Job summary
- Main area
- General Paediatrics
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Or secondment until March 2027)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift work, days and nights. 07:30-20:00, 19:30-08:00)
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7734535
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Barnet Hospital
- Town
- Barnet
- Salary
- £44,485 - £52,521 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Band 6 Junior Sister / Charge Nurse - Paediatrics
Band 6
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
The post holder will work under the direction of the ward sister/ charge nurse with responsibility for:
The assessment of care needs for all patients, ensuring appropriately planned care is both implemented and evaluated.
He/ she is expected to work with minimal supervision and will be designated to take charge of the unit on a regular basis.
He/ she will act as an effective clinical leader and will ensure the clinical and professional development of all staff for whom they are responsible.
Main duties of the job
To assess individual care needs, develop, implement and evaluate care given to patients in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.
To provide efficient, effective and evidence based nursing care to children and
young people within the hospital setting.
To perform nursing procedures to a high standard in accordance with the Royal Free Clinical Practice Guidelines and policies and to ensure that these policies and procedures are understood and adhered to by all staff within own management responsibility.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Desirable criteria
- Able to elaborate on the 4 trust values. Positively welcoming, actively respectful, clearly communicating, visibly reassuring .
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RSCN / RN Child
- Teaching and Assessing course or Working towards
Desirable criteria
- APLS/ PILS
- Other relevant post registration / professional development.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial paediatric experience
- Child Protection experience and training
- Experience of supporting and developing junior staff.
- Experience of working with the MDT.
- Experience of teaching
- Experience of managing a team.
Desirable criteria
- Experience or risk management / clinical governance / policy and procedure development
- up to date with latest children safe guarding training
- Able to explain and give example of any recent team supporting exercise.
- To be able to participate in decision making within the MDT.
- Recent involvement in team development teachings.
- Able to demonstrate team leading evidences, for example leadership skills.
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Effective role model
- Evidence of ability to teach in informal and formal settings
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work autonomously and also as part of a team. Aware of limitations
- Demonstrates knowledge of a wide range of general paediatric skills
- Ability to produce high standards of documentation.
- Ability to negotiate and advocate for children and their families
- Ability to assess a situation and implement an appropriate plan of care
Desirable criteria
- Able to take a lead and make decisions in a clinical and team setting.
- To have a practice assessor competence to support students as well as staff.
- To have a good standard of professional communication skills. For example manages MDT teams.
- to be able recognise own limitations and escalate appropriately to senior teams.
- To demonstrate the ability to perform various skills that are required in a paediatric setting.
- Able to clearly understand the requirement of documentation as per NMC Code of conduct and Trust policy.
- To be able to recognise the need to advocate and prioritise for the child and their family.
- To be able to demonstrate high skill of assessing situations and escalate and develop a care plan.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire Walton
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02082165191
- Additional information
Rosie Tacheva
Paediatric Matron
Telephone number: 02082165207
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Service Excellence Team
- Telephone
- If you have any queries, please contact NLPSS Recruitment Helpdesk tel. 020 3758 2060
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