PCCU Sister/Charge Nurse - Band 6 | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in London is seeking experienced children’s nurses with intensive care skills for their Paediatric Critical Care Unit. The role involves providing high-quality clinical care, leading a nursing team, and contributing to the education of junior staff. Ideal candidates should have Band 6 level experience in Paediatric Intensive Care and completed intensive care training. Join a dynamic team committed to patient safety and holistic care.

Qualifications

• Band 6 level experience with a background in Paediatric Intensive Care.
• Completed intensive care training.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care of critically ill children in partnership with the interdisciplinary team.
• Lead and develop a designated nursing team, delivering high quality, individualised family-centred care.
• Share knowledge, experience and skills; teach junior staff.

Skills

Intensive care skills

Teamwork

Motivational skills

Job description

Overview

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts providing acute and community care. The Paediatric Critical Care Unit (PCCU) at the Royal London Hospital plays a key role in delivering specialist treatment, research, education and care for children. The PCCU is a tertiary referral centre accepting admissions from north east London and beyond, to support the increasing demand for paediatric critical care. We aim to strengthen our dynamic team by recruiting experienced, highly motivated children’s nurses with intensive care skills who have worked with critically ill children.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care of critically ill children in partnership with the interdisciplinary team.
• Lead and develop a designated nursing team, delivering high quality, individualised family-centred care.
• Share knowledge, experience and skills; teach junior staff; contribute to training and ongoing education.
• Demonstrate self-motivation and effective teamwork in a dynamic environment.
• Commit to ongoing professional practice and safe, holistic care, in partnership with children and their families.

Qualifications and requirements

• Band 6 level experience with a background in Paediatric Intensive Care.
• Completed intensive care training.

About us and values

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country and a leading healthcare provider. We are on an improvement journey to become an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation, focusing on patient safety and harm-free care. Our WeCare values guide how we work together and how we care for patients. We strive for an inclusive working environment where every staff member is supported to fulfil their potential.

Closing date

This advert closes on Sunday 28 Sep 2025.