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Job requirements
Essential
23 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience of having worked with acute/chronically ill children.
- Experience
Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting
- Experience
Awareness of current professional nursing issues
- Experience
Demonstrates sound knowledge of infection control standards
- Trust Values
Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values.
- Other requirements
Good understanding and knowledge of Paediatrics.
- Other requirements
Awareness of professional issues.
- Other requirements
Understanding of nursing practice and innovations.
- Other requirements
Knowledge of team nursing.
- Other requirements
Knowledge of the ward’s specialties.
- Other requirements
Awareness of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
- Personal Qualities
Ability to self-reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what one needs to learn to be able to improve their current job performance.
- Personal Qualities
Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them.
- Personal Qualities
Ability to offer constructive suggestions for service improvement.
- Personal Qualities
Ability to plan and prioritise workload
- Skills and attributes
Ability to plan care for a group of patients
- Skills and attributes
Good written and verbal skills
- Skills and attributes
Ability to work within a team
- Skills and attributes
Committed to family centred care
- Skills and attributes
Knowledge of risk management
- Education and Qualifications
NMC Registration/RN Child
- Education and Qualifications
Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development
- Education and Qualifications
Recognized teaching or mentorship qualification or working towards
Desirable
12 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Broad experience of clinical paediatric nursing practice within a hospital environment.
- Experience
Prior experience of taking charge.
- Experience
Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality
- Other requirements
Basic IT Skills.
- Personal Qualities
Proven communication skills and ability to negotiate
- Personal Qualities
Skilled in use of computer/key board • Ability to supervise unregistered staff
- Personal Qualities
Ability to work well within a team
- Skills and attributes
Aware of quality and safety standards and departmental audit requirements
- Skills and attributes
To maintain a safe clinical environment conducive to patient care
- Skills and attributes
Ability to take part in change and service improvement
- Education and Qualifications
Evidence of having attained a degree in field of nursing or working towards this.
- Education and Qualifications
Assessing and mentoring qualification.
Job overview
Are you an experienced paediatric nurse with a passion for delivering excellent care within a nurse led unit? Do you have a desire to gain knowledge and competence within forward thinking and dynamic paediatric hospital services?
We are looking for outstanding individuals who embody our Trust Values of being caring, fair and open, to join our exceptional team.
If you have excellent communication skills, the ability to use initiative and adapt to changing workloads, and are keen to work and collaborate to deliver high quality and responsive paediatric nursing care within a very diverse and busy paediatric service, we welcome you to apply.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Tricia Appiah & Fiona Kasana
t.appiah@nhs.net, fiona.kasana@nhs.net
0203 758 2000 est 36810
Main duties of the job
Roles and responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited, to:
- To work as a skilled member of the nursing team, to assist in the provision of high standards of holistic family centered care to children and families
- To assist in the creation of a welcoming, caring and safe environment for the children and families To communicate effectively with the multi- disciplinary team.
- Accept delegated responsibility for specific activities/areas from the senior nurse in charge
- Work in line with Trust policies, protocols, objectives, and local guidelines, whilst also being aware of the importance of their role in supporting members of the team, always adhering to the Trust values, and practicing in line with NMC regulations.
- Work in line with Trust policies, protocols, objectives, and local guidelines, whilst also being aware of the importance of their role in supporting members of the team, always adhering to the Trust values, and practicing in line with NMC regulations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and main responsibilities. If you have any questions or would like to visit our unit please contact me.
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.
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This advert is for Paediatric Staff Nurse with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Staff nurse role. The advertised salary is £38,488 - £46,852 per annum inclusive of inner HCAS. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Mixed of long days, nights and weekend). The application deadline is 04 Nov 2026.
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