Paediatric Staff Nurse - Burns & Plastics Outpatients

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Paediatric Staff Nurse (Band 5) at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust in Bristol Royal Hospital for Children is a fixed-term post (12 months) for 22.5 hours per week, pro rata. The role focuses on Burns & Plastics Outpatients, within Rainforest Outpatients, supporting care across burns, plastics and paediatric specialties.

Applicants should be a Registered Nurse with the RSCN/RN child branch and current NMC registration, with experience in burns or wound care and the ability to work flexibly in a

Qualifications

• NMC registered children’s nurse with appropriate pathway.
• Experience in burns and/or wound care preferred.
• Ability to work in a busy, busy paediatric outpatient team.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Forge and maintain relationships with clinical and non-clinical staff.
• Manage a busy workload and prioritise effectively.
• Experience in burns and/or wound care dressings.
• Apply knowledge-based practice to clinical care.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Clinical decision-making

Team player

Fluent English

Work under supervision

Lead when needed

Education

RSCN / RN child branch

Current NMC registration

Post basic study programmes (teaching/assessing)

Job description

Main area Paediatric Staff Nurse Grade Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (12 month secondment considered) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 387-W&C5833-GE-A

Employer Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Bristol Royal Hospital for Children Town Bristol Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pa, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/10/2026 23:59

Paediatric Staff Nurse - Burns & Plastics Outpatients

Band 5

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) have merged as of 1 st July 2026 to become Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. This will create an exciting future that brings together the best of both organisations. As a single, strong and sustainable organisation, we will not only be able to deliver better outcomes for our patients and fairer care for our population, but it will also provide greater opportunities for our people.

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Job overview

Are you ready to step up? Are you dynamic and committed? Do you have experience in burns and or wound care nursing?

We currently have a vacancy for a band 5 Registered Children’s Nurse to join our dedicated and caring team within children’s outpatients who has completed their NHS preceptorship programme.

Primarily working in Rainforest Outpatients, which sees approximately 250 patients a week within the specialities of Burns, Plastics, Spinal Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery and General Paediatrics and working closely with Daisy Ward; a 10 bedded burns unit including a 6 bedded Neurosurgical, Trauma and Burns High Dependency Unit. For burns we are the regional centre covering the entire south west of the U.K and also the regional Paediatric Major Trauma Centre.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will:

• Be able to demonstrate excellent inter-personal and communication skills
• Have the ability to forge and maintain relationships with a variety of clinical and non-clinical staff.
• Have the ability to manage a busy workload and to prioritise, quickly find solutions and to focus on the important issues when decision making is essential.
• Have experience in burns and or wound care dressings
• Be able to implement knowledge-based theory to practice.

In return for your hard work you will receive the following benefits:

• Working within an internationally renowned Children’s Hospital
• Opportunities for education and development
• Our own Faculty of Children’s Nurse Education and Research
• Industry leading pension scheme
• Access to discounts in a multitude of local and national outlets.

Working for our organisation

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of 2.6 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom.

Chaired by Ingrid Barker and led by Maria Kane as Chief Executive, Bristol NHS Foundation Trust aims to transform the way healthcare is delivered locally with a clear focus on making a difference for what we call our Four Ps:

• Better outcomes for ourPatients
• More opportunities for our People
• Fairer more consistent care for ourPopulation
• Best Value for Public Purse

Our vision for five years from now:

• Patients will wait less time to be diagnosed and treated, and they will have the same high-quality experience and outcomes, regardless of who they are or where they live.
• We will meet rising demand by maximising the use of our available resources.
• More care will be delivered nearer to patients, in their homes or the community.
• Digital technologies will have transformed the way we work and the way we deliver care.
• Our people will feel engaged, energised and empowered by their work.
• We will be known as a place where people enjoy working, training and building a career.
• Our volume of globally renowned research and innovation will have grown significantly.
• We will contribute to system financial balance

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Training & Qualification

• RSCN/ RN child branch (NMC registered) or equivalent
• Current NMC registration
• Work towards relevant university accredited post basic study programmes e.g. teaching and assessing course

Knowledge, Skills and abilities

• Broad knowledge and experience of clinical nursing practice within a hospital environment (A), (I)
• Interest in the clinical area (A), (I)
• Demonstrate competence in clinical skills relevant to the clinical area (A), (I)
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and MDT (A), (I)
• Competence in calculations for safe administration of medicines/fluids (A), (I)
• Ability to take the lead, initiate and ensure appropriate action in response to the deteriorating patient (A), (I)
• Clinical decision-making ability (A), (I)
• Teaching/supervisory skills (A), (I)
• Ability to work with minimum supervision (A), (I)
• Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard (A), (I)

Experience

• Experience of taking charge (A), (I)
• Experience of teaching (A), (I)

Personal Qualities

• Self-motivated (A), (I)
• A team player (A), (I)
• Ability to work with minimum supervision (A), (I)
• Act in a professional manner (A), (I)

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

BFT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

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Name Emma Turner Job title Ward Sister Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0117 342 9232

Additional information

Ruth Baxendine, Senior Staff Nurse Rainforest Outpatients, 01173427918, [e-mail]