# Staff Nurse - Paediatric Assessment Unit > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-paediatric-assessment-unit/968e10ff-197f-45ff-8ee1-96412b8578de - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-paediatric-assessment-unit/968e10ff-197f-45ff-8ee1-96412b8578de.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £36,943 - £44,900 Per Annum (pro rata) Including HCAS - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 10 months (FTC) - **Employment type:** Part time - 33 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-22T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T14:33:30.709Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nursing_Midwifery_Registered/Nursing_Midwifery_Registered-v7961667 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7961667?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a paediatric nurse looking for a new challenge?  Do you have a desire to gain knowledge and competence within forward thinking and dynamic paediatric hospital services? We are committed to delivering better and improved pathways of care for our children and young people at North Middlesex and thus have recently hugely invested in children’s services.  We have a recent, purpose built A&E and an attached new Paediatric Assessment unit.  We have recently refurbished our children’s ward, which has  state of the art High Dependency Facilities and a purpose built adolescent/Child & Adolescent Mental Health area. As a hub in our community we are in a unique position to work collaboratively with our local community & population enabling the most effective care for our children & young people, ensuring that the right children are seen in the right place at the right time.  We also aim to bring social and positive impact for our community. We are looking for outstanding individuals who embody our Trust Values of being caring, fair and open, to join our exceptional paediatric assessment unit team.   If you are have excellent communication skills and the ability to use your initiative 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. ### Main duties of the job 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 multidisciplinary 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. ### 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. ## Job Details Are you a paediatric nurse looking for a new challenge? Do you have a desire to gain knowledge and competence within forward thinking and dynamic paediatric hospital services? We are committed to delivering better and improved pathways of care for our children and young people at North Middlesex and thus have recently hugely invested in children’s services. We have a recent, purpose built A&E and an attached new Paediatric Assessment unit. We have recently refurbished our children’s ward, which has state of the art High Dependency Facilities and a purpose built adolescent/Child & Adolescent Mental Health area. As a hub in our community we are in a unique position to work collaboratively with our local community & population enabling the most effective care for our children & young people, ensuring that the right children are seen in the right place at the right time. We also aim to bring social and positive impact for our community. We are looking for outstanding individuals who embody our Trust Values of being caring, fair and open, to join our exceptional paediatric assessment unit team. If you are have excellent communication skills and the ability to use your initiative 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. ## Job Description 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 multidisciplinary 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. ## Responsibilities Please see attached job description and main responsibilities. If you have any questions or would like to visit our unit please contact me. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of having worked with acute/chronically ill children **Desirable** - Experience of clinical paediatric nursing practice within a hospital environment ### trust values **Essential** - knowledge of trust values ### 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 ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - RSCN/RN Child Branch (NMC register) **Desirable** - Evidence of degree or working towards ## Documents - [job description & person specification (pdf, 496.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10243042) ## 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.