Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 259-8160274RLH
- Employer
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal London Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inc
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric Capacity Manager
Band 7
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Job overview
An opportunity to join our fantastic Paediatric Capacity Team on a full time basis. We are looking for an enthusiastic children’s nurse to work within the team.
Our children’s hospital provides care for children as part of secondary and tertiary services. The team comprises of four capacity managers.
The successful candidate will be dynamic, motivated and able to juggle multiple competing priorities. You will have significant clinical experience and be a competent communicator. The successful candidate will be flexible and adaptable as well as being passionate about service improvement.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Patient Capacity Manager is to ensure flow through The Royal London Children’s hospital is safe, timely and co-ordinated. This role will work with the Senior Clinical Site Team to ensure the daily operational strategy to support is aligned to maintaining emergency and elective care performance 24/7.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main 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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or willingness to work towards
- NMC Registered Paediatric Nurse with evidence of further professional development
Desirable criteria
- Recognised teaching/ mentorship qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post registration experience within an acute paediatric setting.
- Experience of facilitating clinical decision making and the application of professional judgement in clinical situations
- Experience of managerial decision making and the application, of professional judgment in a range of clinical and non-clinical situations.
- Experience of managerial decision making and the application, of professional judgment in a range of clinical and non-clinical situations.
Desirable criteria
- Previous site management/ bed management experience.
- Previous audit experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Awareness of professional responsibilities
- Knowledge of NHS policy and strategic changes to healthcare
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jo Lawlor
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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