Paediatric Senior Staff Nurse

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in London seeks a Paediatric Senior Staff Nurse to provide excellent nursing care for children and their families. The role includes leadership responsibilities, staff mentorship, and ensuring high standards of patient care. Candidates should possess a valid nursing registration and relevant paediatric experience. This position offers an opportunity to work in a supportive and dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate post registration experience in paediatrics and adult care.
• Experience in assessment, planning and evaluation of patient care.
• Understanding of child safeguarding issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and support to the ward/team.
• Coordinate safe staffing levels and inform management of any issues.
• Maintain accurate nursing records and monitor standards.

Skills

Sound written, numeric and verbal communication skills

Leadership skills

Ability to supervise and mentor more junior staff

Ability to apply research evidence

Ability to prioritize and organize workload

Education

Registered Children's and Adult Nurse

Mentorship/Teaching and Assessing module/course

Job description

Go back St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Paediatric Senior Staff Nurse

The closing date is 22 October 2025

To provide excellent nursing care appropriate for a clinic setting. To act as an advocate for children and their families. To participate and contribute to the management of the department. To support and deputise for the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse to ensure the provision of excellent nursing care and the effective management of staff and other resources. To carry out the day-to-day management and co-ordination of the department. To ensure that there are education and training opportunities for all staff, including pre and post registration students.

Main duties of the job

To provide leadership, motivating the ward /department team to ensure excellent nursing care, provide support and the supervision of more junior staff to ensure a high and safe standard of care. Set, monitor and maintain excellent standards of care in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, particularly for patients with multiple needs who require complex packages of care. Support and deal with patients, parents, relatives and staff in stressful situations and recognising the need for counselling and refer on as appropriate. Manage the ward/department in the absence of the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse. Coordinate safe staffing levels and inform the Matron/Head of Nursing of any problems or incidents that might arise. Ensure that accurate and timely nursing records are maintained, monitoring standards and taking appropriate corrective action as necessary. To work in an unsupervised capacity throughout all areas of the speciality including wards and outpatients. Provide and receive complex and sensitive information using developed interpersonal and verbal and non-verbal communication skills with patients, their families and friends. To always promote equal opportunities for staff and patients in accordance with St George's Healthcare policies. To ensure skills are up-to-date and relevant to the role, to follow relevant Trust policies and professional codes and to maintain registration where this is a requirement of the role.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information of the main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualification & Training

• Registered Children's and Adult Nurse
• Mentorship/Teaching and Assessing module/course

Experience

• Demonstrate post registration experience in paediatrics and adult care
• Experience in assessment, planning and evaluation of patient care according to individual needs
• Demonstrate experience of mentoring and understanding of the assessment process for student nurses and any other member of the MDT
• Leadership programme

Skills

• Demonstrate sound written, numeric and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate leadership skills in support
• Demonstrate sound communication skills
• Demonstrate the ability to apply research evidence to clinical practice and professional issues
• Demonstrate the ability to supervise and mentor more junior staff
• Demonstrate ability to work with and to use resources effectively as part of the MDT
• Ability to prioritise/adapt quickly and organise own workload of more junior staff
• Evidence of audit or research project
• Experience in conducting appraisal/PDR

Knowledge

• Awareness of professional responsibilities
• Demonstrate an understanding of normal child development and the sick child
• Demonstrate an understanding of the role of advocate for the child
• Demonstrate an understanding of child safeguarding issues
• Able to demonstrate own continued education and updating and the importance of developing self and others
• Demonstrates an understanding of clinical risk/governance
• Recognise stress in self and others and demonstrate the ability to take effective action to manage the situation
• Demonstrate knowledge of the application of evidence-based practice and current nursing issues
• Understand the importance of developing self and others. Knowledge of performance review in line with the Knowledge & Skills Framework (KSF)
• Evidence of undertaking research or audit projects

Other

• Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to the needs of patient/parents/guardians/relatives and other staff
• Adaptable and responsive to changing needs
• Ability to motivate and lead staff for a shift

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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