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Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
8 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Skills
Effective interpersonal and excellent communication skills including deliberation on complex matters and issues.
- Skills
Proven ability to deal with difficult situations.
- Skills
Excellent organizational skills.
- Experience
Proven record of caring for children and young people with complex and long-term conditions.
- Qualifications and knowledge
RSCN / RN Child with current registration
- Qualifications and knowledge
Practice supervisor/Assessor
- Qualifications and knowledge
Evidence of continued professional development.
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications and knowledge
Educated to degree level or working towards it.
- Qualifications and knowledge
Leadership course, development programme
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 6 nurse on Ward 7D, Paediatric Assessment and Short Stay Unit in the Royal London Children’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust.
The contract is for a permanent part-time role at 0.53 WTE = 6 shifts per month of 11.5 hours a shift.
PASSU is fast paced area with a varied patient profile, providing high-quality nursing care for Babies, Children and Young People under different specialities including, General Paediatrics, Paediatric Oncology, Orthopaedics, Acute mental health and General Paediatric Surgery. The ethos of the unit is working in partnership with the children and their families.
The post holder will have every opportunity to develop new skills and knowledge, working closely with all multi-disciplinary team members. Staff are also encouraged and given the opportunity to continue their professional development through attendance on relevant courses in Barts Education Academy, and externally, with City St George’s and London Southbank Universities.
Barts Health has a busy and demanding Children's service, requiring staff to be flexible in their working. The post holder will be required to work within a challenging clinical environment and undertake shift work which will include nights and weekends.
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 pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 05 Oct 2026.
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