Paediatric Senior Staff Nurse-Mercury Ward

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Paediatric Senior Staff Nurse for Mercury Ward (Gastrointestinal and Surgical Paediatric Ward). This part-time post involves leading the clinical team, delivering high-quality paediatric care, and supporting the patient and family journey within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

The role requires strong communication, professional standards, and commitment to safety and Trust values.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with appropriate specialty (adult or child).
• Diploma in Higher Education.
• Post-registration qualification relevant to area, or equivalent experience.
• Degree or working towards Masters.

Responsibilities

• Lead on assessing planning and implementing high quality care, and evaluating care options for patients in the clinical area, in line with the Trust values and objectives.
• Lead on complex clinical care for patients within their area.
• Ensure the safe custody, maintenance and administration of medication, in accordance with established Trust policy.
• Promote and maintain a safe therapeutic environment for patients, their families and staff, according to guidelines.
• Coordinate discharges and transfers, promoting timely and safe processes.
• Ensure patient flow and bed management is effective and safe.
• Deliver high quality end of life care in line with national pathways.
• Provide sound evidence-based clinical advice to staff and patients.
• Maintain understanding and implementation of clinical escalation procedures.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication skills

Clinical governance

Decision making

Prioritisation

Teamworking

Education

Registered Nurse

Diploma in Higher Education

Post-registration qualification

Degree or Masters in progress

Job description

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Paediatric Senior Staff Nurse-Mercury Ward

The closing date is 15 November 2026

Band 6 - Paediatric Senior Staff Nurse- Part time working 9 x 11.5 hr shifts per month.

Mercury Ward- Gastrointestinal and Surgical Paediatric Ward

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Paediatric Staff nurse to join Mercury Ward at Chelsea & Westminster Foundation Trust.

Mercury Ward is a fast paced and dynamic clinical environment providing high standards of care to all our patients and their families. You will enjoy a challenging varied pace and an exciting working environment, caring for a varied paediatric workload. We can offer opportunities to gain knowledge and experience working within a diverse range of specialties.

The role will be to provide direct patient care but also to act in the role as a leader by taking charge and providing support to the multi-disciplinary team, provide high quality care to patients, ensuring patient safety and supporting the patients and their carers throughout their outpatient journey.

Applicants need to have excellent communication skills, positive personality and a professional approach to their work. They must be able to deal with the public in a sensitive and polite manner, be flexible in their approach to duties of work, act as part of a team, and promote good teamwork.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a clearly identifiable senior clinical staff member, and team leader. They will have significant clinical experience, provide sound clinical expertise to their team, and coordinate and deliver high quality care. They will be a role model for expert clinical care, and lead on specific projects / management functions as delegated by the Sister / Charge Nurse. They will role model the identified Trust values at all times.

In general settings, they will be the assigned deputy for their manager, coordinating clinical, managerial and education requirements of the area, and being a role model for team members, whilst delivering and overseeing high standards of care.

In specialist settings, they will have a significant level of specialist clinical knowledge and expertise in the clinical functions of care delivery. They will provide advice and guidance also, and generally be known as a senior staff nurse.

About us

Our Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5m, providing full clinical services including maternity, A&E and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health care. The CQC rates us Good in safety, effectiveness, care and responsiveness, and Outstanding in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Mid.

We are delivering sustainable healthcare through our Green Plan. In line with Greener NHS ambitions, we aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Achieving this requires collective effort. We encourage staff to reduce their impact on carbon, waste and pollution wherever possible. Every action counts to create a healthier, more sustainable future.

We are committed to equal opportunities and believe diversity drives innovation and excellence. We welcome applications from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities, valuing the perspectives they bring.

If you haven't heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probation.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

Job responsibilities

Clinical

• Lead on assessing planning and implementing high quality care, and evaluating care options for patients in the clinical area, in line with the Trust values and objectives.
• Lead on complex clinical care for patients within their area.
• Ensure the safe custody, maintenance and administration of medication, in accordance with established Trust policy.
• Promote and maintain a safe therapeutic environment for patients, their families and staff, according to national and local Infection Control guidelines, Health & Safety legislation and Trust policies and objectives.
• Coordinate discharges and transfers, promoting timely and safe processes for them.
• Ensure that patient flow and the management of chairs/beds is effective and safe.
• Ensure the delivery of high quality end of life care in line with national pathways through the provision of holistic palliative and terminal care.
• Provide sound evidence based clinical advice as required to staff and patients.
• Maintain a good understanding and implementation of clinical escalation procedures as required.

Professional

• Maintain professional behaviour at all times and promote a positive image of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at all times, in line with Trust values.
• Contribute to a high quality safe working environment in which patients receive a high standard of care.
• Participate in the setting of standards for nursing practice and for care involving the multi-disciplinary team.
• Practice in accordance with, and aware of his/her responsibilities under, the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and other appropriate NMC guidelines.
• Understand and practice in accordance with Trust and Unit policies and procedures, and ensure they are understood and practiced by staff.
• Maintain a safe working environment recognising the health and safety requirements of patients, visitors and staff.
• Ensure all strategies, policies and protocols relating to infection control are implemented and monitored and that appropriate and timely action is taken in response to ensuring the prevention of control of infection.

Education and Development

• Participate in the education of all learners within their area.
• Actively support and assist in preceptorship and in pre-registration student support, supervision and guidance including mentorship where appropriate.
• Identify and respond to learning needs for area.
• Develop and deliver or organise local training sessions, mindful of the Trust values.
• Facilitate others in the development of informal teaching skills.
• Participate in the annual training needs analysis for their area.
• Participate in any local or related research projects, clinical trials etc.
• Apply and encourage others to utilise evidence based practice and relevant research findings in practice.

Management and leadership

• Manage the day to day staffing arrangements and rotas, to ensure safe levels of practice.
• Be a shift coordinator on a regular basis where appropriate.
• Ensure staff adhere to Trust protocols of care, eg Infection Control.
• Take continuing responsibility for the Ward / Department in absence of manager.

Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.

Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Registered Nurse (Adult or child as appropriate)
• Diploma in Higher Education
• Post registration qualification relevant to area of specialty or equivalent experience
• Degree or working towards one Masters degree or working towards

EXPERIENCE

• Relevant post reg experience at Band 5 level
• Wide variety of clinical experience
• Experience of excellence in leading all /part of a clinical team in practice
• Experience of teaching and supporting learners / new staff etc
• Experience of clinical supervision

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE - SPECIAL

• Proven clinical knowledge linked to area of specialty, and excellence in care delivery
• Proven knowledge of safety issues through clinical governance and risk management Proven leadership and deputising skills in clinical area
• Excellent communication skills with patients, relatives, staff and external contacts, including in challenging situations, demonstrating respect and kindness
• Knowledge of current challenging and issues in nursing
• Commitment to teaching and learning for self and others
• Commitment to quality initiatives and research
• Clinical decision making skills and ability to prioritise workload
• Ability / experience of managing change personally and as a facilitator
• Knowledge of budgets
• Experience of data collection for quality monitoring / audit
• Experience of risk management / assessment

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.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearper annum, pro rata plus HCAS