Job overview
At BHRUT, we are committed to improving care pathways for children and young people across Queen’s Hospital in Romford and King George Hospital in Ilford. Our Children’s Services provide acute care across a range of specialties, including oncology, haematology, respiratory, diabetes, endocrine, neurology and day surgery, supported by clinical nurse specialists and a Children’s Community Nursing Team.
We continue to develop our paediatric services, led by the Director of Nursing, Head of Nursing and our Children’s and Neonatal Matrons. We are seeking a dedicated Registered Children’s Nurse who demonstrates our PRIDE values to join the Paediatric Haemoglobinopathy Team as a Clinical Nurse Specialist on a fixed-term contract from March 2026 for one year.
The post holder will support the haemoglobinopathy service, coordinating care for children and young people with Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia attending BHRUT. The role includes providing specialist advice, education and support to colleagues across the Trust and local boroughs, while promoting ongoing improvement in patient care through evidence-based practice.
You will work across acute settings to enhance standards, ensure equity of care, support integrated pathways and contribute to effective discharge planning. If you are passionate about education, have strong communication skills and want to contribute to a busy and diverse paediatric service, we welcome your application.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for providing high-quality nursing care and taking a holistic approach to supporting children, young people and their families affected by sickle cell anaemia and thalassaemia.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in special measures; we’ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and, in recognition of our progress, we’ve been shortlisted for Trust of the Year at the Health Service Journal Awards.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. RN Child or RSCN
Desirable criteria
2. Nurse prescribing & Physical Assessment
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
3. RCN 3 years experience (1 year at least B6)
Desirable criteria
4. Previous experience as Clinical nurse specialist
5. Experience in project management
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Queen's Hospital
Rom Valley Way
Romford
Essex
RM7 0AG
Telephone 01708 435000 5936