Paediatric Burns Unit Manager

Paediatric Burns Unit Manager
Band 7 - £49,387 - £56,515 (2026/2027 payscales)

Job reference: 001644
Closing date: 15/11/2026
Department: 162631 - Gate 46a Childrens Burns TW
Location: Pinderfields Hospital
Employment type: Permanent
Staff Group: Nursing and Midwifery Registered
Hours Per Week: 37.5

Contact information
Please contact Matron Kelly Chesham if you have any enquiries about this role. Email: Kelly.Chesham@nhs.net

About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Registered Children's Nurse to join our team as the Band 7 Paediatric Burns Unit Manager at Pinderfields Hospital.

We are looking for an experienced nurse with a passion for delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and the leadership skills to support, develop and inspire our nursing team. The successful candidate will provide clinical and professional leadership within the unit, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure children, young people and their families receive high standards of care.

As Unit Manager, you will have responsibility for the day-to-day leadership of the nursing team, including safe staffing, staff development, quality and clinical governance, risk management and contributing to the ongoing development and improvement of the service. You will also play an important role in creating a positive learning environment where staff are supported to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence.

We are keen to hear from Registered Children's Nurses with post-registration burns experience and experience in a senior nursing role who are ready to take the next step in their leadership career.

Main duties
The Paediatric Burns Unit Manager will provide visible clinical and professional leadership to the nursing team, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality care for children, young people and their families.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing day-to-day leadership and management of the Paediatric Burns nursing team, promoting a positive, supportive and patient-centred culture.
• Maintaining high standards of clinical care and providing specialist advice, guidance and support in the management of complex patients.
• Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, patients and families to ensure care is responsive to individual needs and supports effective admission, discharge and transfer arrangements.
• Ensuring safe and effective staffing, including appropriate skill mix, workforce deployment and maintenance of staffing information through HealthRoster and SafeCare.
• Leading and supporting the development of the nursing workforce through appraisal, education, competency development, clinical supervision and professional development.
• Providing leadership for quality, safety and clinical governance, including incident management, risk assessment, audit, patient experience and learning from complaints.
• Supporting continuous improvement within the service, ensuring practice is evidence based and contributing to the development and implementation of relevant policies, guidelines and service developments.
• Managing resources effectively and contributing to workforce planning, recruitment, retention and the appropriate management of the unit's financial and physical resources.
• Working closely with the Matron and wider team to support the ongoing development of the service and delivery of organisational and divisional objectives.
• Acting as a professional role model, promoting collaborative working, staff wellbeing, learning and an environment in which colleagues are supported to develop and deliver excellent care.

Essential person specification requirements

• Registered Childrens Nurse
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Recent post registration experience in an acute setting.
• Evidence of competency in teaching and assessing
• Evidence of further study within speciality
• Post Registration Burns experience
• Experience in a senior nursing role
• Experience in research and audit.

Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients' homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Our benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme, home electronics scheme, cycle to work scheme, car lease salary sacrifice scheme, working carers support, flexible working options, staff networks, and career progression, training and support

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