Senior Sister/Charge Nurse PCCU

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to join the Paediatric Critical Care team. This role focuses on delivering high-quality care for critically ill children and provides opportunities for leadership development. Candidates should have prior experience in Paediatric Intensive Care, as well as strong communication and mentorship skills. This permanent position is based at the Royal London Hospital offering a full-time, flexible working pattern.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration required.
• Minimum of band 6 experience in Paediatric Critical Care.
• APLS certification is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical and organizational aspects of nursing care.
• Ensure high standards of care to children and families.
• Mentor and teach staff in a dynamic environment.

Skills

Experience in Paediatric Intensive Care

Leadership skills

Effective communication

Education

RSCN / RN Child with current NMC registration

Educated to degree level or working towards

Paediatric Intensive Care Course/415 or equivalent

Preparation for Mentorship course or equivalent

Job description

Overview

We are currently recruiting for a band 7 Senior sister/Charge Nurse to join our dynamic and friendly Paediatric Critical Care team at the Royal London Hospital, to provide high quality and professional care for children and their families.

We are a tertiary referral centre accepting admissions from north east London and further afield to support the increasing demand for Paediatric critical care.

Our unit consists of 10 beds and we look after a mix of intensive care and highly dependent babies, children and young people. As a major trauma centre, we play a vital role in caring for all children 0-16 years. We deal daily with emergency and elective surgical admissions so can provide a varied experience for you.

As a Band 7, you will need to have previous experience of working within Paediatric Intensive Care and to have completed your intensive care training. Your main responsibility will be the clinical care of critically ill children; whilst allowing you the opportunity to share your knowledge, experience and skills. This position will also give you the chance to develop your managerial and leadership skills.

You will need to thrive on working in a dynamic environment; be willing to teach other staff; demonstrate self-motivation and work well in a team. You should demonstrate a commitment to your own professional practice, as well as delivering high quality holistic care, with an emphasis on working in partnership with the children and their families.

Job responsibilities

The postholder will lead by example as an expert specialist nurse and provide expert clinical, organizational and professional leadership to the nursing team. As an expert practitioner in Paediatric Intensive Care, the post holder will be responsible for setting and maintaining a high standard of nursing care to children and their families at Unit level, setting and delivering high standards of clinical care.

About us

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

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

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.

Details

Date posted: 27 October 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £56,276 to £63,176 a year per annum inc

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: 259-7576605RLH

Job locations: Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1FR

Job description

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• RSCN / RN Child with current NMC registration
• Educated to degree level or working towards
• Paediatric Intensive Care Course/415 or equivalent
• Preparation for Mentorship course or equivalent
• Evidence of continued professional development
• APLS

Desirable

• Leadership course / development programme

Experience Essential

• Experience at band 6 within a Paediatric Critical Care
• Experience of working within a Level 3 Unit

Knowledge Essential

• Is consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating.
• Encourages the effective participation of all involved
• Is proactive in seeking out different styles and methods of communicating to assist longer term needs and aims
• Provides feedback to other workers on their communication at appropriate times
• Takes a proactive role in producing accurate and complete records of communication

Desirable

• Recognises and reflects on barriers to effective communication and modifies communication in response

Additional information

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information, consult the UK Visas and Immigration guidance and NHS careers website.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.