Band 6 Children’s Sister/Charge Nurse

NHS; Ilford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Ilford is seeking a Band 6 Nurse to join their team for a fixed term of 12 months. The ideal candidate will oversee care assessments and develop care programs for children while providing leadership to staff. A current UK professional registration and specific qualifications are required. The role offers a salary between £38,682 and £46,580 annually.

Qualifications

• Experience as Senior Band 5 Nurse, capable of taking charge of the ward.
• Demonstrates advanced clinical skills and education of staff.
• Recognizes child safeguarding concerns and escalates appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Oversee assessment of care needs of children and young people.
• Provide leadership and supervision of staff on shift.
• Plan, implement and evaluate care programs for patients.

Skills

Ability to work under pressure

Safeguarding children knowledge

Education

RSCN, RN (Child Branch)

Practice Assessor/ Practice Supervisor

Job description

Job summary

We provide acute care across a range of clinical specialties including oncology, haematology, respiratory, diabetes, endocrine, neurology & day surgery. We also provide a children's community nursing team. At QH we have 30 acute inpatient beds on Tropical Lagoon which includes 4 HDU level 2 beds. We have a children's complex discharge co-ordinator to support the most effective flow across our children's and neonatal areas and community services, also working with our tertiary hospitals to facilitate repatriating children back to QH and therefore closer to home. We have practice educators across all of children's services to provide education to all our staff in the clinical and classroom setting. Our Childrens and Young People's Assessment Unit (CYPAU) at QH has 9 bedded 24hr facility used for the assessment and treatment of children who require urgent medical care. Alongside PELC referrals and 4 CCDU (Children's clinical decision unit) chairs. Dahlia Ward is an 8 bedded unit at King George's hospital which takes lower acuity patients combined with 4 CCDU (Children's clinical decision unit) chairs. Tropical Bay is our day unit where we provide our oncology and Haematology services alongside our elective day care procedures. We have a 32-cot level 2 NICU, with a transitional care team working closely with our maternity colleagues enabling mums and babies to stay together and we have our community neonatal team who facilitate discharge home and continue to support at home.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will act as a role model and provide leadership in the clinical area and will be responsible for overseeing assessment of care needs of children and young people, planning programmes of care, implementation and evaluation of these programmes without direct supervision. Responsible in education and supervision of staff as coordinated with the Children's Clinical Nurse Educator. To demonstrate advanced clinical specialist skills in order to provide the highest standard of individualised evidence based patient centered care while supervising the work of others. To expect to take charge on each shift and to supervise and co-ordinate other staff as appropriate, develops self and others professionally.

About us

We\u2019re an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we\u2019re no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we\u2019re proud of and that our patients are happy with.

Many of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we\u2019re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.

Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.

We\u2019re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It\u2019ll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.

Details

Date posted: 28 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum inclusive

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 162-7345-KI

Job locations: King George Hospital/Queen's Hospital, Barley Lane, Ilford, IG3 8YB

Job description

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification. The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applications should be made online. If you require adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact KeKe Igere, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5208. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• RSCN, RN (Child Branch)
• Practice Assessor/ Practice Supervisor

Desirable

• Leadership/ Quality Improvement
• Evidence of professional development

Experience/ Knowledge

• Experienced as Senior Band 5 Nurse - has experience of taking charge on shift of the ward.

Skills/Abilities

• Able to work well under pressure, demonstrating a calm and resilient approach
• Able to demonstrate safeguarding children, recognise concerns and escalate them appropriately.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure 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.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. Address: King George Hospital/Queens Hospital, Barley Lane, Ilford, IG3 8YB. Website: https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/