
Job requirements
Essential
17 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Education
RSCN/ RN Child
- Education
Mentoring qualification (or willingness to work towards)
- Experience
Minimum of 1 year in acute Paediatric setting
- Experience
Evidence of safeguarding experience
- Experience
Mentoring of students
- Experience
Sound evidence of clinical ability
- Experience
Awareness of professional responsibilities
- Experience
Articulates understanding of prioritising clinical issues
- Experience
Experience of working with children with complex health care needs
- Experience
Demonstrates awareness of current legislation relating to children in primary and secondary care
- Key Skills
Ability to work as part of a team
- Key Skills
Good communication skills
- Key Skills
Good organisational skills
- Key Skills
Basic Computer skills
- Key Skills
Willingness to learn how to cannulate and take bloods if not already competent
- Key Skills
Critical analysis skills
- Key Skills
Organisational skills applied to self: time management, prioritising own caseload, initiative.
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Education
BSc Nursing (or willingness to work towards)
- Experience
Experience of children’s nursing in outpatient setting
- Experience
Articulates understanding of primary care
- Key Skills
Venepuncture and cannulation
- Key Skills
ECG skills
Job overview
You will be working as part of the Children’s Unit Nursing team - this role focuses on the provision of direct care to children and their families in an outpatient and clinic environment. The post holder will work with children and young people with varying health and social care needs.
The post holder will be an advocate for children and their families, promoting child focussed, family-centred care and facilitate effective liaison with the multi-disciplinary team and other professional colleagues and agencies involved within the child’s care.
The post holder will act as a role model in the delivery of patient care, support and teach staff contributing to the development of the service.
Please note that we can only consider applications from individuals with a live NMC registration or UK nursing students awaiting their PIN, as we are currently unable to support OSCE.
Main duties of the job
Please refer to the band 5 job description and person specification for a detailed overview of the role.
Primarily, the role of the children's nurse in Outpatients is to be part of the nurse-led clinic team and support the HCAs on shift. The nurse led clinic is an independently run nurse clinic as part of a wide MDT. Referrals are taken from both in-house speciality teams and teams from the wide range of tertiary centres that we share patient care with. We provide a range of care for our children and young people including: blood tests, renal reviews, prolonged jaundice screens, endocrine testing and injections.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
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This advert is for Paediatric Nurse - Paediatric Outpatients Department - Hinchingbrooke with North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust in Huntingdon, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £32073.00 to £39043.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 02 Nov 2026.
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