Paediatric Surgical Nurse - Band 5

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a dedicated Band 5 Paediatric Nurse to join their dynamic team at a leading children's hospital. This role offers the opportunity to provide family-centered care in a challenging yet rewarding environment, where you will work alongside skilled professionals and have access to various training opportunities. You will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality nursing care to children, ensuring their safety and well-being. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to excellence and innovation in patient care, where your contributions will make a significant impact on the lives of young patients and their families.

Qualifications

• Provide effective family-centered nursing care to patients and families.
• Ensure evidence-based practice is performed at all times.

Responsibilities

• Work within a challenging clinical environment and undertake shift work.
• Develop new skills and knowledge while working closely with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Family-centered nursing care

Communication skills

Adaptability

Evidence-based practice

Education

RSCN/RN Child

Job description

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Paediatric Surgical Nurse - Band 5, London

Client:

Barts Health NHS Trust

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

28.04.2025

Expiry Date:

12.06.2025

Job Description:

Job overview

We are looking for a Band 5 paediatric nurse to work within our 7F Children’s wards at The Royal London Hospital.

7F specialise in Surgery, Trauma and Orthopaedics, providing a continuation of care service for children following surgery and long-term chronic illness. Additionally, we are lucky enough to be one of a few centres offering spinal surgery to our patients, with our dedicated spinal team. We also have an enhanced monitoring bay that is working towards High Dependency status. This area looks after the sickest patients in the children’s hospital, and acts as an intermediary between the wards and the Paediatric Critical Care Unit.

These areas are part of a versatile and dynamic service, and the post holder will have excellent communication skills and be adaptable. They will be keen to learn and develop new skills and knowledge through the availability of a variety of training opportunities whilst facilitating the learning needs of others. We currently have access to a wide range of university modules, including the HDU course, Evidence-Based Orthopaedic Care, as well as paediatric in-house trauma study days.

Barts Health has a busy and demanding children’s service requiring staff to be flexible in their working. The post holder will be required to work within a challenging clinical environment and undertake shift work which will include nights, weekends, and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

There are opportunities to work within highly established interprofessional teams with an emphasis on working in partnership with the children and their families.

The post holder will therefore have every opportunity to develop new skills and knowledge, working closely with all multidisciplinary team members. Staff are also encouraged and given the opportunity to continue their professional development through attendance on relevant courses with both City and Southbank Universities.

Barts Health has a busy and demanding Children's service requiring staff to be flexible in their working. The post holder will be required to work within a challenging clinical environment and undertake shift work which will include nights and weekends.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide effective family-centered nursing care to patients and their families. Ensure that evidence-based practice is performed at all times, taking responsibility for updating own knowledge and skill in line with Trust policies and procedures and NMC code of professional conduct.

For newly qualified band 5 nurses, it will be an important step in consolidating practice and completing all relevant clinical competencies, receiving adequate support from colleagues.

Person specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

• RSCN/RN Child

Experience

• Knowledge/experience of providing nursing care for children within an acute paediatric setting

Communication