Job summary
- Main area
- Medicine
- Grade
- 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 284-25-7329907-DMUT
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
- Town
- BIRMINGHAM
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum / pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
5
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
To deliver high standards of care in partnership with children, young people and families in a safe and professional environment
To be responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care to children and young people and their families/carers
To positively contribute to the achievement of local (ward) and Trust wide objectives
After a period of preceptorship and development - To supervise and teach junior staff and students, and to take charge of the ward in the absence of senior colleagues
To adhere to Trust policies and procedures
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the delivery of high quality nursing care to patients from 0- 16 years of age, on a busy medical ward.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Understanding of professional and current issues in children’s nursing
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of supervising and assessing students
- 1 years’ experience in an acute paediatric setting
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to work well independently and as part of a team
- Able to think quickly in a rapidly changing acute environment
- Able to plan and prioritise daily workload to ensure high quality and safe care for children and young people
- Basic computer skills
- Planning and organizational skills
- Time management skills
- Excellent communication skills Able to communicate effectively in challenging situations
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion
- Understand the importance of effective team working
- Punctual and reliable
- Flexible across hours of work to meet service need including nights and weekends
- Demonstrate conduct and behavioursin keeping with the NMC Code
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RN Child (or RN Adult for PICU/Theatres with specialty specific experience)
- Current NMC Registration
- Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development
Desirable criteria
- BSc degree (+ - Hons level
- Mentors and assessors course
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy Brown
- Job title
- Ward 15 Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 333 9056
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