- Competent in drug calculations
- Willingness to learn and undertake appropriate training
- Proven experience of communicating sensitively in challenging situations with patients and families
- Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise and delegate work load.
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care. Ability to record information in a concise, accurate and legible manner.
- Excellent interpersonal and Team working skills
- High level of personal responsibility and accountability
- Proven ability to work constructively within a team
- Demonstrates initiative, reliability and flexible approach to working
- Highly self-motivated with ability to motivate others
- Ability to travel independently around Gloucestershire.
- Ability to work rotational shifts including nights/weekend work.
- Ability and willingness to undergo further appropriate training.
- Willing to assist in the professional development of others
- Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Experience undertaking audits to assess clinical practice and record keeping.
- Have undertaken communication training e.g. PECS/Makaton
- Awareness of related voluntary and statutory Organisations
- Experience of co-ordinating a shift and/or managing a small team
- Knowledge/exp
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
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James Hopkins Trust
Senior Nurse
The closing date is 30 August 2026
Job summary
We need an amazing Senior Nurse who will work as part of our Nursing Management Team, to help lead our team and bring their clinical expertise to the table, making sure our children and families get the best care and support possible.
Your main aim will be to provide top-notch nursing care by planning, assessing, and evaluating care for the children we support. But that's not all! You'll also be a ray of sunshine for our little heroes and their families, creating fun-filled memories and new experiences.
We want someone who can handle complex cases with ease and still manage to bring a smile to everyone's face. You'll work closely with our clinical team and bring your unbreakable positive attitude to the table.
We need someone with at least four years of post-registration experience in nursing children with complex needs, and a registered children's nurse qualification. If you've got line management and supervisory experience under your belt, even better! And don't forget your driving licence, it's a must-have in this role.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Responsibilities
- Carry out planned care for a group of children without supervision
- Ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based, individualised care
- Assist and advise the clinical team i
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