Registered Nurse (Child) | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A large healthcare provider in the UK seeks compassionate individuals to work in the Women's and Children Care Group at a paediatric ward. This role involves caring for medical and surgical children, and requires a commitment to improving patient care. Opportunities include training and ongoing professional development, especially for newly qualified nurses. Applications are invited for skilled worker visa sponsorship for suitable candidates.

Qualifications

• Compassionate individual needed for improvements in patient care.
• Must declare sponsorship requirements if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Care for medical and surgical children in a paediatric ward.
• Participate in triage and assessment skills in the Children's Assessment Unit.

Job description

Do you want to work for one of the UK’s largest Trusts, situated in the heart of the “Garden of England”, just a stone’s throw from London and with easy, fast access to France and beyond?

We have excellent opportunities for positions within the Women's and Children Care Group on Padua Ward at William Harvey Hospital.

Padua Ward is a general paediatric ward caring for both medical and surgical children. It has a highly skilled and supportive staff of paediatric nurses of all grades. We are proud of our robust Preceptorship programme for newly qualified paediatric nurses and the provision of on-going CPD provision designed especially for paediatric nurses. Padua also has a busy Children's Assessment Unit – all staff rotate through this area gaining experience in triage and assessment skills.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

This advert closes on Sunday 19 Oct 2025. For the full Job Description and Person Specification, please see the documents to download below. If you have further queries, please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.