University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 Paediatric Senior Staff Nurse
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Join our dedicated Paediatric Oncology Team at University College Hospital London!
We have a Permanent Part-time Band 6 vacancy available in UCLH Children and Young People's Cancer Services Under 13's.
- We were rated top London Trust to work in, in the latest NHS staff survey and the third best in the country.
- We thrive on teamwork and have been nominated for the “We strive to keep improving” award at UCLH Excellence Awards 2026.
- We are one of the two National Proton Beam Therapy Centres.
Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse Part-Time 25.8hrs per week permanent
Paediatric Oncology under 13's
Are you an experienced Band 6 nurse, or a confident Band 5 ready to take the next step?
We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and supportive team on T11 North, caring for children aged 1 to 13 years and their families with an oncology diagnosis.
Our patients undergo a range of treatments including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, proton beam, and molecular radiation treatment. We also provide palliative care when required.
We are a 10-bedded unit with a 5-bedded daycare area to provide supportive care for our outpatients and ambulating PBT and Radiotherapy children.
We are looking for 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.
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This Will Include:
- Leading shifts as the Nurse in charge and support the rest of the team. Allocate and assess acuity of patients. Optimize staffing skill mix, managing patient flow by coordinating safe admissions, transfers, and discharges.
- Support the senior team in completing audits and ward management and service improvement.
- Actively contribute towards quality improvement projects, safeguarding, PEWS, Martha’s Rule.
- Use your expert clinical skills to deliver top-quality, child-centered, and holistic care to cancer patients and their families.
- Supervise the band 5’s and HCA’s and act 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.
- Identify and escalate clinical risks or safeguarding concerns promptly.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
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We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specializes in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal, and oral disease. It has world-class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine, and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Faye Stemp
Job title: Ward Sister
Email address: F.stemp@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07977346740
For more information please contact
Faye Stemp, Ward Sister
F.stemp@nhs.net or ring 07977346740
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