# Paediatric Staff Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-staff-nurse/a9c0ce2f-62fb-4ca7-81b8-65fc88d2987a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-staff-nurse/a9c0ce2f-62fb-4ca7-81b8-65fc88d2987a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £38,488 - £46,852 Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-07T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T11:02:01.546Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/University_College_London_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Accident_Emergency/Accident_Emergency-v8032441 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8032441?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uclh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you enthusiastic, self-motivated, and want to develop your skills and knowledge within a busy friendly Paediatric Emergency Department? If so then this is the post for you! UCLH has an international reputation for innovation and patient-focused care. The posts are based within a highly motivated team who are committed to achieving high quality clinical outcomes for a diverse patient population. The team is supported by Clinical Practice Facilitators and departmental play specialist, along with strong links with the Paediatric and Adolescent Division. We are looking for Paediatric nurses with experience of working within an Emergency Department or relevant acute clinical environment to join our expanding team who provide care to approximately 15,500 children and young people a year. You will need to have strong communication and leadership skills with an eagerness to advance in Emergency Nursing practice. This is a responsible role encouraging you too can play an important part in strengthening our status as one London’s leading Emergency Departments. You will be subject to an internal rotation shift pattern and be required to rotate within other areas of the department where children and young people are located. Working within a leading academic trust you can look forward to proactive managerial support for personal and professional development including opportunities for degree and masters pathways via Southbank or City University ### Main duties of the job To work according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse or key worker (with facilitation) for a defined group of patients and take responsibility for: - Protecting and supporting the health of individual patients and clients - Assessment of care and health education needs - Development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care including discharge planning for each patient 2. Under supervision, to gain experience and skills in: - Clinical practice - Facilitation and teaching - Management (as appropriate) 3. To work in accordance with UCLH Nursing and Midwifery Strategy and Core Standards and contribute towards achieving the Trust’s “Top 10” Objectives 4. To maintain effective communication 5. To provide a high standard of holistic patient-centred care 6. *To take charge of the ward/department in the absence of senior nursing staff following performance review against the agreed KSF outline and progression through the first gateway ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* * UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH? ## Job Description To work according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse or key worker (with facilitation) for a defined group of patients and take responsibility for: - Protecting and supporting the health of individual patients and clients - Assessment of care and health education needs - Development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care including discharge planning for each patient 2. Under supervision, to gain experience and skills in: - Clinical practice - Facilitation and teaching - Management (as appropriate) 3. To work in accordance with UCLH Nursing and Midwifery Strategy and Core Standards and contribute towards achieving the Trust’s “Top 10” Objectives 4. To maintain effective communication 5. To provide a high standard of holistic patient-centred care 6. *To take charge of the ward/department in the absence of senior nursing staff following performance review against the agreed KSF outline and progression through the first gateway ## Responsibilities For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* * UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH? ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - a. Up to 6 months post-registration (SO)* - b. Passed Foundation gateway Level (FO) ### Communication **Essential** - b. Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - . Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats ### Knowledge and Qualifications **Essential** - a. Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register **Desirable** - b. Relevant Teaching course (FO)** - c. NVQ assessor (FO)** ### Personal and People Development **Essential** - a. Demonstrates evidence of professional development in line with KSF, maintains updated Portfolio - b. Demonstrates an awareness of the role of facilitator - c. Demonstrates evidence of ability to educate others - d. Reflective in Practice ### Provision of care to meet health and wellbeing needs **Essential** - a. Articulates reasons for desire to work in this clinical areas ## Documents - [uclh values (pdf, 860.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2685) - [job description (pdf, 712.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10320069) - [functional requirements (pdf, 262.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10320070) ## 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.