Job overview
The Royal London is seeking a passionate, forward‑thinking nursing leader to step into a 6‑month secondment as Senior Nurse for Integrated Paediatrics. We welcome internal candidates at Band 8a or above who can inspire teams, champion integrated pathways, and drive exceptional paediatric care. If you are motivated to shape services and strengthen partnerships across our system, we’d love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide forward-thinking and professional leadership to all nursing staff and other staff groups, within the Integrated Arm of the Children’s Division. The post holder will have responsibility for ward areas 7D and the Paediatric Assessment Unit, Children’s Hospital at Home and community Children’s Nursing Services based at Mile End Hospital, including the Looked After Children’s Nursing Team. In addition, the post holder will manage clinical nurse specialists within the integrated arm, namely Allergy, dermatology and children with medical complexity. The structure of the integrated arm of the division may change to adapt to the need of the hospital and the patient group.
The post holder will also have full understanding of the key functions of the teams and services they manage ensuring the child and their family/carers experience in wards & departments is of a consistent high standard with an emphasis on safety, dignity and compassion. The post holder will understand the current local and national objectives for their responsible services and be able to plan and develop strategies to incorporate these into current services.
The post holder will work in partnership with the Clinical lead and General Manager for the services in their portfolio, developing the strategic direction and policy framework, ensuring that the service contributes significantly to the achievement of corporate objectives and that effective governance arrangements are implemented and maintained.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
1. Evidence of operational and management responsibilities
2. Experience of working with external and internal multi-professional teams
3. Experience of auditing, evaluating and service development.
4. Experience with managing complex budgets, including budget setting.
5. Experience of line management, including HR Issues
6. Previous experience working in a senior children’s nursing position, 8A or above.
Desirable criteria
7. Teaching and Assessing qualification
8. Major Incident training
Skills
Essential criteria
9. Demonstrates strong leadership skills.
10. Excellent written and verbal skills.
11. Effective analytical and effective problem-solving skills.
12. Able to manage time effectively
13. Ability to influence and facilitate MDT working
14. Able to communicate with patients and families effectively, including through challenging processes.
15. Good computer skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
16. An understand of the local and national agenda and strategy for Children.
17. Evidence of managing and leading staff with advanced leadership knowledge and facilitation skills. Including the ability to empower others.
18. Demonstrable success in the development of clinical practices and service delivery
Qualifications
Essential criteria
19. Registered Children’s Nurse/ RN.
20. Educated to degree level in relevant subject
21. Leadership qualification
**Visa Sponsorship Information**
Recent changes to UK immigration policy on the Health and Care Visa and Skilled Worker Visa could mean that this role is not eligible for sponsorship or that you may not meet the eligibility criteria.
Sponsorship can only be offered if this post and any individual offered employment meet all the Home Office’s requirements under the UK Skilled Worker visa scheme.
If you are applying from outside the UK or will require sponsorship, please mention this clearly in your application.
To be eligible for sponsorship, the following conditions must be met:
22. Eligible role: The position must be on the UK Skilled Worker visa list. You can check your eligibility here: -.
23. Salary threshold: The role must meet the minimum salary set by the Home Office. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.
24. Skill level: The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
25. English language: Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B2 or higher.
26. Other criteria: Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)