Registered Nurse-Paeds ED

NHS; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is looking for a motivated Registered Nurse for their Paediatric Emergency Department. The successful candidate will provide high-quality urgent and emergency care to children, rotate between facilities, and participate in ongoing professional development. Must have a degree in Children's Nursing and current NMC registration. This challenging role offers a salary between £31,049 to £37,796 annually pro rata for part-time work.

Benefits

Access to fitness centre

High-quality education and training opportunities

Flexible working policy

Qualifications

• Registered children's nurse with a friendly and caring attitude.
• Recent experience in an acute paediatric environment is essential.
• Demonstrable evidence of continued professional development is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide urgent and emergency nursing care to paediatric patients.
• Handle triage and assessment in high acuity areas.
• Administer medications and monitor physiological observations.

Skills

Ability to provide and receive complex information

Competent in Microsoft Office

Venepuncture and cannulation competency

Education

Degree in Childrens Nursing

Current NMC Registration (Childrens nurse)

Job description

Go back South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Registered Nurse-Paeds ED

The closing date is 28 December 2025

The Paediatric Emergency Department at Sunderland Royal Hospital and the ChildrensUrgent Care Centre at South Tyneside are looking to recruit a motivated and dynamic qualified childrens nurse to join their team in delivering quality urgent and emergency nursing care to the paediatric population

Thesuccessful candidate will be joining a team of over 70 experienced qualifiednurses, nurse practitioners and health care assistants who see and treat inexcess of 40,000 patients across both sites each year and will be involved inall aspects of nursing care to children with conditions ranging from minortrauma through to major medical presentations

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting time for individual developmentas we respond to the evolving demand of urgent and emergency care deliveryacross Sunderland and South Tyneside. The post holder will be based atSunderland Royal Hospital but will rotate between the Paediatric EmergencyDepartment at SRH and the Childrens Urgent Care Unit at South TynesideDistrict Hospital on a regular basis to enhance their skills and knowledge incare delivery to children requiring non-urgent, urgent and emergency treatment.

About us

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. If you use AI,and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, wemay withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for full details

Underthe Urgent and Emergency Care Directorate, the state-of-the-art PaediatricEmergency Department at Sunderland Royal Hospital briefly comprises of anindependent paediatric reception desk and waiting area, 2 triage rooms, a 6bedded high acuity area, which includes 2 high dependency bays and anadolescent mental health room, a resuscitation suite, a 5 bedded low acuityarea and an 8 bedded short stay assessment area.

South Tyneside and Sunderland Foundation Trust boaststhe only dedicated Childrens Urgent Care Unit in the region. Set up in August2021, the unit is nurse-led and treats children who present with a range of minorinjuries and minor illnesses. It consists of an independent reception, 2waiting areas, an initial assessment room, 4 assessment bays, and a treatmentroom.

Dutiesof the post include, but are not limited to, triage and assessment, caring forchildren in the high acuity area/high dependency rooms/resuscitation room,administering medications, carrying out physiological observations andresponding to changes within these, applying treatments and dressings, healthpromotion, nurse led discharge for a limited range of conditions, distractionand play therapy and applying longer term care in the short stay assessmentunit.

Personaldevelopment opportunities can be gained through in-house training, simulationtraining and external courses including PILS, APLS, NLS, clinical skills andleadership modules. Career progression is supported and encouraged and wecurrently have almost 30 positions at Band 6 or above within our team includingSisters, Managers, Emergency Nurse Practitioners and Advanced ClinicalPractitioners

Applicantsmust be highly motivated individuals who can demonstrate a genuine desire tocontribute to paediatric urgent and emergency care across Sunderland and SouthTyneside. The successful candidates will be registered childrens nurses whocan demonstrate a friendly, honest and caring attitude and are willing todevelop their skills, knowledge and role within the departments as theirexperience grows.

Recentexposure working in an acute paediatric environment is essential and previousexperience in a Paediatric Emergency Department/Urgent Care Centre would bedesirable. You will also be expected to demonstrate a reliable work record,flexibility in working hours and evidence of continued professionaldevelopment.

Thedepartments offer a 24-hour service and staff work varying shift patterns toensure the service needs are met

Person Specification

Skills & Knowledge

• Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information.
• Able to work without supervision.
• Competent in the use of IT such as Microsoft Office.
• Evidence of CPD.
• Knowledge of national health and social care policy.
• Knowledge of evidence based guidelines e.g. NICE guidelines, NPSA alerts, current nursing legislation.
• Venepuncture and cannulation competency.

Physical Skills

• Ability to assist patients to move as per Trust Moving and Handling Policy.

Experience

• Experience of working in an acute hospital or community healthcare setting.
• Recent experience of working as a registered Childrens nurse.

Qualifications

• Current NMC Registration (Childrens nurse) or evidence of qualification if newly qualified.
• Degree in Childrens Nursing.
• Clinical Teaching experience.
• Teaching qualification.

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.

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearPRO RATA FOR PART TIME