Job overview
As part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Evelina London is there for children, young people and women from London to South East England and provides specialist care for families around the UK and across the world.
Every year, the number of children and young people Evelina London cares for, in our hospitals and throughout our local community, continues to grow. We support families from pre-conception, before birth, throughout childhood and into adult life.
Right in the heart of vibrant London, we benefit from excellent transport links, we have staff working here from the local areas, spanning across London, and further afield into the home counties.
Here is a snippet of what our staff say about us, and working here:
“I have learnt what it means to be an outstanding nurse and I would like to contribute further alongside passionate and competent nurses.”
“The coronavirus pandemic made me realise the sheer dedication of my colleagues and their selflessness to put their patients before themselves, showing the level of integrity they all maintain.”
Closing date: 15th January 2026
Interview date: 3rd February 2026
Main duties of the job
Deputy Clinical Nurse Specialist - Paediatric Haemoglobinopathies Band 6
Would you like the opportunity to work in the paediatric Specialist Haemoglobinopathy Team (SHT) under Evelina London Children’s Hospital?
You will be working as part of the paediatric Haemoglobinopathies team, supporting the care of children and young people across ambulatory care settings, in-patient, emergency department, transition to adult services and liaising with local services and aspects of health and social care.
The expansion of the service has been provisioned as part of NHS England’s initiative to:
• enhance and extend care for sickle cell patients by delivering high-quality nursing care to paediatric patients with sickle cell disease and other Haemoglobinopathy disorders
• continue to provide, participate and increase access to apheresis services for all eligible children
If you are eager to make a real difference in the care of children with Haemoglobinopathy disorders, we would love to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
At Evelina, we are reminded every day of how important life is, and how important it is to look after the health and wellbeing of our staff as they balance of responsibilities in and out of work. We are committed to supporting flexible working; we want to support you to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.
We are committed to supporting professional development, and have excellent training and educational offerings. Recognising that looking after babies, children and young people is incredibly rewarding, but can also bring challenge we offer amazing resources to help support our staff’s emotional wellbeing and resilience.
If you have what it takes to be an amazing Evelina Nurse, and have the appetite to join a forward thinking, positive environment, where aspiration and innovation are encouraged, we want you to join us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Deliver and enhance the provision of high-quality nursing care to paediatric patients with sickle cell disease and other Haemoglobinopathy disorders. To participate in the expansion of the apheresis service.
We Looking For:
• Proven post-qualification experience in paediatric nursing.
• Excellent clinical, communication, and organisational skills.
• Enthusiasm and motivation to contribute to a specialist service.
• Knowledge of Haemoglobinopathy disorders and apheresis is desirable but not essential, as comprehensive training will be provided.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Mentorship qualification
2. BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience nursing
3. NMC registered children's nurse
Desirable criteria
4. Evidence of leadership development
5. Haemoglobinopathies: Advancing Client Centred
Experience
Essential criteria
6. Post registration experience within the relevant specialty
7. Supervision of junior staff
8. Experience of teaching and assessing others in a clinical setting
Skills
Essential criteria
9. Demonstrate an awareness of clinical governance and risk management
10. Demonstrates an understanding of audit and research based nursing practice
11. Evidence of leadership
12. Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information
Values and behaviour
Essential criteria
13. Demonstrate trust values
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.