Job summary
As part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Evelina London is there for children, young people and women from London to South East England and provides specialist care for families around the UK and across the world.

Every year, the number of children and young people Evelina London cares for, in our hospitals and throughout our local community, continues to grow. We support families from pre-conception, before birth, throughout childhood and into adult life.

Right in the heart of vibrant London, we benefit from excellent transport links, we have staff working here from the local areas, spanning across London, and further afield into the home counties.

Here is a snippet of what our staff say about us, and working here:

"I have learnt what it means to be an outstanding nurse and I would like to contribute further alongside passionate and competent nurses."

"The coronavirus pandemic made me realise the sheer dedication of my colleagues and their selflessness to put their patients before themselves, showing the level of integrity they all maintain."

Closing date: 29th October 2026

Main duties of the job
Deputy Clinical Nurse Specialist - Paediatric Haemoglobinopathies Band 6

Would you like the opportunity to work in the paediatric Specialist Haemoglobinopathy Team (SHT) under Evelina London Children's Hospital?

You will be working as part of the paediatric Haemoglobinopathies team, supporting the care of children and young people across ambulatory care settings, in-patient, emergency department, transition to adult services and liaising with local services and aspects of health and social care. The expansion of the service has been provisioned as part of NHS England's initiative to:

• enhance and extend care for sickle cell patients by delivering high-quality nursing care to paediatric patients with sickle cell disease and other Haemoglobinopathy disorders
• continue to provide, participate and increase access to apheresis services for all eligible children

If you are eager to make a real difference in the care of children with Haemoglobinopathy disorders, we would love to hear from you.

About us
At Evelina, we are reminded every day of how important life is, and how important it is to look after the health and wellbeing of our staff as they balance of responsibilities in and out of work. We are committed to supporting flexible working; we want to support you to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.

We are committed to supporting professional development, and have excellent training and educational offerings. Recognising that looking after babies, children and young people is incredibly rewarding, but can also bring challenge we offer amazing resources to help support our staff's emotional wellbeing and resilience.

If you have what it takes to be an amazing Evelina Nurse, and have the appetite to join a forward thinking, positive environment, where aspiration and innovation are encouraged, we want you to join us.

Key Responsibilities
Deliver and enhance the provision of high-quality nursing care to paediatric patients with sickle cell disease and other Haemoglobinopathy disorders. To participate in the expansion of the apheresis service.

We Looking For

• Proven post-qualification experience in paediatric nursing.
• Excellent clinical, communication, and organisational skills.
• Enthusiasm and motivation to contribute to a specialist service.
• Knowledge of Haemoglobinopathy disorders and apheresis is desirable but not essential, as comprehensive training will be provided.

Person Specification
Essential Qualifications

• Mentorship qualification
• BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience nursing
• NMC registered children's nurse

Desirable Qualifications

• Evidence of leadership development
• Haemoglobinopathies: Advancing Client Centred

Essential Experience

• Post registration experience within the relevant specialty
• Supervision of junior staff
• Experience of teaching and assessing others in a clinical setting

Essential Skills

• Demonstrate an awareness of clinical governance and risk management
• Demonstrates an understanding of audit and research based nursing practice
• Evidence of leadership
• Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information

Essential Values and behaviour

• Demonstrate trust values

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Evelina London, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Trust, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Contact
Clinical Specialist nurse haemoglobinopathy, Sharon Ndoro, sharon.ndoro@nhs.net, 07918338730

Reference number: 196-NM14252-N. Date posted: 15 October 2026. Pay scheme: Agenda for change. Band 6. Contract: Permanent. Working pattern: Full-time.