# Staff Nurse - Child Health > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-child-health/0c8c1554-5c1d-4ddf-bdc6-0dffc204701f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-child-health/0c8c1554-5c1d-4ddf-bdc6-0dffc204701f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Southampton General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Staff nurse - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 Per annum - Pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: Fixed term also available - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-13T12:46:14.550Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8363548 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8363548?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhs.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Job Title: Staff Nurse - Child Health Contract Type: Permanent & Fixed Term There are three fixed term/secondment post available ending in March 2027, July 2027 and November 2027. Purpose for Fixed Term: Maternity / Shared Parental / adoption Leave Backfill ### Main duties of the job This is an exciting opportunity to join our team on our 16-bedded specialist paediatric cardiology as an experienced band 5 staff nurse. Do you have previous experience or an interest in paediatric cardiology? Southampton Children's Hospital is looking for highly motivated, dedicated registered nurses to join our friendly, supportive nursing team on E1 Ocean Ward. The ward cares for children from birth to 18 years as well as supporting their families/carers with a range of cardiac medical conditions and those requiring cardiac surgery. E1 accepts tertiary referrals from across the Thames and Wessex network. The ward has an excellent educational team and a full educational programme is available to develop your clinical experience with the opportunity to obtain specific cardiac skills and other level two critical care skills to develop your career further. We are looking for qualified staff nurses that are passionate about our trust values and want to be part of a culture that supports and advocates for our amazing children and their families. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities In this role, your key responsibilities will include providing a high standard of specialist individualised nursing care, communicate effectively with a multi-disciplinary team, maintain accurate records of observation and supporting/delivering treatment to patients. Along with the relevant qualifications we are looking for you to demonstrate evidence of on-going professional development, good written and oral communication skills, awareness of evidence-based practice and mentorship/buddying experience. We are looking for an ability to work the full range of shifts within a 24-hour shift pattern and previous experience as a qualified nurse in a paediatric or neonatal environment is desired but not essential. To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents attached. ### 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 ### Trust Values **Essential** - Patient First - Working Together - Always Improving ### Qualifications, knowledge and experience **Essential** - Qualified Nurse (Degree/Diploma) - Registered nurse on appropriate part of the register - Knowledge of current issues within acute Health Service - Understanding of personal accountability - Knowledge of own role within the team - Provide evidence of teaching and supporting learners in practice in the role of practice supervisor - Awareness of evidence-based practice - Awareness of responsibilities for management of infection control - Evidence of on-going personal development - Able to use initiative **Desirable** - Evidence of recent study - Previous experience/qualification in relevant specialty - Teaching experience ## Documents - [job description & person specification (pdf, 200.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10690487) ## 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.