Paediatric Critical Care Nurse (Band 5) - Paediatrics - University Hospitals of North Midlands [...]

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Paediatric Critical Care Nurse at Staffordshire Children's Hospital @ Royal Stoke. The role involves delivering high-quality family-centered nursing care, supporting clinical audits, and participating in the development of nursing practices. Candidates must be UK NMC registered Children’s Nurses with experience in acute settings.

Qualifications

• Registered with UK NMC as a Children’s Nurse.
• Experience in Acute hospital setting.
• Ability to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe and effective quality care under supervision.
• Assess, develop, implement and evaluate nursing care needs.
• Support teaching and supervision of nursing students.

Skills

Ability to assess nursing care needs

Family centered nursing care

Teamwork

Use of initiative

Education

UK NMC registered Children’s Nurse

Tools

Computer skills

Job description

Employer University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Stoke Hospital Town Stoke-on-Trent Salary £29,970 - £36,483 Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 28/05/2025 23:59

Paediatric Critical Care Nurse

Band 5

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Paediatric Intensive Care Staff Nurse at Staffordshire Children's Hospital @ Royal Stoke.

Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification or contact Ward Manager, Lena Russell on 01782 676157

Main duties of the job

·All Children’s ICU Nurses will work under the guidance and supervision of the Senior Sister and Senior Clinical Nurses to deliver safe and effective quality care.

·The post holder will provide effective family centered nursing care underpinned by evidence based practice.

·Ability to assess, develop, implement and evaluate nursing care needs of children and families/carers within the ward or department in order to provide and maintain a high standard of informed and effective holistic care following a formal period of preceptorship.

·To support teachingandsupervisionof all members of the team and pre-registration nursing students.

·To work a mixture of day and night shifts as well as rotate to other clinical areas as requested, to meet the demands of the service and fulfil professional educational needs.

·To participate in the development of clinical audit, ensuring that a prominent nursing contribution is made.

·To be responsible for updating own knowledge and skill in line with the NMC Code; and Trust policies / procedures.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification or contact Ward Manager, Lena Russell on 01782 676157

Person specification

Qualifications

• UK NMC registered Children’s Nurse

Knowledg, Training and Experience

• Has experience as a student or registered nurse in an Acute hospital setting
• Is able to recount/discuss the requirement for high standard of care
• Ability to use a computer
• Previous experience of working within Children’s High dependency or Intensive care

Personal Qualities

• Able to use own initiative
• Ability to work as part of a team

Important information about your application

• All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
• References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
• We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
• Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
• New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
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University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.

We will communicate with you regarding your job application via email. Please be aware that we cannot guarantee the security of any emails sent/received via non encrypted format.

If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help

At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!

If you obtained your qualifications overseas, you will be required to provide an official government translation through ECCTIS (formerly known as NARIC). Please note, this is in addition to any professional registration requirements and not a replacement for your qualifications.

If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of application to ensure sufficient time for the recruitment and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.

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.