Registered Paediatric Nurse

Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Paediatric Nurse to work on the Paediatric Assessment Unit at Queen's Hospital Burton and in the Children's Emergency Department t the Royal Derby Hospital.

We are seeking enthusiastic and motivated registered children's nurses to work within Paediatric Urgent Care.

Bot PAU and CED provides emergency and urgent care to children in and around Derby and surrounding areas from birth to 18 years. It consists of a Children's Emergency Department and Paediatric Observation Unit at Royal Derby Hospital, the Paediatric Assessment Unit and ED cover at Queen's Hospital Burton.

If you are dynamic, highly motivated and dedicated to making a difference within the emergency care setting for children and young people then this is the opportunity for you.

This post will involve cross site working.

The post will involve a variety of shifts over a 7 days week including bank holidays, rotating between night and day shifts.

Main duties of the job
Our paediatric departments provide urgent and emergency care for 0-18 years.

The role involves working as part of a nursing and medical team to provide urgent and emergency care to babies and children within the urgent care pathway. You will be responsible for triaging and prioritising babies and children's medical needs as well as streaming them to alternative services and pathways.

You will have opportunity to be involved within all aspects of care including, but not limited to:

• Triage assessment
• Resuscitation
• Minor injury management/treatments
• Observations
• Care of medical, surgical, injury and mental health patients
• Medicine administration
• Risk assessing
• Safeguarding

Applicants must hold RSCN or RN child branch qualification &should hold RSCN qualification and have paediatric experience.

We will support you through a wide range of in-house study days and training, we work very closely with our clinical educators to enhance learning.

About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4 _th_ busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

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Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorshipSkilled worker: Health and Care Visa \| NHS Employers

Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice.

Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications CPD Requirements
Essential

• NMC registration & (revalidation requirements if not newly qualified)

Desirable

• Evidence of degree/working towards higher degree or equivalent experience
• Paediatric qualification or equivalent experience

Skills and Ability
Essential

• Responsibility & Accountability Contributes to decision making
• Able to assesses associated risks and takes appropriate action
• Contributes to clinical workload, prioritising and re-prioritising

Desirable

• Understands safe/ safer staffing

Experience & Knowledge
Essential

• Evidence of leading a team/leadership skill gained through theoretical knowledge and or experience.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the clinical area/speciality
• Evidence of teaching/nurturing

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.