# Paediatric Emergency Department Staff Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-emergency-department-staff-nurse/f2856837-2531-4fdd-a876-1466d329c171 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-emergency-department-staff-nurse/f2856837-2531-4fdd-a876-1466d329c171.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Arrowe Park Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Staff nurse - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (11.5 hour shifts: twilight and rotational days & nights) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-19T07:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-05T15:27:08.590Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Wirral/Wirral_University_Teaching_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Women_Childrens/Women_Childrens-v8306139 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8306139?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.wuth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Our friendly, dynamic and talented Children's team require registered Children's nurse to join them in an exciting opportunity to become part of our Children and Young People Emergency Department. Within the role you will be responsible for delivering safe, high-quality care to our paediatric patients alongside your emergency department colleagues, as well as working alongside the management team to ensure the highest level of patient experience in accordance and achieve the Trust's values. This is a rewarding but demanding role that requires dedicated Children's nurses to deliver emergency care to children and their families in a diverse population of the Wirral. Do you want to join a focused team to deliver high quality care? We are looking for Children's nurses at band 5 staff nurse level. We want enthusiastic highly motivated nurses that can demonstrate a kind, caring and compassionate attitude with a desire to provide effective and efficient emergency care. We are dedicated to supporting the development of our paediatric nurses within our service and offer continuing professional development including courses in Paediatric Immediate Life Support and Advanced Paediatric Life Support. You will have a supernumerary period upon commencing within the post and will be closely supported by our Emergency Department management team inclusive of the dedicated practice development nurses, to ensure a smooth transition into the role. ### Main duties of the job If you have the experience and desire to improve services for our children and young people then this will be the challenge for you. This post will offer the successful candidates an ability to build upon existing skills and knowledge, whilst working within a friendly developing team with a vision for constantly changing and improving children’s services within a dynamic DGH. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Staff Nurse position available with WUTH. **This vacancy may close earlier than the date specified if sufficient applicants have been received** If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have a Enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 months. ### 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 ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Awareness of evidence based practice - Good organisational/time management skills - Ability to deal with an acute workload - Good communication skills written and verbal - Ability to recognise the importance of team work - Competent in organising/prioritising own workload and that of others - Ability to communicate confidently and effectively at all levels - Ability to problem solve - Interpersonal Skills: - Excellent communicator (verbal and written) - Able to deal with conflict - Able to support and advise the team - Act as a positive role model **Desirable** - Teaching Experience: - Student nurse assessor/supervisor - Evidence of ability to act as a preceptor/mentor to new staff - Evidence of involvement in producing teaching strategies/packages - Managerial/Clinical Skills: - Relevant clinical knowledge/experience of the specialty - Evidence of an initiative which has changed or enhanced clinical practice - Competent in organizing own workload and that of others - Good problem solving abilities - Good time management - Awareness of Health Policies and the changing NHS environment ### Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training **Essential** - 1 st Level NMC Registration - Evidence of Professional Development - Act as a practice supervisor - Willing to undertake Practice Assessor Training - Relevant Degree or willing to register to work towards degree - Relevant or willingness to undertake relevant module/course - Suitable for newly qualified or experienced staff nurse - Experience of maintaining accurate records - Relevant clinical knowledge and experience **Desirable** - NHS Experience - Awareness of Health Policies and the changing NHS environment ## Documents - [oh risk id form (pdf, 145.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10625974) - [vision values behaviours (pdf, 515.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2088) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 734.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1841) - [wuth gdpr privacy notice for applicants (pdf, 255.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2506) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 174.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10625973) ## 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.