Staff Nurse - Children & Young People Services

NHS; Preston; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a registered children's nurse, where you'll be part of a dynamic team dedicated to delivering high-quality care. This role involves assessing and planning care for young patients while promoting their health and well-being. You'll have opportunities for professional development and be part of a supportive environment focused on patient safety and experience.

Benefits

Health and well-being support

Preceptorship package for newly qualified staff

Induction training

Qualifications

• Appropriate NMC registration required.
• Willingness to expand clinical role.
• Evidence of continuing education or development.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients.
• Support and provide patient education and health promotion.
• Communicate relevant information to the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Communication

Time Management

Teamwork

Resilience

Prioritisation

Education

Diploma in Nursing

NMC Registration

Mentorship Qualification

Degree in Paediatric Nursing

Job description

Job summary

We have exciting opportunities for registered children's nurses of all levels of experience. You would be joining a friendly and dynamic multi-disciplinary team.

We want all our young patients and their families to have a positive experience whilst at our Trust and are looking for some very special staff to join our team. Superpowers include ability to prioritise, resilience, communication, working as part of a team and independently, time management skills, a willingness to develop and also the ability to maintain high professional standards with an element of fun.

Please note: Appropriate UK NMC Registration is a requirement for this role and international candidates who only holds PRN need not to apply.

Main duties of the job

As a part of our team you will be responsible for planning, delivering and evaluating the personalised health and wellbeing care needs of patients and families, in line with the Trust's Values & Nursing & Midwifery Professional Framework StandardsWorking with others we have close links with the Emergency Department, Paediatric Assessment Unit, Children's Outpatients Department and Community Paediatric Service. Our ward based team is multi-disciplinary including physios, pharmacist, play specialists, patient experience coordinator and the CAMHS team.

We can offer a preceptorship package for newly qualified staff, induction training and a ward based educator. The trust also offers a package of health and well -being support to all staff. The unit includes a 30 bedded inpatient ward, including 4 high dependency beds. Specialities that we care for include general paediatric medicine and surgery, ENT, max fax, orthopaedics, plastic surgery, neurology and shared care oncology.We are a forward thinking team and have a number of exciting developments planned, we value the voice of staff as well as patients and there will be opportunities for involvement in shaping the future of the unit. Our priority is patient safety and experience and we believe this is achieved by creating a positive experience for staff in the workplace.

About us

We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our service users. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

We are a forward thinking team and have a number of exciting developments planned, we value the voice of staff as well as patients and there will be opportunities for involvement in shaping the future of the unit. Our priority is patient safety and experience and we believe this is achieved by creating a positive experience for staff in the workplace.

Details Date posted

21 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

438-PB3013

Job locations

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT

Job description Job responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to meet patients needs in accordance with agreed local and national standards and evidence based guidelines.
• Support and provide patient education and health promotion.
• Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care, throughappropriate professional practice, delegation and supervision ofduties carried out by junior staff.
• Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming tohealth, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures andguidelines.
• Assist in setting, monitoring and maintaining standards of care toimprove the patient experience and outcome of care.
• Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required, to ensureseamless care.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of all care activities, in atimely manner, adhering to local and professional standards fordocumentation.
• Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team andthe organisation.
• Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting andmeeting the needs and choices of individuals.
• Ensures environment of care is safe, well equipped and compliantwith standards for hygiene and cleanliness.
• To participate in education and training of junior staff.
• Maintain and develop own professional competence and seek to extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills within scope of role and professional practice.
• Proactively engage with Trust wide or local changes and developments in nursing practice e.g intentional rounding, alcohol screening.
• Actively try to resolve issues and complaints at local level and thenreport the outcome to line manager.

Job description Job responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to meet patients needs in accordance with agreed local and national standards and evidence based guidelines.
• Support and provide patient education and health promotion.
• Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care, throughappropriate professional practice, delegation and supervision ofduties carried out by junior staff.
• Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming tohealth, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures andguidelines.
• Assist in setting, monitoring and maintaining standards of care toimprove the patient experience and outcome of care.
• Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required, to ensureseamless care.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of all care activities, in atimely manner, adhering to local and professional standards fordocumentation.
• Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team andthe organisation.
• Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting andmeeting the needs and choices of individuals.
• Ensures environment of care is safe, well equipped and compliantwith standards for hygiene and cleanliness.
• To participate in education and training of junior staff.
• Maintain and develop own professional competence and seek to extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills within scope of role and professional practice.
• Proactively engage with Trust wide or local changes and developments in nursing practice e.g intentional rounding, alcohol screening.
• Actively try to resolve issues and complaints at local level and thenreport the outcome to line manager.

Person Specification Qualifications and Education Essential

• Appropriate NMC registration
• Diploma in Nursing
• NMC recognised Mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards following 18 months commencement in post
• RNC Children's Nursing Posts
• Evidence of continuing education or development

Desirable

• Degree in Paediatric Nursing

Knowledge & Experience Essential

• Willing to expand clinical role eg IV additives, venepuncture and cannulation
• Awareness of changes within Nursing practice
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and the relevance to practice
• Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures including safeguarding and information governance

Desirable

• Knowledge of ethical issues
• Evidence of clinical competence in area of speciality eg surgery
• Knowledge of Leadership and Management
• Research and Development
• Children's emergency department experience
• 1 Years previous paediatric ward/department experience

Person Specification Qualifications and Education Essential

• Appropriate NMC registration
• Diploma in Nursing
• NMC recognised Mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards following 18 months commencement in post
• RNC Children's Nursing Posts
• Evidence of continuing education or development

Desirable

• Degree in Paediatric Nursing

Knowledge & Experience Essential

• Willing to expand clinical role eg IV additives, venepuncture and cannulation
• Awareness of changes within Nursing practice
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and the relevance to practice
• Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures including safeguarding and information governance

Desirable

• Knowledge of ethical issues
• Evidence of clinical competence in area of speciality eg surgery
• Knowledge of Leadership and Management
• Research and Development
• Children's emergency department experience
• 1 Years previous paediatric ward/department experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT

Employer's website

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Preston

PR2 9HT

Employer's website

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)