# Staff Nurse - Paediatrics > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-paediatrics/586ab130-569c-4b55-a150-0f3130437295 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-paediatrics/586ab130-569c-4b55-a150-0f3130437295.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bath - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Secondment: 12 months (Sam Rye \[email protected\]) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Job share, 34.5 hours per week (Secondment/Fixed Term for 12 months) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-03T21:04:40.633Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Bath/Royal_United_Hospitals_Bath_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatrics_Day_Surgery_Unit/Paediatrics_Day_Surgery_Unit-v8028486 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8028486?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ruh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking Paediatrics Nurses to join the day surgery Unit at the Royal United Hospitals Bath. We welcome applications from experienced Paediatrics Nurses, newly qualified nurses and student nurses qualifying in 2025/26. If you’re a newly qualified nurse who wants to work for a Trust that invests in developing your skills and practice – this is the perfect place to begin your career. You’ll work across all areas within the department and will have the support from a dedicated, exceptional team of practitioners. Join our Day Surgery Team  we can offer you access to learning and development opportunities to support your professional development so you can take on new roles and challenges. ### Main duties of the job - Acting as a Named Nurse, to maintain accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care within the framework of team nursing. - To co-ordinate the patients’ discharge arrangements in accordance with the RUH Discharge Policy. - To promote a patient focused approach to care in collaboration with all relevant health professionals. - To educate patients and their carers as required where a need has been identified. - To provide information which enables patients to make choices about adopting a healthy lifestyle - To develop own teaching skills and participate in staff/student - education programmes. - To help maintain a suitable learning environment for staff and act as a facilitator in the supervision and teaching of less experienced staff. - To contribute to the setting and monitoring of measurable standards of care and be accountable for maintaining standards. - To maintain awareness of the national, professional and local quality issues relevant to the delivery of nursing services, e.g. Clinical Governance. - To uphold quality initiatives that improve ‘customer care’ and enhance the interface between staff, patients and visitors. - To develop and maintain an awareness of budgeting, exercising care and economy in the ordering and use of equipment. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role. ## Job Details We are seeking Paediatrics Nurses to join the day surgery Unit at the Royal United Hospitals Bath. We welcome applications from experienced Paediatrics Nurses, newly qualified nurses and student nurses qualifying in 2025/26. If you’re a newly qualified nurse who wants to work for a Trust that invests in developing your skills and practice – this is the perfect place to begin your career. You’ll work across all areas within the department and will have the support from a dedicated, exceptional team of practitioners. Join our Day Surgery Team we can offer you access to learning and development opportunities to support your professional development so you can take on new roles and challenges. ## Job Description Acting as a Named Nurse, to maintain accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care within the framework of team nursing. To co-ordinate the patients’ discharge arrangements in accordance with the RUH Discharge Policy. To promote a patient focused approach to care in collaboration with all relevant health professionals. To educate patients and their carers as required where a need has been identified. To provide information which enables patients to make choices about adopting a healthy lifestyle To develop own teaching skills and participate in staff/student education programmes. To help maintain a suitable learning environment for staff and act as a facilitator in the supervision and teaching of less experienced staff. To contribute to the setting and monitoring of measurable standards of care and be accountable for maintaining standards. To maintain awareness of the national, professional and local quality issues relevant to the delivery of nursing services, e.g. Clinical Governance. To uphold quality initiatives that improve ‘customer care’ and enhance the interface between staff, patients and visitors. To develop and maintain an awareness of budgeting, exercising care and economy in the ordering and use of equipment. ## Responsibilities Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role. ## Person Specification ### Essential **Essential** - Paediatric Trained - NMC registration ## Documents - [join the ruh (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3030) - [job description (pdf, 315.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10347229) - [paediatric nurse candidate pack (pdf, 944.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10315729) ## 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.