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Paediatric Staff Nurse


Location
Treehouse Unit, Stepping Hill
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 pro rata per annum
Profession
Nurse (adult and children)
Grade
Band 5
Deadline
28 Aug 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
21 Aug 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job overview

Are you an experienced Paediatric Staff Nurse or a newly qualified Staff Nurse who is committed to delivering outstanding patient care to children, young people and their families? If your answer is YES, we want you to come and join our team on the Treehouse Children’s Unit at Stepping Hill Hospital.

The Treehouse Unit is looking for experienced or newly qualified staff Nurse's to join our team. You will supported by a fabulous team and our Paediatric Clinical Nurse Educator who will develop your personal development plan which will include senior band 5 training days, HDU course and APLS course.

We are a 16-20 bedded acute paediatric ward, with a paediatric same day emergency care (PSDEC) area, a surgical day case and 2 HDU beds. We care for children and young people with a wide variety of medical and surgical conditions. Specialist nursing teams are available to support this care delivery.

Main duties of the job

We will provide you with support to further progress your career, including a wide variety of training opportunities. We will offer you a bespoke development plan, tailored to your unique career aspirations .

Team focused and hard working, you’ll be committed to delivering safe high quality care to our patients whilst supporting your colleagues. With a strong motivation to improve patient experience and achieve the Trust's values. If this sounds like the job for you then come and join our fantastic team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibility for Patient Care

Assessing the individual's care needs, developing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care to meet needs of patients and undertake all forms of care within the clinical environment.

Working in partnership with relatives and carers to develop and implement /improve standards of patient care.

Liaising with staff from multi-disciplines in matters relating to patient care and equipment relevant to nursing care.

Maintain accurate and timely patients’ records and documentation ensuring confidentiality.

To uphold the Trust’s dignity and respect standards.

Ensure that nursing care is appropriate, provided and is consistent with clinical guidelines.

Using professional judgements is able to analyse a range of patient conditions and act appropriately.

Maintaining high standards of patient care by personal example and professional conduct.

Promote the safeguarding of vulnerable patients in line with national and local policy.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful, this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

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

Essential

  • Effective time management
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Resource management
  • Ability to work effectively in a team
  • Ability to use own initiative
  • Problem solving
  • Motivated
  • Ability to adapt and cope with change
  • Demonstrate a positive “can do” approach to change
  • Attention to detail
  • Shows enthusiasm for achieving results
  • Demonstrates an awareness of patient dignity and respect
  • Effective communication – written and verbal
  • Computer literacy

Desirable

  • Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in paediatric clinical areas
  • Experience of delivering paediatric patient care

Desirable

  • Experience of supervising others

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • Current 1st level UK Registration RSCN or RN(child)

Desirable

  • Preparation for Mentorship certificate or experience as a student assessor/supervisor.
  • Relevant post registration course appropriate to the clinical area

Work Related Circumstances

Essential

  • Flexible and adaptable

Desirable

  • Ability to exert concentration where the work pattern is frequently unpredictable and occasionally distressing or emotional

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