Paediatric Senior Staff Nurse

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust; Epsom; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Staff Nurse to join its Paediatric nursing team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing high-quality care to children, supporting and supervising nursing staff, and ensuring operational standards are met. Candidates must be Registered Nurses with significant paediatric experience and demonstrate strong leadership skills. This role offers a salary of £44,485 to £52,521 per annum pro-rata, including HCAS for outer London.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years post registration acute paediatric experience.
• Evidence of regular professional updating.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high standards of holistic care for patients.
• Act as designated deputy for the Sister/Charge nurse.
• Assess and supervise student nurses and newly qualified nurses.

Skills

Leadership and mentorship skills

Evidence of management skills

CVAD Competent

Registered Nurse (Child)

Education

RSCN/RN Child Branch

Job description

The closing date is 19 December 2025

We are looking for a Senior staff nurse to join our strong Paediatric nursing workforce which is essential in providing high quality care to children and young people. As a senior staff nurse you would be able to support that vision, develop new staff and work alongside the MDT in decision making daily for children and young people. Along with developing yourself by accessing the many learning opportunities, with guidance and support from your line manager and the Paediatric Development Team across the directorate. You may be asked to cross cover site to other areas to ensure safe and effective skill mix over all paediatric cross site departments.

Main duties of the job

• Highly motivated and enthusiastic Registered Nurse (Child) band 6 Senior Staff Nurse
• To ensure the provision of high standards of holistic care for the group of patients within their sphere of responsibility.
• To act as the designated deputy for the Sister/Charge nurse.
• To act as the operational manager in their absence.
• To support the assessing and supervision of student nurses and preceptor newly qualified nurses

About us

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting Job description/Person Specification documents which contains more information about the role.

Person Specification

• RSCN/RN Child Branch, with evidence of regular professional updating
• Minimum 2 years post registration acute paediatric experience
• Leadership and mentorship skills
• Evidence of management skills
• CVAD Competent
• Pills

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.

£44,485 to £52,521 a year Pro rata per annum inc HCAS (outer London)