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Paediatric nurse jobs, made flexible

Agency paediatric nursing shifts across England and Wales, booked from the Novello app. Children’s wards, assessment units and community settings, with your pay confirmed before you accept. Pick up the shifts that fit your life.

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    Why paediatric nursing with Novello

    Built around your life

    One app to find shifts, see your pay and stay compliant, plus a team who understands children’s services and the safeguards they need.

    Shifts that fit around you

    Book the days, nights and weekends that suit you, when they suit you, all from the app.

    Know your pay up front

    See your confirmed rate before you accept a shift. No surprises, no chasing.

    Matched to the right ward

    General paediatric wards, assessment units or specialist settings, we match you to work that suits your experience.

    The work

    Nursing for small patients and worried families

    Paediatric nursing means caring for the child and the family around them, all at once.

    Children are not small adults. They compensate and then deteriorate fast, so paediatric nursing asks for sharp assessment skills, careful weight-based medication and observations you trust. On a shift you might be admitting a wheezy toddler to an assessment unit, managing fluids and infusions on a general ward, or distracting a frightened five-year-old long enough to get the cannula in. And alongside every small patient is a worried parent who needs your calm as much as the child does.

    It suits nurses who can win a child’s trust in minutes, keep families informed and involved, and hold safeguarding at the front of their mind on every shift. Agency paediatric work lets you choose the wards and hours that fit around your own life, while keeping your skills broad across different units and trusts.

    The Novello app showing available shifts in a calendar

    The Novello app

    Your work life, in one app

    The Novello app keeps your compliance, availability and confirmed pay rates in one place, so managing your work life is simple. Rewards for the hours you work. No more chasing paperwork. Everything you need in one place. Available on iOS and Android.

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    How it works

    From registration to your first shift

    1

    Register in minutes

    Sign up on the Novello app and share your children’s nursing registration.

    2

    Complete your DBS and checks

    Working with children means an enhanced DBS and full compliance. We guide you through it.

    3

    Book shifts in the app

    See confirmed shifts and pay, then book the ones that work for you.

    4

    Work your way

    Pick up shifts at the children’s units that suit you, when they suit you.

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    Getting started

    What you’ll need

    Your NMC registration

    A current NMC PIN as a registered children’s nurse, in good standing.

    Enhanced DBS and references

    Caring for children means enhanced vetting and up-to-date references. We help you get it sorted.

    The right approach

    Playful when it helps, precise when it counts. Confident with paediatric assessment, family communication and safeguarding.

    Reviews

    Don’t just take our word for it.

    Novello are highly professional, making the onboarding process easier. What I like most is the fact I can book shifts on the app at my own convenience!

    Sarah Theatre

    Very competent staff and a welcoming, supportive team. What I like most is the variety of shifts in the Novello app!

    Khadra RGN

    Everything is really simple. The whole process of joining, and then finding and booking shifts. It’s so simple!

    Dan SFA

    Frameworks & accreditations

    NHS Workforce Alliance
    HealthTrust Europe
    APSCo United Kingdom

    Ready to pick up paediatric shifts?

    Register in minutes and we’ll help you get checked and booking work.

    Call 0333 307 8897 · hello@novellohealthcare.com