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Job overview
Welcome to Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust. Incorporating Birmingham Children's Hospital and Birmingham Women's Hospital were proud to be by your side every step of the way, with our patients and families at the heart of everything we do.
We would like to invite Newly Qualified and Experienced Band 5 Nurses to apply for positions in a range of clinical areas across the Birmingham Children's Hospital site. These positions will be within our Medicine Division for a 6 month fixed term contract to support with winter pressures from October 2026 till March 2027.
INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY 29TH JULY.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated individuals with a passion for delivering care to our women and children. At BWC we have a positive learning culture and offer excellent comprehensive professional development opportunities to ensure that our Nurses are supported in their new and exciting role. There are a range of training opportunities available along with expert clinical support from our most experienced staff.
At BWC staff experience and wellbeing is important to us. We offer a wide variety of benefits, award and recognition initiatives, opportunities to get involved with networks, along with health and wellbeing support. In addition, we also offer flexible working opportunities.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 6 month fixed term contract to experience working in an acute clinical area within the Medicine Division. arisen with a 4 bedded HDU Bay planned to launch soon. We care for patients from ages 0-16, with a wide range of short- and long-term acute conditions.
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
Skills
Essential
- 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
- Flexible across hours of work to meet service need including nights and weekends
- Punctual and reliable
- Demonstrate conduct and behaviours in keeping with the NMC Code
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of professional and current issues in children's nursing
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Ability to recognize and act upon the need for immediate medical intervention
- Understanding and training in the management of child protection issues
- Ability to understand and respond in emergencies
Desirable
- Ability to deal with conflict situations
Qualifications
Essential
- RN Child
- NMC pin by 1st October 2026
Desirable
- Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development
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This advert is for Band 5 Staff Nurse - Medicine Division with Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 Per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 6 months (To apply for this job you must have your NMC pin number by the 1st October 2026.). The application deadline is 20 Jul 2026.
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