Staff Nurse - (Children's Services)

Job description

Job summary

Closing Date: 21.09.29 (this may change dependent on response).

Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date: commencing 22.09.26

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 29.09.26

Are you a registered children's Nurse or a student nurse who is due to qualify in 2026?

If so Children's Ward 30 /Children's Urgent Care department are recruiting and would love to hear from you.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Children's Nurse to join our Children's Services team.

We provide a bespoke and comprehensive training and education package.

Main duties of the job

Children's Inpatient Unit (Ward 30)

Ward 30 is a Children's Inpatient Unit that was purpose built in 2016. The unit includes 35 inpatient beds and a two-bedded stabilisation area. The ward has an adolescent room, school room, play room and we are currently designing a new sensory room.

Children's Urgent Care

The Children's Emergency Department (ED), Children's Clinical Decisions Area (CCDA) and Short Stay became one unit in November 2023. The Urgent Care nursing team work across the 3 areas.

Children's ED is a busy department who currently see large volumes of children every year in an area specifically dedicated to children. Children who are attending with urgent care complaints are streamed straight to this area.

The CCDA sees children referred from GPs, children with direct access and children sent from ED requiring a further assessment. The short stay area is for children who require a prolonged period of observation but who are unlikely to need a full admission to hospital, this could include fluid challenges, spacing of inhalers and review by other specialities.

A team of clinical skills educators will be on hand with a supportive and robust training package across both inpatients and urgent care, including:

Triage

Trauma skills

Care of complex inpatients

Safeguarding

Enhanced Paediatric nursing skills

Palliative care

Wound care/minor injuries

About us

We offer a 2 week supernumerary period to all new starters with an option to extend the period. A bespoke training package is offered to all staff.

We are incredibly proud of the work we perform at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust in delivering individualised care where auditable patient safety and patient experience is always at the forefront of our agenda.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

other

Essential

• Use own initiative and act independently within the bounds of existing knowledge and skills.
• Capable of working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Positive attitude
• Self-Motivated
• Innovative and Dynamic
• Flexible with regard to hours
• Able to manage and cope with stressful situations
• Decisive

Qualifications

Essential

• RSCN, RN Child or due to qualify by october

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

Skills

Essential

• IT skills
• IV skills
• Ability to plan time and manage others
• Motivation to learn
• Excellent verbal and written communication/interpersonal skills.

Experience

Essential

• Experience within a paediatric environment

Person Specification
other

Essential

• Use own initiative and act independently within the bounds of existing knowledge and skills.
• Capable of working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Positive attitude
• Self-Motivated
• Innovative and Dynamic
• Flexible with regard to hours
• Able to manage and cope with stressful situations
• Decisive

Qualifications

Essential

• RSCN, RN Child or due to qualify by october

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

Skills

Essential

• IT skills
• IV skills
• Ability to plan time and manage others
• Motivation to learn
• Excellent verbal and written communication/interpersonal skills.

Experience

Essential

• Experience within a paediatric environment

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Bradford Teaching Hospitals

Bradford Royal Infirmary

Bradford

BD9 6RJ

United Kingdom

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