Paediatric Burns unit manager
The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Wakefield, WF1 4DGView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
15 November 2026
1 day leftJob description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Registered Childrens Nurse to join our team as the Band 7 Paediatric Burns Unit Ma...
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.
- 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.
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.
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.
As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Qualifications
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First seen
26 October 2026
Last checked
28 October 2026
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