Band 7 Senior Sister​/Charge Nurse Emergency Department - Paediatrics

Employer Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Barnet Hospital Town Barnet Salary £53,751 - £60,651 per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 09/02/2026 23:59

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Barnet Children’s Emergency Department (ED), (Royal Free London Foundation Trust) is a busy and exciting place to work. We are looking for an individual who has enthusiasm, commitment, and those who want to aspire to inspire. We are looking for an experienced individual with significant emergency department experience who would like to be one of 3 band 7 Emergency Department children's nurses.

The ED teams are passionate about getting it right for patients and their families. We believe that by investing in our staff we will deliver the care our patients deserve and help create and contribute to a work environment that makes it fun to come to work.

We encourage education and training with our dedicated ED clinical Practice Educator team which includes a children’s CPE to support Children’s ED. The children's ED is supported by Advanced Care Practitioners and dedicated children's emergency department consultants and Emergency department Matrons

If you believe you are a passionate, driven and committed individual with experience

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

• Registered childrens Nurse
• Mentorship Course or equivelent
• APLS
• ENP course

• Experience at a band 6
• Evidence of management responsibility
• Proven management and organisational skills
• Excellent communications skills
• Evidence of knowledge of safeguarding issues
• Ability to work as a team member including team leadership
• Able to mentor junior staff
• Awareness of NHS financial management

• A mature and professional attitude / enthusiastic and positive
• Displays compassion and understanding

• Able to work internal rotation to night duty
• AT* - Apprenticeship Training. Where AT
  * is entered next to the job title indicates that this vacancy is for an apprenticeship role.
• By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your…