# Paediatric Staff Nurse – Penguin Ward - Surgery > 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-penguin-ward-surgery/17626146-396d-42a1-89f0-96cacd58e04b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-staff-nurse-penguin-ward-surgery/17626146-396d-42a1-89f0-96cacd58e04b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bristol - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £29,970 - £36,483 pa / pro rata - **Contract type:** 1 X permanent & 1 X 4 months fixed term post - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-12T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-18T14:21:26.848Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Bristol/Bristol/University_Hospitals_Bristol_Weston_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paeds_Nursing/Paeds_Nursing-v8095449 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8095449?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Join the Penguin Ward at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC), where every day offers the opportunity to make a difference. We are seeking passionate and skilled children’s nurses who have completed their preceptorship to join our dedicated team. We have a permanent role and also four month secondments for internal staff wanting to rotate and experience all that Penguin has to offer Penguin is our inpatient surgery ward. Here we predominately care for children aged 0 – 10 years old with various surgical conditions. As the regional centre we accept referrals from the south west of England and Wales into our 22 beds. We are renowned for our capabilities in both emergency and elective surgical cases. Penguin ward is a busy, friendly ward with a good team spirit. The ward hosts a variety of opportunities to progress your nursing career and skills in paediatric surgery, from neonates to teenagers. You will gain experience in specialties including: - Gastroenterology - Trauma and Orthopaedic - Ear Nose and Throat - Emergency Surgery - Plastic and cleft - General surgery - Urology You will also develop your skills, through working alongside the Clinical Nurse Specialists, and other members of the multidisciplinary team who are involved in the patient pathway. Acute pain management, parental nutrition, complex fluid management and planning and assessing care for complex post operative surgical patients, will all be skills you can learn or build on. ### Main duties of the job As a gifted Children’s nurse we understand your value. That’s why we want you to join our vibrant team at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC), in a Trust rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and help us deliver world-class care in departments that feels like a family. If you are a registered adult nurse but have experience and competence in working with paediatric surgery patients then we welcome your application. Unfortunately we are unable to support nurses that require OSCE in order to register with the NMC UK. So, what are you waiting for? Start your application today! ### 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. ## Job Details Join the Penguin Ward at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC), where every day offers the opportunity to make a difference. We are seeking passionate and skilled children’s nurses who have completed their preceptorship to join our dedicated team. We have a permanent role and also four month secondments for internal staff wanting to rotate and experience all that Penguin has to offer Penguin is our inpatient surgery ward. Here we predominately care for children aged 0 – 10 years old with various surgical conditions. As the regional centre we accept referrals from the south west of England and Wales into our 22 beds. We are renowned for our capabilities in both emergency and elective surgical cases. Penguin ward is a busy, friendly ward with a good team spirit. The ward hosts a variety of opportunities to progress your nursing career and skills in paediatric surgery, from neonates to teenagers. You will gain experience in specialties including: Gastroenterology Trauma and Orthopaedic Ear Nose and Throat Emergency Surgery Plastic and cleft General surgery Urology You will also develop your skills, through working alongside the Clinical Nurse Specialists, and other members of the multidisciplinary team who are involved in the patient pathway. Acute pain management, parental nutrition, complex fluid management and planning and assessing care for complex post operative surgical patients, will all be skills you can learn or build on. ## Job Description As a gifted Children’s nurse we understand your value. That’s why we want you to join our vibrant team at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC), in a Trust rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and help us deliver world-class care in departments that feels like a family. If you are a registered adult nurse but have experience and competence in working with paediatric surgery patients then we welcome your application. Unfortunately we are unable to support nurses that require OSCE in order to register with the NMC UK. So, what are you waiting for? Start your application today! ## Responsibilities For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy. ## Person Specification ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Demonstrate competence in clinical skills relevant to the clinical area - Good interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and MDT - Computer skills - Competence in calculations for safe administration of medicines/fluids - Ability to take the lead, initiate and ensure appropriate action in response to the deteriorating patient - Clinical decision making ability - Teaching/supervisory skills - Ability to work with minimum supervision - Act in a professional manner - Self motivated - A team player - Recognition of own limits ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Broad knowledge and experience of clinical nursing practice within a hospital environment - Interest in the clinical area **Desirable** - Experience of teaching - Experience of taking charge ### Qualifications and and Training **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 ### Public Sector Language Competency **Essential** - Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard ## Documents - [dbs charges information (pdf, 71.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3005) - [jd - band 5 staff nurse (pdf, 424.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10389084) - [uhbw staff benefits book (pdf, 12.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2131) - [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.