Children and Young Person's Nurse

Nuffield Health; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading private healthcare provider in the East Midlands is seeking a Pediatric Nurse to care for children aged 3 to 18 years. You'll deliver high-quality care, conduct pre-assessment clinics, and work flexibly alongside a dedicated team in a supportive environment. The role offers the chance to work with a variety of cases in a well-established hospital known for its excellence in children's services. Enjoy benefits such as holiday, pension schemes, and discounted gym membership.

Benefits

Access to pension scheme

Discounted gym membership at £25.00 a month

Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive

Qualifications

• NMC qualified.
• Post-registration experience in a surgical ward environment.
• Experience in a children’s surgical setting preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care to children from the age of 3 years.
• Conduct pre-assessment clinics for children aged 0-18 years.
• Work alongside the Children’s & Young Persons Lead Nurse.
• Provide individual attention to patients.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Motivation

Education

NMC qualification

Post-registration experience in a surgical ward

Experience in children’s surgical setting

Job description

You will be working within a team of paediatric nurses looking after children and young people from 3 - 18 years old on the CYP ward, and outpatients care from birth. All children admitted to the ward are generally day case surgical procedures, including paediatric surgery, ENT, orthopaedics, urology and plastics. In your role you will cover pre assessment, inpatients, supporting the outpatients department and daycase diagnostics. You will be required to work shifts including occasional nights/ weekend work. At Nuffield Health, you will discover nursing as it should be - with more time to care and get to know the children who are your patients as you help them through difficult times. You will also have the flexibility to work shifts that suit your lifestyle.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care to children from the age of 3 years including their pre/post-operative stay on the ward
• Conduct pre assessment clinics / nurse‑led outpatients clinics for children aged 0‑18 years
• Work alongside the Children's & Young Persons Lead Nurse to uphold high care standards
• Play a vital role in the child’s journey through the hospital
• Be a trusted guide and support for the child and their parents or guardians
• Deliver high quality, clinically effective care as an essential part of our ward team
• Work with a wide variety of cases which will broaden your skills and allow experience in different specialist areas
• Be NMC qualified and have post‑registration experience in a surgical ward environment
• Have experience in a children’s surgical setting (preferably multiple levels of post‑registration experience)
• Be an excellent communicator, team worker, flexible and motivated
• Understand each patient’s needs and provide individual attention
• Work autonomously and liaise directly with consultants
• Work on a bank basis – not contracted to a set number of hours per week, but on an ad‑hoc basis to meet business and availability needs

Qualifications

• NMC qualified
• Post‑registration experience in a surgical ward environment
• Preferably experience in a children’s surgical setting
• Excellent communication skills and teamwork
• Capacity to fully understand patient needs and provide individual attention
• Flexibility and motivation for varied cases

Benefits

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Includes holiday in line with the Working Time Directive, access to our pension scheme, and discounted gym membership at £25.00 a month.

About Leicester Hospital

Leicester Hospital, founded in 1969, was originally built from funds raised by the local community and is now one of the leading providers of private healthcare in Leicestershire. The hospital has a strong local reputation with patients remaining loyal. It underwent a £4.5 million refurbishment in 2011 and is the blue‑print for the wider hospitals refresh programme. It has 28 ensuite inpatient beds, 2 laminar flow theatres, an endoscopy suite, a minor treatment room and 14 consulting rooms. It delivers a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient treatments and services using the best possible technologies. Since 2015 a static MRI unit, a new digital X‑ray room and digital mammography have been added. It is a local centre of excellence for Children and Young People Services. The hospital has a fitness & wellbeing gym in Leicester, has become a forerunner for the Nuffield recovery plus programme, and has been rated as a 'Good' hospital by the CQC across all departments inspected.