Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Staff Nurse Great Western Ward

The closing date is 18 December 2025

Job summary

Ready to take your nursing career to the next level? At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, you'll join one of the UK's most dynamic paediatric teams across five world-class hospitals.

Whether you're stepping into paediatrics for the first time or looking to progress and expand your skills, this is your chance to make a real impact while shaping your future.

On our vibrant 25-bedded Great Western Ward, every day brings variety and challenge. You'll care for patients from neonates through to young adults, managing acute admissions from the emergency department, paediatric intensive care, and neonatal intensive care units at St Mary's and Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea hospitals.

From complex cases to trauma, you'll gain hands-on experience that builds confidence and sharpens your clinical expertise.

Collaboration is at the heart of what we do. You'll work closely with critical care, ED, community nursing, and ambulatory care teams, supported by dedicated clinical nurse educators who tailor your training pathway and often work alongside you on the ward. Opportunities for development abound - from leadership programmes to specialist courses in diabetes and PILS, plus much more.

Your role will span a diverse range of paediatric medical and surgical services, including high dependency care, haematology, respiratory, allergy/immunology, diabetes, epilepsy, infectious diseases, mental health crisis, and acute trauma.

Main duties of the job

  • In partnership with the MDT develop individual programmes which provide measurable outcomes of patient care. The process should include assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care in accordance with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust policies.
  • To lead the provision of care in accordance with St Mary's NHS Trust Policies reflecting current trends and developments in nursing and the NHS.
  • To work towards regularly taking charge of the clinical area as required utilising appropriate support as necessary to ensure safe staffing levels are maintained.
  • To delegate tasks and activities to a range of team members in relation to patient care.
  • Ensure that nursing documentation is maintained to the Trust standards.
  • In conjunction with the staff team contribute to developing and maintaining a ward /department philosophy and model of care.
  • To demonstrate awareness and compliance with Trust policies, procedures, guidelines and standards. To work towards promoting this to others.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

Details

Date posted

04 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£37,259 to £45,356 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-WCCS-2287

Job locations

St Mary's Hospital

London

W2 1NY


Job description

Job 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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Job description

Job 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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • RSCN/RN (child)

Desirable

  • Level 3 safeguarding

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Experience of caring for sick patients in a variety of settings - this could be as a student

Desirable

  • 6 months post registration experience in a ward environment
  • Experience caring for general paediatric child
  • Experience of change management - positive change agent
  • Experience working with newly qualified nurses and students

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to manage own patient workload
  • Knowledge of research and audit
  • Ability to practice within the scope of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
  • Ability to demonstrate application of the NHS Plan to own

Desirable

  • Ability to take charge of a ward or part of a ward, delegate and supervise junior staff
  • Leadership skills
  • Competency in cannulation/ venepuncture
Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • RSCN/RN (child)

Desirable

  • Level 3 safeguarding

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Experience of caring for sick patients in a variety of settings - this could be as a student

Desirable

  • 6 months post registration experience in a ward environment
  • Experience caring for general paediatric child
  • Experience of change management - positive change agent
  • Experience working with newly qualified nurses and students

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to manage own patient workload
  • Knowledge of research and audit
  • Ability to practice within the scope of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
  • Ability to demonstrate application of the NHS Plan to own

Desirable

  • Ability to take charge of a ward or part of a ward, delegate and supervise junior staff
  • Leadership skills
  • Competency in cannulation/ venepuncture

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).

Additional information

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

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

St Mary's Hospital

London

W2 1NY


Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

St Mary's Hospital

London

W2 1NY


Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager

Natasha Addington

natasha.addington@nhs.net

02033127621

Details

Date posted

04 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£37,259 to £45,356 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-WCCS-2287

Job locations

St Mary's Hospital

London

W2 1NY


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