Paediatric Staff Nurse

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established healthcare organization in Chesterfield is seeking an experienced Paediatric Staff Nurse to join their Nightingale ward. The ideal candidate will need to have qualifications in children's nursing and experience in acute health settings. Responsibilities include caring for children aged 6 hours to 16 years and working closely with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality patient care. This role emphasizes teamwork and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Qualified Staff Nurse with either RSCN/RN Child or RN with experience in working with children.
• Experience working in a healthcare setting with children.
• Understanding of principles of Safeguarding Children.

Responsibilities

• Care for children aged 6hrs to 16 years on the Nightingale ward.
• Liaise with the multidisciplinary team to ensure care delivery.
• Take charge in the absence of the sister/Deputy ward leader.

Skills

Clinical Skills

Infection Control knowledge in acute care

Ability to use initiative

Ability to prioritise workload

Education

RSCN Qualification or RN with acute health experience

998 Teaching qualification (or equivalent)

Post registration experience in Paediatric health environment

Job description

Go back Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Paediatric Staff Nurse

The closing date is 18 November 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Staff nurses with experience in paediatrics to join our Nightingale ward and the new Paediatric assessment units dedicated children's nursing team at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.

You will need to be able to work within the acute hospital environment on Nightingale Children's ward and be responsible for allocated children 's care. You will liaise with the multidisciplinary team to ensure excellent care delivery for your children.

You will be a qualified Staff Nurse with either RSCN/RN Child or RN with experience of working with children and young people and families in an acute health setting, and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team are essential. Excellent communication skills and team work are essential to this post.

Main duties of the job

Nightingale ward is a general paediatric ward. You will care for children aged from 6hrs to 16years, working closely within the multi disciplinary team.

Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.

About us

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well performing Foundation Trust serving a population of around 441,000 across the Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North Amber Valley, High Peak and North East Derbyshire districts. With a workforce of around 3,800 staff and good financial control, currently operating with a positive financial surplus and was recently rated "Good" by the CQC.

We are committed to working with our partners in health and social care to deliver long term financial sustainability and resilience in our performance to ensure we provide high quality services and excellent patient care.

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• RSCN Qualification or RN with acute health experience of working with children.
• 998 Teaching qualification (or equivalent)
• RSCN/RN Child (or equivalent)
• Post registration experience in Paediatric health environment

Experience

• Experience working with children in a healthcare setting
• Understanding of principles of Safeguarding Children
• Experience with children with additional/complex/chronic health care needs.
• Experience of Safeguarding children work
• Health and Safety Knowledge

Skills and Knowledge

• Clinical Skills
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Infection Control knowledge in acute care
• Ability to use initiative, to take charge in the absence of the sister/Deputy ward leader
• Ability to prioritise workload

Personal Attributes

• Professional appearance & approach

Trust Values

• Proud to CARE
• CRH Behaviours - Leading with care, Engaging the team, holding to account, developing capability

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.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust