Paediatric Staff Nurse

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in King's Lynn is seeking a Paediatric Staff Nurse to join its dynamic team. The role requires a registered paediatric nurse dedicated to providing high-quality care for children aged 0-16. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and be committed to family-centered care. The position offers full or part-time hours and requires flexibility. Competitive salary ranges from £31,049 to £37,796 pro rata, based on experience.

Qualifications

• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Experience of having worked with acute/chronically sick children.
• Experience of supervising and assessing students.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the provision of high standard, patient-centered, evidence-based nursing care.
• Assist in the delivery of a family-centered, clinically effective service.
• Act as a role model for other staff.
• Contribute to the development of action plans for continuous quality improvement.

Skills

Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients

Committed to family centered care

Good time management

Ability to work well both in a team and on own initiative

Administration of IV drugs

Excellent verbal and written communication

Education

Registered Paediatric nurse

Diploma/Degree in Nursing

Teaching and Assessing qualification

Job description

Paediatric Staff Nurse

The closing date is 24 November 2025

Are you a paediatric or adult registered nurse with paediatric interest? Perhaps you are an international nurse with paediatric experience overseas or are a registered nurse looking after children and young people in your department? If so we would welcome an application from you and would love to hear from you.

We have exciting opportunities for registered nurses to work within Rudham Ward/PAU to cover upcoming maternity leave. You would be joining a friendly and dynamic multi-disciplinary team, whose paediatric services were rated as GOOD by the CQC.

We are looking for registered nurses of all levels of experience, who have passion and drive to provide excellent patient care for all children aged 0-16 years and their families.

At present we have positions within the paediatric ward. We can offer full or part time hours and encourage flexibility of working hours within our workforce.

Our paediatric ward has 18, caring for children with a wide spectrum of medical conditions. The paediatric assessment unit is co-located within the ward allowing all staff the opportunity to develop their acute assessment skills. We have excellent links with the Tertiary centres and provide shared care for oncology patients.

Please note, this post is also open to newly qualified nurses or adult nurses with paediatric interest.

Main duties of the job

• Participate in the provision of a high standard of patient centred evidence-based nursing care
• Assist in the delivery of a family-centred, clinically effective and dynamic service from the babies/child's/young person's admission assessment to discharge
• Act as a role model for other staff.
• Contribute to the development of action plans, protocols and pathways to ensure continuous quality improvement of the paediatric/neonatal service.
• Using appraisal reviews to progress personal and professional knowledge and skills.

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.

We love working here and think you will too.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

• Registered Paediatric nurse
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Teaching and Assessing qualification
• Diploma/Degree in Nursing

Experience

• Experience of having worked with acute/chronically sick children
• Experience of supervising and assessing students

Skills, abilities & knowledge

• Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients
• Committed to family centered care
• Good time management
• Ability to work well both in a team and on own initiative
• Administration of IV drugs
• Excellent verbal and written communicationCentral venous access management

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.

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearper annum, pro rata