Paediatric Junior Sister/Charge Nurse: Sponsorship Available

Barts Health NHS Trust

Job summary

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RSCN/RN Child with current registration
  • Paediatric Intensive Care Course or equivalent
  • Preparation for mentorship course or equivalent
  • Intravenous accreditation

Desirable

  • Leadership course/ development programme
  • Educated to degree level or working towards it

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working at Band 5 level with experience working in a critical care setting
  • Experience following completion of the Paediatric Intensive Care Course

Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • IT skills

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Effective interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills with people on complex matters/issues
  • Ability to deal with difficult situations
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Displays professional integrity and credibility
  • Adaptable and able to deal with changing workloads

Other

Essential

  • Positive attitude and ability to work under pressure
  • Takes responsibility for own learning
  • Responsible for own Individual Performance Review
  • Lead, influence and motivate others
  • Communicates in a manner that is consistent with relevant legislation, policies and procedures.
  • Communicates with people in an appropriate form and manner

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 22 November 2026

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