Paediatric Intensive Care Nurse - Band 5 | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking an experienced Paediatric nurse to provide family-centered care for critically ill children. This role offers the opportunity to develop acute care skills in a supportive environment amidst the dynamic challenges of clinical care. Candidates will benefit from a structured development pathway and the chance to be part of a high-performing healthcare team dedicated to excellence and innovation in patient care.

Qualifications

• Willingness to develop knowledge and skills for managing critically ill children.
• Ability to provide family-centered nursing care.
• Commitment to updating own knowledge and skills per Trust policies.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective family-centered nursing care to patients and their families.
• Ensure evidence-based practice at all times.
• Take responsibility for updating knowledge and skills.

Skills

High dependency care

Intensive care skills

Teamwork

Adaptability

Learning

Education

Nursing degree

NMC registration

Job description

Are you an experienced Paediatric nurse looking to increase your high dependancy and intensive care skills? Would you like the opportunity to work within the acute paeditric wards and rotate to the critical care areas? Would you like to join a team of committed, supportive and dedicated nurses, caring for some of London’s most unwell children?

Then join our team, we will encourage and support you to develop acute care skills you need, to be the best you can be. You will need a willingness and commitment to develop the knowledge and skills required to manage the care of critically ill children.

As a Band 5 you will be caring for critically ill children with the support of senior staff, to allow you to enhance your skills. You will need to be adaptable to the changing pace of clinical care; enjoy learning and participating in team work.

This is an exciting time to become part of a developing Service and shape the vision of Children’s services within the top teaching hospital in England. We look forward to welcoming you to our team.

Informal visits are encouraged.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Responsibilities

To provide effective family centred nursing care to patients and their families.

To ensure that evidence based practice is performed at all times, taking responsibility for updating own knowledge and skill in line with Trust policies and procedures and NMC code of professional conduct.

Qualifications

For newly qualified band 5 nurses, it will be an important step in consolidating practice and completing all relevant clinical competencies, receiving adequate support from colleagues.

This advert closes on Sunday 7 Dec 2025