Junior Sister / Charge nurse

We are looking for a Band 6 paediatric nurse to work within our Surgical Children's wards at The Royal London Hospital.

7F specialise in Surgery, Trauma and Orthopaedics, providing a continuation of care service for children following surgery and long term chronic illness. Additionally, we are lucky enough to be one of a few centres offering spinal surgery to our patients, with our dedicated spinal team. We have an enhanced monitoring bay for our patients that require it. This area looks after the acts as an intermediary between the wards and the Paediatric Critical Care Unit. Across 7F Emphasis is placed on multi-disciplinary working to ensure holistic care of the highest quality.

These areas are part of a versatile and dynamic service. You will need to have excellent communication skills and be adaptable. You will be able to learn and develop new skills and knowledge through the availability of a variety of training opportunities. We will help you to develop through a supportive team working, access to a wide range of university modules including the High Dependency course, Evidence Based Orthopaedic Care as well as the paediatric in house trauma study days and APLS.

You will have the opportunity to develop your managerial and leadership skills, by taking a role in supporting the ward manager to develop services, manage the day to day running of the ward and be involved in the management of a team of staff., To provide clinical leadership to a designated nursing team ensuring the delivery of the highest standard of individualised family centred care to children and their families in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team.

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

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.