# Childrens / Paediatric Nurse - St Francis Ward > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/childrens-paediatric-nurse-st-francis-ward/50ee0f01-0840-4ecc-abe1-26ac850c7849 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/childrens-paediatric-nurse-st-francis-ward/50ee0f01-0840-4ecc-abe1-26ac850c7849.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** Stoke Mandeville Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Job share, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-21T10:40:36.088Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Buckinghamshire/Aylesbury/Buckinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Staff_Nurse_St_Francis_Ward/Staff_Nurse_St_Francis_Ward-v8383530 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8383530?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The National Spinal Injuries Centre is a world-renowned specialist national centre for people with spinal cord injury – a centre that’s life-changing for everyone who comes into contact with it and the birthplace of the Paralympic Games. St Francis Ward provides 9 beds for children (1-18 years) with spinal cord injury (SCI) from across the UK and the opportunity for you to further develop your experience and skills within a unique, supportive and inspiring children’s unit delivering specialist rehabilitation care. You will work closely with colleagues based in the National Spinal Injuries Unit and the acute Paediatric Service to deliver holistic care to meet the needs of children with SCI and their families. You must be a Paediatric trained Nurse for this position. **Please Note: Previous applicants need not apply.** ### Main duties of the job - Supervise the work of the nursing team, ensuring individual programmes of care are formulated according to patient needs and current research/guidelines. - Ensure planned nursing care is delivered safely and effectively taking into account the views of the child and their parents / guardians. - Ensures plans of care are updated as appropriate. - Ensures arrangements for the admission, transfer and discharge of children are made safely and effectively in line with Trust policies. - Advise on health promotion and the prevention of illness. - Recognise situations that may be detrimental to the health and well-being of the individual and take appropriate action. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert. If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application. If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills, Abilities & Knowledge **Essential** - Ability to manage and prioritise own caseload with supervision - Knowledge of the NMC code of conduct - Ability to maintain a safe clinical environment conducive to patient care **Desirable** - Awareness of the NHSE guidance of clinical governance in order to continuously improve quality of care e.g. quality, safety and ward audit standards - Knowledge of care planning, preceptorship, reflection and clinical supervision ### Education, Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Registered Nurse - Paediatric Nurse **Desirable** - Evidence of further continued professional development - Post qualification experience in relevant speciality ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 200.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10712620) - [personal specification (pdf, 320.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10712621) - [functional requirements (pdf, 192.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10712622) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.