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We have an opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced Children’s Nurse to join the Children and neonatal Hospital at Home Team on a 12 month fixed term contract. The service operates a shift system over 7 days.

We are looking for an individual who possesses the skills and enthusiasm to contribute to the ongoing development of this service. A qualitative and safe experience is at the heart of this service. If you have the experience and desire to improve services for our children and young people then this will be the challenge for you. This position will offer the successful candidate an ability to build upon existing skills and knowledge, whilst working within a friendly developing team with a vision for constantly changing and improving children’s services within a dynamic DGH. All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents. We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint. We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m. The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Staff Nurse position available with WUTH.

If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have a standard/enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 month. As this vacancy is within the division of Women’s and Children’s, there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service. The cost of joining the update service is £16 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details of how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment.

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025

• Contribute to the ongoing development of the Children’s Nurse service within the Children and neonatal Hospital at Home Team.
• Support a qualitative and safe experience at the heart of the service.
• Build upon existing skills and knowledge while working within a friendly developing team with a vision for improving children’s services.

• Qualified and experienced Children’s Nurse.
• Standard/enhanced DBS required; paid by the Trust and deducted from salary over 3 months.
• Mandatory DBS update service; cost £16 per year payable by the applicant with no Trust reimbursement.