# Band 6 Paediatric Senior Staff Nurse

**Company**: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: £47,951 to £56,863 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a registered children's nurse with at least 2 years experience in paediatric oncology, excellent communication skills and someone who will be proactive in leading the team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

- Leading shifts as the Nurse in charge and support the rest of the team

- Allocating and assessing acuity of patients

- Optimizing staffing skill mix, managing patient flow by coordinating safe admissions, transfers and discharges

- Supporting the senior team in completing audits and ward management and service improvement

- Actively contributing towards quality improvement projects, safeguarding, PEWS, Martha's Rule

- Using expert clinical skills to deliver top quality, child centered and holistic care to cancer patients and their families

- Supervising band 5's and HCA's and acting as a practice assessor for students

- Competencies in paediatric clinical skills, including complex intravenous drugs, chemotherapy and blood

- Communication and interpersonal skills to support anxious and stressed families and work within our MDT

- Identifying and escalating clinical risks or safeguarding concerns promptly

The salary for this position is £47,951 to £56,863 a year pro rata.

We offer a range of benefits including flexible working, a supportive team environment and opportunities for professional development.

## Skills

### Required
- paediatric oncology
- chemotherapy administration
- advanced IV administration skills
- communication and interpersonal skills

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