Paediatric Junior Sister/Charge Nurse

Barts Health Nhs Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 57,000; Part time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust in London is recruiting for a Paediatric Junior Sister/Charge Nurse on Ward 7D, PASSU. The role is permanent and part-time (0.53 WTE), offering 6 shifts per month of 11.5 hours each, with a focus on high-quality paediatric care.

The post requires clinical leadership, expert nursing skills, and partnership with families to deliver safe, compassionate care in a busy environment. Training opportunities are available through the Barts Education Academy and partnerships with

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to a designated nursing team ensuring delivery of high-quality, family-centred care to children and their families.
• Support and supervise a paediatric nursing team in the PASSU ward, ensuring safe and effective patient care.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team, and participate in ongoing professional development and training.

Job description

Paediatric Junior Sister/Charge Nurse | Barts Health NHS Trust

CAPTION:

• Company: Barts Health NHS Trust
• Salary: £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inc pro rata
• Hours: Part-time
• Location: London, E1 1FR
• Job type: Permanent
• Posting date: 18 Sept 2026
• Closing date: 18 Oct 2026

Summary

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 6 nurse on Ward 7D, Paediatric Assessment and Short Stay Unit in the Royal London Children's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust.

The contract is for a permanent part-time role at 0.53 WTE = 6 shifts per month of 11.5 hours a shift.

PASSU is a fast-paced area with a varied patient profile, providing high-quality nursing care for Babies, Children and Young People under different specialties including, General Paediatrics, Paediatric Oncology, Orthopaedics, Acute mental health and General Paediatric Surgery. The ethos of the unit is working in partnership with the children and their families.

The post holder will have every opportunity to develop new skills and knowledge, working closely with all multidisciplinary team members. Staff are also encouraged and given the opportunity to continue their professional development through attendance on relevant courses in Barts Education Academy, and externally, with City St George's and London Southbank Universities.

Barts Health has a busy and demanding Children's service, requiring staff to be flexible in their working. The post holder will be required to work within a challenging clinical environment and undertake shift work which will include nights and weekends.

To provide clinical leadership to a designated nursing team ensuring the delivery of the highest standard of individualised family-centred care to children and their families in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team.

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

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.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Monday 5 Oct 2026

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An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 6 nurse on Ward 7D, Paediatric Assessment and Short Stay Unit in the Royal London Children's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust.

The contract is for a permanent part-time role at 0.53 WTE = 6 shifts per month of 11.5 hours a shift.

PASSU is fast paced area with a varied patient profile, providing high-quality nursing care for Babies, Children and Young People under different specialities including, General Paediatrics, Paediatric Oncology, Orthopaedics, Acute mental health and General Paediatric Surgery. The ethos of the unit is working in partnership with the children and their families.

The post holder will have every opportunity to develop new skills and knowledge, working closely with all multi-disciplinary team members. Staff are also encouraged and given the opportunity to continue their professional development through attendance on relevant courses in Barts Education Academy, and externally, with City St George's and London Southbank Universities.

Barts Health has a busy and demanding Children's service, requiring staff to be flexible in their working. The post holder will be required to work within a challenging clinical environment and undertake shift work which will include nights and weekends.

To provide clinical leadership to a designated nursing team ensuring the delivery of the highest standard of individualised family centred care to children and their families in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team.

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

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.