# Paediatric Staff Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-staff-nurse/7d24bb35-73e9-4942-acbd-82807655423d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-staff-nurse/7d24bb35-73e9-4942-acbd-82807655423d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Free Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Staff nurse - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £38,488 - £46,852 per annum inclusive of inner HCAS - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Mixed of long days, nights and weekend) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (mixed of long days, nights and weekend) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-04T17:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-21T07:50:33.649Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatrics/Paediatrics-v8382593 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8382593?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of having worked with acute/chronically ill children. - Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting - Awareness of current professional nursing issues - Demonstrates sound knowledge of infection control standards **Desirable** - Broad experience of clinical paediatric nursing practice within a hospital environment. - Prior experience of taking charge. - Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality ### Trust Values **Essential** - - Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values. ### Other requirements **Essential** - Good understanding and knowledge of Paediatrics. - Awareness of professional issues. - Understanding of nursing practice and innovations. - Knowledge of team nursing. - Knowledge of the ward’s specialties. - Awareness of equality, diversity, and inclusion. **Desirable** - Basic IT Skills. ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - 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. - Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them. - Ability to offer constructive suggestions for service improvement. - Ability to plan and prioritise workload **Desirable** - Proven communication skills and ability to negotiate - Skilled in use of computer/key board - Ability to supervise unregistered staff - Ability to work well within a team ### Skills and attributes **Essential** - Ability to plan care for a group of patients - Good written and verbal skills - Ability to work within a team - Committed to family centred care - Knowledge of risk management **Desirable** - Aware of quality and safety standards and departmental audit requirements - To maintain a safe clinical environment conducive to patient care - Ability to take part in change and service improvement ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - NMC Registration/RN Child - Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development - Recognized teaching or mentorship qualification or working towards **Desirable** - - Evidence of having attained a degree in field of nursing or working towards this. - - Assessing and mentoring qualification. ## Documents - [functional req (pdf, 144.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10711579) - [jd staff nurse (pdf, 424.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10711577) - [person spec staff nurse (pdf, 376.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10711578) - [nursing and midwifery - benefits, about rfl, values and governing objectives (pdf, 626.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2755) - [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 637.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.