Verified Skilled Worker sponsor

Paediatric Staff Nurse

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

London, SE18 4QH £32,073 – £39,043 a year Permanent Posted 28 August 2026 Apply by 11 September 2026

Home Office register entry: Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust, London

Visa sponsorship

This role is listed by an employer that holds a live Home Office sponsor licence on the Skilled Worker route.

Closest occupation match: SOC 2237, Other registered nursing professionals. Pay for this occupation is set by national pay scales (NHS bands), so no single Home Office going rate applies.

This occupation falls under the Health and Care Worker route. Public reference figures for that route: the general salary minimum is £25,000 a year, and salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement. Individual eligibility depends on personal circumstances. These figures are public reference information, not advice or a verdict on this job.

Role description

Job summary

Safari ward is a 24 bedded general paediatric ward inclusive of a 4 bedded level 2 HDU unit and a 4 bedded Oncology shared care POSCU. We look after children from 0-16years with general medical and surgical conditions. We take admissions from Paediatric ED, Hippo Assessment Unit and step downs from PICU in tertiary centres. We also offer day case procedures.

We offer a warm and welcoming environment in which you can strive to meet your potential.

Main duties of the job

This person must like a challenge, respond well to the demands of a busy ward and enjoy working at a fast pace in a multidisciplinary team including consultants, Nurses, Play workers, Practice Development Nurses, Ward Sister and Matron.

The department encourages and supports professional development including extended nursing skills, study modules at university and in-house study days such as the long term ventilation, Venepuncture & Cannulation and the high dependency course

We offer an accredited preceptorship programme for newly qualfiied staff and have 2 practice development nurses on hand to support you.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream

The trust offers support with health and wellbeing via our intranet page

Date posted

28 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum plus HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

197-RF8678

Job locations

Tiger Safari Ward, Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Stadium Road

London

SE18 4QH

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will play a key role in supporting the nurse managers in providing high quality care. He / she will be prepared to work within the divisions as a Named Nurse, within a Team taking responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care.

You will be expected to take a patient caseload of 4-5 patient's depending on acuity and to time manage and prioritise tasks accordingly

The post holder will be a clinically credible practitioner who can provide effective patient care in a range of clinical settings, having regard for relevant policies and the evidence base nursing

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

RSCN or RN Child
Current NMC registration
Significant general paediatrics experience
BLS within last year
Functioning at minimum diploma level.

Desirable

PILS provider

Experience

Essential

Good written & verbal communication skills.
Ability to document legibly and Precisely

Desirable

Previous experience of working with children and family.
Competent in IV drug administration

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.