Senior Staff Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 04/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
An opportunity has arisen for a part-time Senior Staff Nurse (Band 6) to join the nursing team on the Children's Unit. The role involves managing and organising the unit in the absence of the Ward Manager, assessing care needs, and developing and implementing expert care programmes for children and young people. The post holder will also provide specialised advice and supervise other nursing and medical staff.
Key responsibilities
- To ensure the effective management and organisation of the Unit in the absence of the Ward Manager.
- The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of expert care to all children and young people admitted onto the unit.
- Provide highly specialised advice to medical, nursing staff, families, the public and other professionals.
- Provide teaching and supervision of registered and non-registered nurses and other professional's on the unit including medical staff.
- Work collaboratively and cooperatively with others to meet identified children, young people and family needs to include the safeguarding team, social services and senior medical staff.
Essential criteria
- Child Branch Diploma/RN Child at Degree level or equivalent
- Paediatric Life Support Certificate
- Working towards APLS/EPLS Certificates
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Commitment to undertake further study or management/ leadership course at Diploma level/equivalent specialist training
- Mentorship / Teaching & Assessing Course
- Significant experience at Band 5 in Acute Children's Services.
- Team working including being regularly in charge of a shift
- High dependency care, nursing of oncology, surgical and medical conditions
- Advanced clinical skills
- Ability to adapt to the purpose changes within the working situation
- Knowledge of Appraisal process and knowledge of some management theories
- Awareness of audit, research, skill Mix and NHS Policies and Strategies
- Ability to work in a stressful and unpredictable environment
Desirable criteria
- Management Course
- Teaching & Assessing Module
- Managerial experience
- Nursing of critically ill children
- Ability to speak Welsh
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £40,559 – £48,841 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 16d
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Senior Staff Nurse
The closing date is 04 October 2026
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a part-time (Band 6) Senior Staff Nurse to join the nursing team on the Children's Unit.
We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic staff with a passion to work with children and their families.
TheChildren's Unit consists of 19 inpatient beds including 1 High Dependency bed, 3 Enhanced Care beds.
We also have 6 Assessment unit beds, 6 medical/surgical day case beds and 2 Oncology beds.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
- To ensure the effective management and organisation of the Unit in the absence of the Ward Manager.
- The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of expert care to all children and young people admitted onto the unit.
- Provide highly specialised advice to medical, nursing staff, families, the public and other professionals.
- Provide teaching and supervision of registered and non-registered nurses and other professional's on the unit including medical staff.
Work collaboratively and cooperatively with others to meet identified children, young people and family needs to include the safeguarding team, social services
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