# Paediatric Staff Nurse - Burns & Plastics Outpatients > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-staff-nurse-burns-and-plastics-outpatients/a7f250e9-140b-42f1-ad18-4642a6be637e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-staff-nurse-burns-and-plastics-outpatients/a7f250e9-140b-42f1-ad18-4642a6be637e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Weston General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Staff nurse - **Salary:** £32073.00 to £39043.00 - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (12 month secondment considered) - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-01T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-18T13:09:30.865Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8307032 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8307032?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you ready to step up? Are you dynamic and committed? Do you have experience in burns and or wound care nursing? We currently have a vacancy for a band 5 Registered Children’s Nurse to join our dedicated and caring team within children’s outpatients who has completed their NHS preceptorship programme. Primarily working in Rainforest Outpatients, which sees approximately 250 patients a week within the specialities of Burns, Plastics, Spinal Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery and General Paediatrics and working closely with Daisy Ward; a 10 bedded burns unit including a 6 bedded Neurosurgical, Trauma and Burns High Dependency Unit. For burns we are the regional centre covering the entire south west of the U.K and also the regional Paediatric Major Trauma Centre. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidates will: - Be able to demonstrate excellent inter-personal and communication skills - Have the ability to forge and maintain relationships with a variety of clinical and non-clinical staff. - Have the ability to manage a busy workload and to prioritise, quickly find solutions and to focus on the important issues when decision making is essential. - Have experience in burns and or wound care dressings - Be able to implement knowledge-based theory to practice. In return for your hard work you will receive the following benefits: - Working within an internationally renowned Children’s Hospital - Opportunities for education and development - Our own Faculty of Children’s Nurse Education and Research - Industry leading pension scheme - Access to discounts in a multitude of local and national outlets. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy. ### 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 ### Experience **Desirable** - Experience of taking charge (A), (I) - Experience of teaching (A), (I) ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Self-motivated (A), (I) - A team player (A), (I) - Ability to work with minimum supervision (A), (I) - Act in a professional manner (A), (I) ### Training & Qualification **Essential** - RSCN/ RN child branch (NMC registered) or equivalent - Current NMC registration **Desirable** - Work towards relevant university accredited post basic study programmes e.g. teaching and assessing course ### Knowledge, Skills and abilities **Essential** - Broad knowledge and experience of clinical nursing practice within a hospital environment (A), (I) - Interest in the clinical area (A), (I) - Demonstrate competence in clinical skills relevant to the clinical area (A), (I) - Good interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and MDT (A), (I) - Computer skills (A), (I) - Competence in calculations for safe administration of medicines/fluids (A), (I) - Ability to take the lead, initiate and ensure appropriate action in response to the deteriorating patient (A), (I) - Clinical decision-making ability (A), (I) - Teaching/supervisory skills (A), (I) - Ability to work with minimum supervision (A), (I) - Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard (A), (I) ## Documents - [dbs charges information (pdf, 71.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3005) - [dbs charges information (pdf, 119.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2397) - [uhbw staff benefits book (pdf, 12.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2131) - [paediatric staff nurse jd (pdf, 808.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10626960) - [uhbw behaviours and values (pdf, 299.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2476) - [policy statement - ex offenders (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=667) ## 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.