Senior Paediatric Staff Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 25/08/2026
- Closes
- 14/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This is a Senior Staff Nurse position on the Children's Ward for an innovative, motivated, and enthusiastic Registered Children's Nurse. The role involves working a range of long days, nights, and weekends. The successful candidate will demonstrate trust values and have experience in paediatric nursing. The ward includes a 10-bedded children's ward, a 3-bedded paediatric assessment unit, and a 4-bedded children's day ward.
Key responsibilities
- Take charge on shift.
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care of patients.
- Perform Link nurse role.
- Act as a student assessor.
- Participate in management duties.
- Advocate for the needs of the ward.
- Ensure safe staff levels, considering skill mix and safe staffing ratios.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with live NMC Pin
- 1 st Degree or willingness to complete within 3 years of appointment
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Teaching qualification (e.g. ENB 998 or mentorship qualification)
- Demonstrate strong leadership/managerial knowledge and skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 13d ago · Closes in 8d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Senior Paediatric Staff Nurse
The closing date is 14 September 2026
Job summary
Full-Time/Part-Time
Band 6: £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata
We are looking for an innovative, motivated and enthusiastic Registered Children's Nurse for a Senior Staff Nurse position on Children's Ward. This post is for a full time position and a part time position. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the trust values in all that they do and have experience in paediatric nursing. The role will require the successful candidate to work a range of long days, nights and weekends.
Children's ward is a 10 bedded children's ward with a co-located 3 bedded paediatric Assessment unit and a 4 bedded children's day ward.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the senior staff nurse team on children's ward. responsibilities of the role include:
- taking charge on shift-assess, plan, implement and evaluate care of patients- Link nurse role- student assessor- participate in management duties- advocate for the needs of the ward- Ensure safe staff levels taking in to account skill mix and safe staffing ratios.
About us
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