Job summary
Internal vacancy - please note that this vacancy is currently only open to applications from employees of Sheffield Children's
Nursing Leader Opportunity
Are you an experienced and passionate Children's Nurse who is ready to use your skills to take on a challenge? This is an exciting 8-week opportunity to enhance your experience, make a meaningful impact, and influence and inspire nursing care.
If you're ready to support a dedicated nursing workforce, ensure the highest standards of care for patients and deliver excellent results, we'd love you to apply.
Application process
Please submit an application to express your interest.
In the supporting information section, in no more than 400 words, please describe why you are interested in this opportunity and what priorities and challenges you anticipate during this short secondment.
All applications will then be reviewed by the appointing panel and interviews will be held on 3rd December, with a planned start date of Monday 9th December.
Before applying for this opportunity please seek support from your line manager and ensure that you would be able to attend an interview on the given date and be released for the 8-week period.
Main duties of the job
Reporting into the Acting Associate Director of Nursing for Medicine and the Care Group management team, you'll guide strategic and operational goals while promoting excellence in care.
As an important part of our team, you will:
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Showcase inclusive leadership in an evolving environment ensuring the highest standards of care for all patients
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Collaborate with diverse teams, engaging and inspiring colleagues to achieve shared goals
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Balance priorities and projects while aligning the Care Group's operations with the Trust's strategic vision
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Maintain quality, safety, and visible nursing leadership across all teams
About us
At Sheffield Children's, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:
We work with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.
As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.
As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children's health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health.
Sheffield Children's provides great benefits to support your wellbeing, with excellent annual leave and pension schemes, health programmes, and exclusive discounts--helping you succeed at work and beyond.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on the main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification.
Diversity Statement
At Sheffield Childrens, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and supports everyones success. We prioritise Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in our recruitment practices, creating a welcoming space for people of all backgrounds, including ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ members.
Recognising that inclusivity is an ongoing effort, we review our processes and welcome feedback to enhance our practices. A diverse team strengthens our organisation and the quality of care we deliver. For ideas on how we can improve, please contact our Recruitment Manager at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net. Together, were building a workplace where everyone belongs.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on the main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification.
Diversity Statement
At Sheffield Childrens, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and supports everyones success. We prioritise Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in our recruitment practices, creating a welcoming space for people of all backgrounds, including ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ members.
Recognising that inclusivity is an ongoing effort, we review our processes and welcome feedback to enhance our practices. A diverse team strengthens our organisation and the quality of care we deliver. For ideas on how we can improve, please contact our Recruitment Manager at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net. Together, were building a workplace where everyone belongs.
#LI-Onsite
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Child) Degree
- Masters degree or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Recognised leadership course of programme
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience working in a senior nursing role at Band 7 or above
- Experience of managing clinical teams including performance management, appraisals and development planning
- Experience of implementing service improvement projects
- Experience of monitoring and measuring service quality
- Experience of effective risk management within a service
- Evidence of working with others to develop and deliver services
Desirable
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- The ability to provide nursing leadership and advice within the service and to lead and motivate staff
- Is able to translate the trusts strategic objectives in to tangible objectives for teams
- The ability to hold staff to account for the quality of care delivered to patients
- The ability to work with others to plan, manage and implement service developments using service improvement methodologies
- Able to review current service delivery and identify opportunities to minimise waste and ineffectual working practices
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-professional multi-agency environment
- The ability to lead multi professional and multi agency meetings, prepare agendas, chairing and communicating information and decisions
- Ability to interpret data in order to understand the effectiveness of patient care and develop consistent reliable care
- Is able to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner in relation to treatment and complex issues
- Is aware of developments within the NHS and can understand the potential impact on services
- Proficient skills in IT including knowledge of data bases and spreadsheets
- The post holder is expected to have a good level of IT skills and be required to use a VDU for long periods
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Willing to travel between sites and to regional meetings
- Ability to adapt to changing situations and meet deadlines
- Ability to deal staff, patients, carers and relatives who may be angry, upset, tearful and/or aggressive
- Ability to deal with distressing clinical situations and support other staff as they deal with these situations
- Ability to lead by example, promoting the highest standards of personal and professional conduct, integrity and probity
- Assertive and confident in approach
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Child) Degree
- Masters degree or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Recognised leadership course of programme
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience working in a senior nursing role at Band 7 or above
- Experience of managing clinical teams including performance management, appraisals and development planning
- Experience of implementing service improvement projects
- Experience of monitoring and measuring service quality
- Experience of effective risk management within a service
- Evidence of working with others to develop and deliver services
Desirable
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- The ability to provide nursing leadership and advice within the service and to lead and motivate staff
- Is able to translate the trusts strategic objectives in to tangible objectives for teams
- The ability to hold staff to account for the quality of care delivered to patients
- The ability to work with others to plan, manage and implement service developments using service improvement methodologies
- Able to review current service delivery and identify opportunities to minimise waste and ineffectual working practices
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-professional multi-agency environment
- The ability to lead multi professional and multi agency meetings, prepare agendas, chairing and communicating information and decisions
- Ability to interpret data in order to understand the effectiveness of patient care and develop consistent reliable care
- Is able to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner in relation to treatment and complex issues
- Is aware of developments within the NHS and can understand the potential impact on services
- Proficient skills in IT including knowledge of data bases and spreadsheets
- The post holder is expected to have a good level of IT skills and be required to use a VDU for long periods
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Willing to travel between sites and to regional meetings
- Ability to adapt to changing situations and meet deadlines
- Ability to deal staff, patients, carers and relatives who may be angry, upset, tearful and/or aggressive
- Ability to deal with distressing clinical situations and support other staff as they deal with these situations
- Ability to lead by example, promoting the highest standards of personal and professional conduct, integrity and probity
- Assertive and confident in approach
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
