Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills & Abilities
Demonstrate competence in clinical skills relevant to the clinical area
- Skills & Abilities
Good interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and MDT
- Skills & Abilities
Computer skills
- Skills & Abilities
Competence in calculations for safe administration of medicines/fluids
- Skills & Abilities
Ability to take the lead, initiate and ensure appropriate action in response to the deteriorating patient
- Skills & Abilities
Clinical decision making ability
- Skills & Abilities
Teaching/supervisory skills
- Skills & Abilities
Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Skills & Abilities
Act in a professional manner
- Skills & Abilities
Self motivated
- Skills & Abilities
A team player
- Skills & Abilities
Recognition of own limits
- Knowledge & Experience
Broad knowledge and experience of clinical nursing practice within a hospital environment
- Knowledge & Experience
Interest in the clinical area
- Training & Qualifications
RSCN/ RN child branch (NMC registered) or equivalent
- Training & Qualifications
Current NMC registration
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge & Experience
Experience of taking charge
- Knowledge & Experience
Experience of teaching
- Training & Qualifications
Work towards relevant university accredited post basic study programmes e.g. teaching and assessing course
Job overview
Are you ready to step up? Are you dynamic and committed? Do you have experience in critical care or burns nursing?
If the answer is yes, then apply for one of our Band 5 Staff Nurse positions on Daisy Ward. We have permanent and secondment options for Children’s Nurses who have completed their NHS preceptorship.
Daisy ward is a 10 bedded unit including a 6 bedded Neurosurgical, Trauma and Burns High Dependency Unit and a 4 bedded Burns Unit. For Burns we are the regional centre covering the entire southwest of the U.K. We are also the regional Paediatric Major Trauma Centre with many of these patients treated on the High Dependency Unit.
Ideal 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.
Main duties of the job
So, what are you waiting for? Start your new life today by applying to join our team.
We pride ourselves on recruiting high calibre nurses who are compassionate, motivated and deliver the highest quality care. We offer you the support and opportunities to grow and develop your skills in our innovative research and teaching trust through our very own Faculty of Children’s Nurse Education and Research.
Frequently voted as one of the best places to live in the UK and brimming with art and culture, restaurants and nightlife, Bristol is a vibrant place where you can live and grow, raise a family and discover the true meaning of work-life balance.
You’ll have all the benefits of city-life just a stones-throw away from the sprawling countryside and the sea.
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.
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This advert is for Paediatric Staff Nurse - Daisy Ward with University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in Weston-super-mare, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Staff nurse role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Sep 2026.
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