Newly Qualified Nurse (Paediatrics) - 2026 Graduates

Job overview

Are you enthusiastic, compassionate, self-motivated and want to develop your skills in Acute Paediatrics or Neonates? If so, this is the post for you! We are looking for a Newly Qualified Nurses to join our Jenny Lind Children’s Hospital Team.

Buxton ward, The Children’s Assessment Unit and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit are looking for Newly Qualified Paediatric Nurses due to qualify Summer 2026 to come and join our dedicated and vibrant team.

If you share our passion for providing best possible care to children and their parents when they need it the most and want to work in a team which consistently strives to provide every patient with the care we want for those we love most then we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

There has never been a more exciting time to come and join the vibrant Jenny Lind Children’s Hospital team at the NNUH. With our recently approved aspirational Children’s Strategy and being one of the largest Children’s units in the Eastern Region, we are continually seeking to improve and expand our existing services. We are very proud of our Hospital’s PRIDE values which underpin our improvement strategy. Everyone who works here plays an important role in our journey to outstanding.

Our Jenny Lind Children’s Hospital incorporates Children’s Inpatient, Ambulatory, Emergency, Neonatal and Outpatient care. We treat children and young people across a broad range of specialties including Paediatric Medicine, Surgery, Orthopaedics, ENT, plastics and much more. We also have a dedicated Surgical and medical HDU. Our collaborative team care to children living in Norfolk and for those accessing specialist treatments across the Eastern Region.

The successful candidate will be offered a position on either Buxton Ward, The Children’s Assessment Unit or the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Please let us know within your supporting statement the area of paediatrics you would prefer to work in.

When completing the reference section of your application form, please include your Academic Advisor/ Personal Tutor at your University and then a 3rd Year Practice Assessor (ideally from a Hospital placement). You will need to provide their academic/NHS email addresses and contact details.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached job description for full details

Our Practice Development and Education team will be there to support you during your preceptorship period and beyond. We are proud to offer and support all our Newly Qualified Nurses through a comprehensive Preceptorship scheme for a minimum of 12 months.

When you start with us, you will be assigned an appropriately trained preceptor/mentor, who will support and work with you throughout your preceptorship.

We have a specialised two week supernumerary induction programme which will take place in September 2026 (to be confirmed). This gives you an opportunity to meet the Clinical Educators, get to know the hospital, the NNUH team, attend workshops to facilitate your clinical skills and gives you time in your department. Further to this, there are opportunities to complete a transitional learning needs analysis, access to four bespoke sessions for your continuing professional development (CPD) as part of the Preceptorship Academy and you will have access to the clinical Skills programme with bespoke IV drug administration day for newly qualified nurses.

Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.