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

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking experienced Paediatric nurses to enhance high dependency and intensive care skills on acute wards. The role focuses on providing family-centered care and managing critically ill children, while fostering teamwork and personal development. Join a dedicated team committed to excellence in nursing within a top teaching hospital.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with a focus on paediatrics.
• Commitment to family-centered care and evidence-based practices.
• Ability to manage care for critically ill children.

Responsibilities

• Provide family-centered nursing care to patients and families.
• Ensure evidence-based practice is maintained.
• Participate in ongoing personal development.

Skills

High dependancy care

Intensive care skills

Teamwork

Adaptability

Willingness to learn

Education

Nursing qualification

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 paediatric 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, where we will encourage and support you to develop the 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 nurse, you will be caring for critically ill children with the support of senior staff, allowing you to enhance your skills. You need to be adaptable to the changing pace of clinical care, enjoy learning, and participate in teamwork.

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 a leading healthcare provider.

The Barts Health group 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 to continually improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, providing safe and compassionate care in east London and beyond. We aim to deliver high standards of harm-free care, ensure patients are cared for in the right place at the right time, and be an outstanding place to work where our WeCare values guide our teamwork and culture.

We are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member feels a sense of belonging. We value diversity and support an inclusive working environment where staff are treated with dignity and respect. We strive to create an equitable environment where everyone can reach their potential.

Key responsibilities include providing effective family-centred nursing care to patients and their families, and ensuring evidence-based practice is performed at all times, with ongoing personal development aligned with Trust policies, procedures, and the NMC code.

For newly qualified Band 5 nurses, this role offers an important opportunity to consolidate practice, complete clinical competencies, and receive support from colleagues.

This advert closes on Sunday 27 Jul 2025.