Band 6 Paediatric Senior Staff Nurse

Job overview

Are you ready for a new challenge?

Join our dedicated Paediatric Oncology Team Children at University College Hospital London!

We have a Permanent Part time Band 6 vacancy available in UCLH Children and Young Peoples Cancer Services Under 13’s

We were rated top London Trust to work in, in the latest NHS staff survey and the third best in the country. We thrive on teamwork and have been nominated for “We strive to keep improving” award at UCLH Excellence Awards 2026 We are one of the two National Proton Beam Therapy Centres.

Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse Part Time 25.8hrs per week permanent Paediatric Oncology under 13’s Are you an experienced Band 6 nurse, or a confident Band 5 ready to take the next step? We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and supportive team on T11 North, caring for children aged 1 to 13yrs and their families with an oncology diagnosis. Our patients undergo a range of treatments including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, proton beam and molecular radiation treatment. We also provide palliative care when required.

We are a 10 bedded unit with a 5 bedded daycare area to provide supportive care for our outpatients and ambulating PBT and Radiotherapy children.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a registered children’s nurse with at least 2 years experience in paediatric oncology, excellent communication skills and someone who will be proactive in leading the team.

This will include:

• Leading shifts as the Nurse in charge and support the rest of the team. Allocate and assess acuity of patients. Optimize staffing skill mix, managing patient flow by coordinating safe admissions, transfers and discharges.
• Support the senior team in completing audits and ward management and service improvement.
• Actively contribute towards quality improvement projects, safeguarding, PEWS, Martha’s Rule
• You will use your expert clinical skills to deliver top quality, child centered and holistic care to cancer patients and their families.
• Supervise the band 5’s and HCA’s and act a practice assessor for students.
• Competencies in paediatric clinical skills, including complex intravenous drugs, chemotherapy and blood.
• Communication and interpersonal skills to support anxious and stressed families and work within our MDT.
• Identify and escalate clinical risks or safeguarding concerns promptly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

You will become part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team committed to delivering outstanding, family centred care during one of the most challenging times in our patients lives. We have a group of dedicated nurses who aim to make the ward a pleasant environment. We work very closely with our MDT colleagues to provide family centred and holistic care.

We are seeking enthusiastic and compassionate paediatric nurses with experience with at least 2 years oncology/haematology experience and chemotherapy competent. Excellent leadership, organisational and communication skills, to help coordinate a safe and efficient delivery of care. You are welcome to visit the ward informally and meet the team.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.