Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (12 months from 1 February 2026.)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 205-7724928
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Stoke
- Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Staff Nurse on the Paediatric Surgical and Oncology Ward at Staffordshire Children's Hospital at Royal Stoke.
The role is for a Paediatric trained nurse to work in a predominantly surgical ward setting. There is a 7 bedded day case unit and a 21 bedded ward.
For more information on this role please contact Emma Cooper on 01782 676218
Main duties of the job
To admit and care for children going to theatre for day case procedures as well as ward patient going for more complex surgery. We cover a wide range of surgical specialities including Orthopaedics, General Surgery, ENT and Ophthalmology along with also caring for Oncology patients and medical patients covering a wide range of conditions and illnesses,
The role would involve planning and implementing care on a variety of patients and using various equipment, working closely with children and young people from 0-18 years of age.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information, please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification, you can also contact Emma Cooper on the email provided.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- UK NMC Registered Children's Nurse
Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as a student or registered nurse in an acute hospital setting.
- Evidence of time management skills.
- Effective communication skills.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to use own initiative.
- Ability to work as part of a team
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
- Emma Cooper
- Job title
- Deputy Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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