Children's Staff Nurse

Homerton University Hospital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in Greater London is seeking passionate Band 5 Nurses for the Starlight Paediatric Ward. This role focuses on delivering high-quality care to children and young people aged 0-16, with duties that include working closely with multidisciplinary teams, planning patient care, and supporting a range of medical and developmental needs. The ideal candidate will be an NMC Registered Child Nurse with experience in hospital or community settings and multicultural environments. Competitive working hours and training opportunities are provided.

Benefits

Training opportunities

Support for professional development

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Hospital or Community Experience in a multicultural environment.
• Experience with multidisciplinary work and managing junior staff.
• Ability to manage change and conflict.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT).
• Plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• Document patient details related to care.
• Support care pathways and senior nurses in achieving objectives.

Skills

Ability to support in area of clinical practice

Ability to prioritise / delegate, advise & support junior staff

Ability to assess health and care needs

Ability to use PC – email, word

Knowledge of current developments around care for children

Education

NMC Registered Child Nurse

Job description

Job overview

Starlight Paediatric Ward is seeking 3Band 5 Nurses who are passionate about delivering high-quality care to children and young people in our local community.

The Homerton is an 18-bed unit providing holistic care for babies, children, and young people aged 0–16, with an emerging pathway for 16–17-year-olds. We care for children with a wide range of medical conditions, day cases, and some emergency surgery. Our unit offers HDU care for deteriorating patients prior to transfer if intubation and ventilation are required.

We regularly support children with learning difficulties, disabilities, and mental health conditions, and we provide training to help you develop your skills in these areas.

As a Band 5 Nurse, you will :

• Work closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT)
• Plan, implement, and evaluate patient care
• Access support from our Practice Development Nurse and Practice Facilitator to plan your professional development

Training opportunities are available to help you grow and progress in your career.

Working Hours : 37.5 per week

Main duties include :

• To work closely with clinical colleagues within children and families’ services and the Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
• To work closely with parents and carers of children and young people
• To support care programmes and care pathways
• To support the senior nurses in achieving service objectives
• To liaise appropriately with all members of the multidisciplinary team in a manner that promotes effective teamwork, participation in MDT meetings.
• To document all patient details to the required standard in relation to the admission, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care using the systems where appropriate.

We welcome informal visits so you can meet members of the team.

Interviews will be held face to face.

Working for our organisation

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard’s Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

• NMC Registered Child Nurse

Experience

• Hospital or Community Experience
• Experience of working in a multicultural environment
• Multidisciplinary work – teaching / managing / responsibility for junior staff / students / support staff.

Skills / Abilities

• Ability to support in area of clinical practice
• Ability to prioritise / delegate, advise & support junior staff teaching mentoring skills.
• Ability to assess health and care needs, plan care, deliver care and evaluate outcomes.
• Ability to use PC – email, word
• Ability to manage change, conflict, own workload.

Knowledge

• Knowledge / understanding of confidentiality issues
• Knowledge of current developments around the provision and delivery of care for children both locally and nationally.

Trust Values

• Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values.

General Guidance for Applicants

We are committed to achieving equality and inclusion at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and we respect and value the diversity and differences of our patients and our people, ensuring everyone is enabled to thrive, feels a sense of belonging, and is able to be their authentic self. We offer a range of flexible working options that enable you to balance your work and personal life, including part-time, compressed hours, remote working and job‑shares.

We are committed to equal opportunities, and have been approved as a Disability Confident Employer.

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