Paediatric Junior Sister/Charge Nurse


Location
Salary
£47,951 - £56,863 per annum inc
Profession
Charge nurse
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
22 Nov 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
06 Nov 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

21 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Other

    Positive attitude and ability to work under pressure

  • Other

    Takes responsibility for own learning

  • Other

    Responsible for own Individual Performance Review

  • Other

    Lead, influence and motivate others

  • Other

    Communicates in a manner that is consistent with relevant legislation, policies and procedures.

  • Other

    Communicates with people in an appropriate form and manner

  • Skills

    Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • Skills

    Effective interpersonal skills

  • Skills

    Excellent communication skills with people on complex matters/issues

  • Skills

    Ability to deal with difficult situations

  • Skills

    Excellent organisational skills

  • Skills

    Displays professional integrity and credibility

  • Skills

    Adaptable and able to deal with changing workloads

  • Knowledge

    Evidence of continued professional development

  • Knowledge

    IT skills

  • Experience

    Experience of working at Band 5 level with experience working in a critical care setting

  • Experience

    Experience following completion of the Paediatric Intensive Care Course

  • Qualifications

    RSCN/RN Child with current registration

  • Qualifications

    Paediatric Intensive Care Course or equivalent

  • Qualifications

    Preparation for mentorship course or equivalent

  • Qualifications

    Intravenous accreditation

Desirable

2 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Qualifications

    Leadership course/ development programme

  • Qualifications

    Educated to degree level or working towards it

Job overview

Barts Health is one of the largest acute and community children’s practices in the UK. We recognise the growing needs of the children from the vibrant part of East London and committed to delivering excellence in specialist treatment, research, education, and care for children. A crucial part in achieving this promise is the future development and investment of the Paediatric Critical Care Unit based at the Royal London Hospital. The Paediatric Critical Care Unit is an indispensable part of the Childrens service and strategy, ensuring that local children can be treated and cared for in their local hospital. It is also a tertiary referral centre accepting admissions from north east London and further afield to support the increasing demand for Paediatric critical care.

You will need to have previous experience of working within Paediatric Intensive Care and to have completed your intensive care training. Your main responsibility will be the clinical care of critically ill children; whilst allowing you the opportunity to share your knowledge, experience and skills. This position will also give you the chance to develop your managerial skills. You will need to thrive on working in a dynamic environment; willing to teach junior staff; demonstrate self-motivation; work well in a team. You should demonstrate a commitment to your own professional practice, as well as delivering high quality holistic care, with an emphasis on working in partnership with the children and their families.

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical leadership to a designated nursing team ensuring the delivery of the highest standard of individualised family centred care to children and their families in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

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.

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This advert is for Paediatric Junior Sister/Charge Nurse with Barts Health NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Charge nurse role. The advertised salary is £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inc. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Nov 2026.

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