Staff Nurse - Ocean Day Unit

Transformation Unit; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

North Middlesex University Hospital, part of Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, invites applications for a Staff Nurse - Ocean Day Unit, Band 5. The post is permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week, based in London.

The Paediatric nursing team provides care within integrated children's services; the post holder will assess care needs, plan and evaluate care, support students, and work with a multidisciplinary team to prevent admission and promote safe child-centred care.

Qualifications

• Evidence of recent ongoing professional development.
• Recognized teaching or mentorship qualification or working towards.
• Post registration experience in an acute hospital setting.
• Knowledge of infection control standards.
• Understanding of audit/quality requirements.
• Ability to supervise unregistered staff.

Responsibilities

• Assess care needs and ensure appropriately planned care is implemented.
• Work with minimal supervision as part of the nursing team.
• Provide care in the Ocean Day Unit to prevent admission.
• Support nursing team with Band 5/6 staff and Ward Manager.
• Contribute to assessment, planning and evidence-based care with other agencies.
• May provide clinical cover in other paediatric unit areas.

Skills

Risk management

Change & service improvement

Quality standards

Safe clinical environment

Education

NMC registered nurse

Mentorship qualification

Tools

Computer skills

NHS IT systems

Job description

Main area Paediatric Nurse Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 Days Per Week) Job ref 391-NMUH-8184794

Employer Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site North Middlesex University Hospital Town London Salary £36,943 - £44,900 Per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 07/10/2026 23:59

Staff Nurse - Ocean Day Unit

Band 5

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of technology that can perform various tasks that typically required human intelligence. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants.However, it’s important that examples and responses genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey. Further guidance can be found in the NLPSS Applicant Toolkit https://royalfree.pagetiger.com/cuuomnr/1 .

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We can offer you excellent educational opportunities from in house study courses to post graduate education through Middlesex University.

Main duties of the job

The Paediatric nursing team forms part of the Integrated Children's services at North Middlesex University Hospital and is part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

• The postholder will work under the direction of the Ward Manager - Children's Outpatients with responsibility for the assessment of care needs for all patients, ensuring appropriately planned care is both implemented and evaluated.
• The postholder is expected to work with minimal supervision and will be designated to work as part of the nursing team at North Middlesex University Hospital Trust.
• The postholder will provide care within the Ocean Day Unit without supervision to facilitate the prevention of admission or reduction in hospitalisation, and will act as an effective clinical support for students.
• The postholder will work as part of the Ocean Day Unit Nursing Team with support from the cohort of Band 5/6 Staff Nurses and Band 7 Ward Manager.
• The postholder is expected to contribute to the assessment, planning, and implementation of evidence-based care to children and their families and carers, and work in a collaborative manner with other agencies to ensure a seamless service for the children.

Circumstances may arise for the post holder to assist in providing clinical cover in all areas of the paediatric unit.

Working for our organisation

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other IC’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an IC infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification.

Person specification

Education & professional Qualifications

• Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development
• Recognized teaching or mentorship qualification or working towards

Experience

• Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting
• Awareness of current professional nursing issues
• Demonstrates sound knowledge of infection control standards
• Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality

Skills and aptitudes

• Knowledge of risk management
• Ability to take part in change and service improvement
• Aware of quality and safety standards and departmental audit requirements
• To maintain a safe clinical environment conducive to patient care

Personal Qualities & attributes

• Ability to plan and prioritise workload
• 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
• AT* - Apprenticeship Training. Where AT* is entered next to the job title indicates that this vacancy is for an apprenticeship role.
• By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS.This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.Therefore we require you to complete your stat and Man e-learning modules prior to joining our organisation.
• If you are an EU/EEA citizen who does not have EU Settlement or Pre-Settled status, you will require a visa to work in the UK.
• You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information about the criteria, please click here
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• The Trust will request a DBS(CRB) if post involves regulated activities. The Trust is compliant with the Disclosure and Barring Service Codes of practice and the Rehabilitation of offenders act.
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Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

Please note:

• Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
• Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
• Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.