Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Paediatric Emergency Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

The closing date is 12 April 2026

Job summary

Junior Sister/Charge Nurse (Paediatric Emergency Department)Wexham Park Hospital

We are seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to join our friendly, forward-thinking and fast-paced Paediatric Emergency Department at Wexham Park Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse with strong clinical and leadership skills to become an integral part of a dynamic and supportive multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing outstanding care to children and their families.

As a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse, you will play a vital role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality, family-centred care within a busy emergency setting. You will be responsible for coordinating and overseeing nursing care on a shift-by-shift basis, supervising a team of registered nurses, healthcare support workers, and student nurses. Working closely with the Senior Ward Sister/Charge Nurse, you will support the overall leadership and operational management of the department.

You will take charge of the department, ensuring safe and effective patient flow, maintaining high clinical standards, and promoting a positive working environment. You will also act as a role model, demonstrating excellent clinical practice and professional conduct at all times.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to further develop your leadership skills and emergency paediatric nursing expertise in a diverse, challenging, and rewarding environment.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the assessment of care needs on a wide range of different paediatric conditions that present to the Emergency Department.

On a shift-by-shift basis, co-ordinate and monitor the progress of patients along their critical pathway, reporting any variance from the pathway.

Have the ability to co-ordinate a shift as the nurse in charge being responsible for managing a team and ensuring patients receive safe care.

Take named responsibility for co-ordinating individual patient's discharge From the Emergency Department.

Ensure that all nursing practice within the clinical area complies with Trust Nursing policies and procedures.

To comply at all times with the NMC Code of Conduct.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Details

Date posted

02 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£41,957 to £50,387 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

151-KMU424

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse
  • Evidence of recent Continued Practice Development

Desirable

  • APLS
  • Mentorship
  • Module in High Dependency Care
  • Module in Paediatric Emergency Care

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to take charge of a clinical unit
  • Excellent leadership skills
  • Good, effective interpersonal & communication skills (written & verbal).
  • Able to work without supervision
  • Evidence of effective of change management
  • Knowledge of paediatric emergency medicine pathways
  • Triaging/streaming,IV medication,PGD, Plastering, Venepuncture, IV cannulation

Desirable

  • An understanding of clinical governance

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of experience within emergency care or an acute setting
  • Evidence of up-to-date clinical practice
  • Able to demonstrate MDT working

Desirable

  • Experience of audit
  • Experience of implementing change
  • Demonstrate the ability to provide teaching in paediatrics.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse
  • Evidence of recent Continued Practice Development

Desirable

  • APLS
  • Mentorship
  • Module in High Dependency Care
  • Module in Paediatric Emergency Care

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to take charge of a clinical unit
  • Excellent leadership skills
  • Good, effective interpersonal & communication skills (written & verbal).
  • Able to work without supervision
  • Evidence of effective of change management
  • Knowledge of paediatric emergency medicine pathways
  • Triaging/streaming,IV medication,PGD, Plastering, Venepuncture, IV cannulation

Desirable

  • An understanding of clinical governance

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of experience within emergency care or an acute setting
  • Evidence of up-to-date clinical practice
  • Able to demonstrate MDT working

Desirable

  • Experience of audit
  • Experience of implementing change
  • Demonstrate the ability to provide teaching in paediatrics.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Paediatric Matron

Lauren Whitty

laurenwhitty@nhs.net

07342065503

Details

Date posted

02 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£41,957 to £50,387 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

151-KMU424

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


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