Paediatric Nurse

Integrated Care System; Swindon; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Swindon is seeking a dedicated Paediatric Nurse to join a multidisciplinary team focusing on high-quality care for children. Responsibilities include nursing care planning and evaluation, maintaining safety standards, and advocating for children's voices. Candidates should be a registered Children's Nurse with experience in acute settings. The role offers permanent and fixed-term contracts with competitive pay ranging from £29,970 to £36,483 annually.

Qualifications

• Recent experience of nursing children in acute/community settings.
• Effective consolidation of nursing knowledge after qualification.
• Post-registration experience in Children's Emergency or Acute Paediatric care.

Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver and evaluate compassionate nursing care.
• Ensure the highest standards of care and safety.
• Support nurse in charge with day-to-day planning.

Skills

Compassionate care

Teamwork

Child safeguarding

Education

First level Registered Children's Nurse

Current/Live registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Level 3 Safeguarding Children

Job description

Go back Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Paediatric Nurse

The closing date is 06 August 2025

Permanent and fixed term contracts available

We are looking for dynamic, motivated, and dedicated Children's Nurse who will be working with an amazing multidisciplinary team, including youth workers, mental health teams, safeguarding nurses and Paediatric Emergency physicians. You will be joining a friendly and supportive team assisting in providing high quality paediatric care and excellent patient experience.

The post holder will be responsible for providing safe and effective care to all children (aged 0 - 18) requiring admission on the Children's Unit/Paediatric Assessment Unit or Emergency Department with a variety of medical and surgical conditions.

You are also responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of evidence based individualised patient care within the boundaries of their role. The post holder will contribute to the continuing development of standards of care including developments of nursing standards and monitoring of outcomes, assessment and implementation of care.

We will support you in developing your clinical skills and competencies with our experienced team of paediatric nurses and clinical practice facilitators, with a variety of inhouse courses such as plastering, cannulation and opportunity for EPALS. We believe in supporting our staff to grow and develop to fulfil their potential

Main duties of the job

With our new Children's Emergency Unit (CEU) launching in September 2024, our Emergency front door being transformed and the introduction of a rotational nurse post between our Children's Unit and Children's Emergency unit, it is an extraordinary time to join the Paediatric team.

Our CEU is a brand-new concept that will form part of the paediatric assessment unit and Urgent Treatment Centre with 16 cubicles and will have its own Paediatric resus and two dedicated high acuity cubicles.

This extremely unique opportunity for either a rotational or static post and our ongoing service developments we will provide exciting learning opportunities for successful candidates. Come and join us on this journey and be here at the beginning to help us as we move forward into the future of Paediatrics at the Great Western Hospitals.

About us

Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.

Job responsibilities

1. Plan, deliver and evaluate compassionate nursing care to meet the patients individualised needs.

2. Ensure the highest standards of care and safety are maintained.

3. To support the nurse in charge with the day-to-day planning, the delivery of a high-quality nursing service and the continuous improvement of that service.

4. SBAR multidisciplinary team on the clinical condition of patients using the PEWs (Paediatric Early Warning Scores).

5. Co-ordinate the effective admission, transfer and discharge of individual children in line with Trust policy.

6. Act as advocate for the children in their care and ensure the voice of the child is heard.

7. Adhere to the Trusts safeguarding policies and procedures and ensure that know and practice enables children to be safeguarded.

Please see attached job descriptions for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• First level Registered Children's Nurse
• Current/Live registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Level 3 Safeguarding Children
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development or other training relevant to role

Experience

• Recent experience of nursing children in acute/community setting or recently completed a Return to Nursing course
• Able to demonstrate effective consolidation of nursing knowledge and practice after qualification and preceptorship
• Experience of working withing a multi-disciplinary environment
• Post-registration experience of Children's Emergency or Acute Paediatric care.

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.

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£29,970 to £36,483 a yearper annum pro rata