Paediatric Staff Nurse


Location
Newport, England
Salary
£32073.00 to £39043.00
Profession
Staff nurse
Grade
Band 5
Deadline
26 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
13 Oct 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

24 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Abilities

    Be willing to take part in training and development opportunities

  • Abilities

    Able to be flexible in relation to service demands

  • Abilities

    Able to demonstrate knowledge of safeguarding ethos, and be confident to express concerns to more senior staff, should they arise

  • Abilities

    Ability to adapt to change within working situation

  • Abilities

    Client engagement

  • Abilities

    Ability to utilise clinical assessment skills and tools effectively

  • Aptitudes

    Able to work autonomously in stressful situations

  • Aptitudes

    Boundary keeping

  • Aptitudes

    Able to use initiative to cope in a variety of situations

  • Aptitudes

    Good time management skills

  • Aptitudes

    Ability to maintain effectiveness under pressure

  • Aptitudes

    Able to work as part of a team

  • Aptitudes

    Act in ways that support equality and diversity

  • Qualifications

    RN/RSCN/ RN child with current NMC registration

  • Qualifications

    Good basic education including use of English and Maths

  • Qualifications

    Basic IT skills

  • Qualifications

    Evidenced based and experience of reflective practice

  • Qualifications

    NHS experience in service working with children and young people

  • Qualifications

    Good understanding of child and adolescent development, Child Protection issues,

  • Qualifications

    Principles underlying confidentiality and information sharing

  • Physical Skills

    Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder e.g. manual handling of patients

  • Communication Skills

    Communicates with a limited range of people on day-to-day matters

  • Communication Skills

    Able to demonstrate a high level of understanding of confidentiality

  • Communication Skills

    Positive and proactive attitude towards the client/patient group and professional colleagues

Desirable

8 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Aptitudes

    Ability to prioritise work and complete within deadlines

  • Aptitudes

    Support equality and value diversity

  • Qualifications

    Effective team working within a multi-agency framework.

  • Physical Skills

    Attend annual update and complete e-learning modules, as required in relation to manual handling

  • Physical Skills

    Able to physically perform all aspects role and responsibilities

  • Communication Skills

    Communicate with a range of people on a range of matters

  • Communication Skills

    Able to reflect on and address; barriers to communication; provide feedback to others on their communication at appropriate times; keep accurate and complete records of activities and communications consistent with guidelines, policies and procedures, having received the appropriate training

  • Communication Skills

    Ability to practice in a variety of clinical settings

Job overview

Paediatric Staff Nurse

Band 5 (£32,073 - £39,043 pro rata, per annum)

  • hours per week (Full Time) - 2 Posts Available

We are recruiting for two full-time Paediatric Staff Nurses who wish to join #TeamIOWNHS. If you are a caring, compassionate and motivated registered children's nurse, we would love to hear from you.

As a Paediatric Staff Nurse, you will play a key role in providing high-quality, family-centred care to children and young people across a variety of clinical settings. Working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will be committed to delivering safe, effective and compassionate care while ensuring the best possible experience for patients and their families.

The successful candidates will work 37.5 hours per week, participating in a full range of shift patterns including long days, nights, weekends and weekdays to meet the needs of the service.

At the Isle of Wight NHS Trust, we are committed to our vision of "great people, great place" and are looking for individuals who share our passion for delivering outstanding care and continuously improving services for our local community.

We offer a supportive working environment, excellent development opportunities and the chance to be part of a dedicated team focused on achieving the very best outcomes for children, young people and their families.

If you are passionate about paediatric nursing and would like to make a real difference, we would be delighted to receive your application.

Main duties of the job

The main ward duties will include but are not limited to:

- Assessing - Planning - Implementing care - Evaluating care - Acting as a supervisor to students and providing family-centred care - Working as part of the MDT - Possessing excellent communication skills - Carrying out nursing procedures

To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Attached you will find the person specification document for staff nurse role, this will provide more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.

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 with Isle of Wight NHS Trust in Newport, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Staff nurse role. The advertised salary is £32073.00 to £39043.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 26 Oct 2026.

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