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Paediatric Junior Sister/Charge Nurse
Role summary
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The Paediatric Junior Sister/Charge Nurse provides skilled, child-focused nursing care while supporting the senior nursing team with the day-to-day management of a paediatric ward or clinical area. Applicants should hold current NMC registration as a children’s nurse, have relevant paediatric experience, and demonstrate sound clinical knowledge, leadership ability and effective communication. The role requires assessment and care planning, safeguarding awareness, medicines management, supervision of staff, multidisciplinary teamwork and a commitment to family-centred care. Candidates are expected to promote high standards of safety and quality, support junior colleagues, manage clinical priorities calmly and contribute to service improvement. Experience in acute paediatrics and evidence of continuing professional development are advantageous.
Can I work in the UK?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: NHS nurses, doctors and allied health get a Health and Care Worker visa (about 3 weeks, no health surcharge); care workers lost this route on 22 July 2025.
Before you apply: Nurses, doctors and most allied health staff must be registered or licensed locally before they start: expect checks on your degree and licence, often an English test, and often an exam or an assessment. Ask the employer who handles it and how long it takes. Most pharma and device office jobs do not need it.
Watch for: Pay follows the NHS pay bands and is usually at least GBP 25,000. Nurses and allied health also need UK professional registration; care workers cannot be sponsored from abroad.
Official source: GOV.UK: Health and Care Worker visa, your job. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for Healthcare jobs in the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Registration | Join the Nursing and Midwifery Council register: English language rules and a Test of Competence |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Visa fee GBP 324 (up to 3 years) or GBP 628 (longer); no health surcharge on this visa |
| Housing | Not usually provided; you rent privately |
| Flights | Not standard; varies by employer and seniority |
| Contract | Permanent is usual; sponsored work visas last up to 5 years at a time |
| Leave | At least 28 days for a 5-day week (by law); employers may count bank holidays in it |
| Income tax | 0% to GBP 12,570, 20% to GBP 50,270, then 40%; plus 8% National Insurance (Scotland differs) |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
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About Barts Health NHS Trust
Barts Health NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in England and provides healthcare services across East London and the City. Its hospitals and community services include Royal London Hospital, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Whipps Cross Hospital, Mile End Hospital and Newham University Hospital. The Trust delivers specialist, acute, community and emergency care to a diverse population, while also supporting teaching, research and professional development through its links with medical and academic institutions. Barts Health employs a large multidisciplinary workforce and promotes patient-centred care, inclusion, safety and continuous improvement. Staff benefit from NHS employment conditions, structured career development, pension arrangements and access to training. Paediatric services operate in busy urban hospitals and offer opportunities to develop clinical leadership and specialist children’s nursing experience.