Senior Staff Nurse - Paediatrics

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in London seeks a Senior Staff Nurse for its paediatric ward. This role involves collaborative care for children and young people, leadership within the nursing team, and support for ongoing professional development. Applicants should possess NMC registration and experience in high-pressure environments. Join a team committed to excellence in healthcare outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of high-level clinical experience with children.
• Experience managing a ward/team for defined periods.
• Knowledge of current issues and trends in paediatrics.

Responsibilities

• Support the Ward Manager in the day-to-day running of the unit.
• Act as a team leader for a group of nurses.
• Collaborate with medical team to deliver quality care.

Skills

Effective decision making

Communication skills

Workload management

Reflective practice

Education

NMC registered Nurse - Child branch

Post Registration Qualification ENB 998

Job description

Overview

We are looking to recruit band 6, Senior Staff Nurse, to our growing team, to help us achieve the best health outcomes for the babies, children, and young people of Hackney. Starlight Children's Ward is a general paediatric ward caring for children from 0-16 years of age with a variety of conditions including bronchiolitis, asthma, sepsis, cellulitis, diabetes, and meningitis as well as day case surgery. We undertake level 1 and level 2 high dependency care and can provide training, support, and access to high dependency care courses to develop your clinical skills. We have close links with the child and adolescent mental health team and provide care for children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties. We also have close links with the children's community nursing team, allowing us to promote early discharge where this is clinically safe, enabling patients to continue with treatment in their home, i.e. ongoing iv antibiotics.

Our Ward Manager, Practice Development Nurse and Clinical Practice Facilitator are available to support your development on a day-to-day basis and can provide opportunities for you to undertake trust development training focusing on areas such as leadership, undertaking appraisals or recruitment and interview techniques.

Main duties

Main duties include:

• To support the Ward Manager in the day-to-day running of the unit and in achieving team objectives.
• Uses clinical expertise and specialist knowledge base to work in a collaborative way to extend the role of nursing to meet the needs of children, parents and families.
• Act as a role model to develop and encourage harmonious relationships and professional rapport within the department and with other disciplines, departments and external agencies.
• Working in conjunction with the Ward Manager and Practice Development nurse to ensure that nursing practice within the ward is of high standard, evidence based and clinically effective.
• To work in conjunction with members of the medical team in delivering the highest quality care to our patients.
• To act as a team leader for a given group of nurses within the ward. This will involve providing mentorship for them, undertaking appraisals and working with them to achieve their professional development goals.

About us

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Details

Date posted: 26 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £46,419 to £55,046 a year p.a. inc. pro rata

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 9 months

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 293-CCS-0772

Job locations: Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Homerton Row, London, E9 6SR

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 on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications Essential

• NMC registered Nurse - Child branch
• Post Registration Qualification ENB 998 or prep for mentorship course.

Desirable

• PILS/APLS Mentorship

Skills / Abilities Essential

• Able to make effective decisions autonomously and in partnership with children, families and the multidisciplinary team.
• Highly effective communication skills.
• Ability to manage own workload.
• Ability to reflect on and develop own practice and that of team members.

Desirable

• Able to function at experienced nurse level.

Experience Essential

• High levels of clinical experience with children.
• Experience of working with families under stress.
• Experience of managing a ward/team for defined periods of time.
• Experience of working within an acute and/or community paediatric team.

Desirable

• Experience in the development of a new service.
• Experience of facilitating care of children between different care settings

Knowledge Essential

• Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
• Knowledge of the current issues and trends in paediatrics and the Health Service.
• NMC Codes and Guidelines.

Desirable

• Understanding of budget management

Trust Values Essential

• Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values.

Disclosure

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.

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 visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Homerton Row

London

E9 6SR