Paediatric ED Senior Staff Nurse/Junior Sister Band 6

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. Whittington Hospital NHS Trust Paediatric ED Senior Staff Nurse/Junior Sister Band 6 The closing date is 20 October 2026 Apply for this job Job summary Band 6 - Junior Sister Contract - Permanent Full-Time & Part-time available Are you an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic children's emergency nurse? If so then we would love to meet you.We are looking for someone who will bring a positive attitude to the Trust and can demonstrate a kind and compassionate attitude. We will support you in developing your clinical skills and competencies with the support of our paediatric senior nurses in the form of APLS, HDU course, leadership courses, and a variety of inspiring in house courses such as Mental health, Plastering and UCC skills and triage study day among others. Staff wellbeing is high on the agenda as we have run a series of fun and inspiring team days over the summer. We take great pride in being part of a top performing Trust and top performing Emergency Department. We are committed to ensuring quality patient care whilst achieving the national emergency department care quality indicators and targets. Main duties of the job Please see the Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role. If you are unable to access the PDF, the details of the job description can also be found in the 'Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities' section. About us Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work. Details Date posted 07 October 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £47,951 to £56,863 a year Per Annum Including HCAS Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number 220-WHT-8240730 Job locations Whittington Hospital, Accident & Emergency Level 5 Magdala Avenue London N19 5NF United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Clinical Responsibilities Assess children on arrival in the treatment area and prioritise need for clinical intervention. Plan, implement and evaluate care regimes for individual children providing quick and effective flow through the department Supervise junior staff and students in all aspects of care, ensuring they have the knowledge, skills and resources to carry out care delegated to them. Maintain effective communication with nursing, ancillary, medical and paramedical colleagues To ensure the safe administration of medicines in accordance with local policy and NMC guidelines, including Patient Group Directions To ensure high standards of patient care at all times and to assist in monitoring and maintaining quality care initi