About this role
Job summary
Are you passionate about delivering exceptional emergency nursing care to children and young people?
We are seeking experienced Band 6 senior staff nurses to join our skilled multi-disciplinary team. The role involves co-ordinating and leading a shift on a regular basis. The role also involves providing professional and inspirational leadership to ensure that patients and their families receive high quality clinical care and an excellent patient experience.
If you have a desire to enhance your acute emergency and minor injury skills, look no further. We believe in developing our staff, providing access to APLS training, as well as other professional development.
Please note this role will require you to work days, nights and weekends. You will be given notice of your shifts to enable you to plan your work and home life.
Closing date: June 11th 2026
Interviews date: June 23rd 2026
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, planning and provision of specialist nursing advice and carries out specialist nursing procedures. The post holder will provide clinical supervision to other staff, students and may undertake research, lead clinical audits in own specialist area.
Ensuring the safety and well being of services users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK'sbest known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children'sHospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services inLambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinicalexcellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. Weprovide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic healthsciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research'sbiomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally.
Job description Job responsibilities
For full details of duties and responsibilities for each criteria please see the attached Job Description.
Clinical and Patient Care Quality Education and Leadership Research and Development Management and Leadership Compliance and Governance Communication
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Professional Registration Essential
RN1/ RN2/ RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality Post registration qualification in or demonstrate relevant experience and competence (appropriate area of speciality) Mentorship/Teaching Qualification Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical, managerial training and CPD
Additional Information Essential
Able and willing to work flexible shift patterns, internal rotation to day and night duty and unsocial hours, according to service needs
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability Essential
Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues. Knowledge of evidence based practice. Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information. To include dealing with distressed relatives, care of terminally ill & other challenging situations Demonstrate an awareness of clinical governance and risk management and how this effects their role and the department Demonstrates ability to influence and negotiate with others. Ability to organise and plan own time and that of junior staff and learners.
Previous Experience Essential
Previous post registration experience within the relevant specialty Experiencing of co-ordinating a shift Supervision of junior staff Experienced and competent in the management of patients within the speciality
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address Paediatric ED St Thomas' Hospital
Westminster Bridge Rd
London
SE1 7EH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)