Job summary
- Main area
- Womens and Childrens
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 344-8650WCY
- Employer
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- William Harvey Hospital
- Town
- Ashford
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Registered Nurse (Child)
Band 5
Job overview
Do you want to work for one of the UK’s largest Trusts, situated in the heart of the “Garden of England”, just a stone’s throw from London and with easy, fast access to France and beyond?
We have excellent opportunities for positions within the Women's and Children Care Group on Padua Ward at William Harvey Hospital .
Main duties of the job
Padua Ward is a general paediatric ward caring for both medical and surgical children. It has a highly skilled and supportive staff of paediatric nurses of all grades. We are proud of our robust Preceptorship programme for newly qualified paediatric nurses and the provision of on-going CPD provision designed especially for paediatric nurses. Padua also has a busy Children's Assessment Unit – all staff rotate through this area gaining experience in triage and assessment skills.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five
hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse-Child Branch
Desirable criteria
- Mentor/Practice assessor Qualification
- Completion of Preceptorship
Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent clinical experience in an acute Trust within Child Health.
- Delivery of evidence based practice
- Demonstrates child focused approach
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience at Band 5 within specialty
- Evidence of facilitating learning in practice
- Evidence of on-going personal + professional development
- Previous experience within an ambulatory paediatric setting
Personal/professional attributes
Essential criteria
- Time management and personal organisation skills
- Demonstrates good communications skills and able to work as part of the MDT
- Demonstrates flexibility and able to work under pressure
Governance
Essential criteria
- Awareness of NMC code of conduct
- Awareness of governance processes
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of local nursing initiatives
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lindsay Wheeler
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07866 179140
- Additional information
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