Paediatric Nurse - Children's Unit - Huntingdon
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North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Paediatric Nurse - Children's Unit - Huntingdon
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
Are you a Registered Children's Nurse or Registered Nurse with experience in caring for children and young people? Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge? We would love to receive an application from you.
We are a friendly, supportive team that is passionate about delivering first class care to the families and patients who access our service. We have state of the art facilities equipped with the latest equipment that ensures that children receive the very highest standards of healthcare. This gives our families the reassurance that the very best is being done for the people who mean the most to them.
Band 5 opportunities include:
- Protected supernumerary period
- Preceptorship programme with resilience based supervision
- Band 5 orientation workbook
- Mindfulness and wellbeing at work
- Opportunities to be involved in quality improvement/change management
- Opportunities for further study - both internal and external courses
- Career progression opportunities
*Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice*
Main duties of the job
We are a 19 bedded unit which includes one High Dependency bed. We can accommodate up to 6 children for day surgery and work alongside the Paediatric Assessment Unit. Outpatient clinics also run Monday to Friday from the ground floor of the unit.
As part of this role you will be expected to rotate to Peterborough City Hospital Children Wards when there is a clinical need and to offer opportunities to expand on skills and knowledge.
We are a busy department in what can be a fast-paced environment. The right candidate will need to be a good communicator, be innovative and self-motivated. They should be committed to the provision of high standards of patient care for our children and families.
Ensure that patient care remains a priority in inter-professional practice and that referrals to the MDT are timely and discharge planning takes place where appropriate.
Be aware of the safeguarding agenda, ensuring protection and identification of vulnerable patients.
Ensure effective working relationships are established and maintained with colleagues across the Trust.
We are looking for a flexible individual to workfull time or part time hours. Our current shift pattern is 11.5 hour shifts on internal rotation to cover evenings and weekends.
*Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice*
About us
We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.
Details
Date posted
15 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum pro-rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
176-F-8242846
Job locations
Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Hinchingbrooke Park
Huntingdon
PE29 6NT
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of NMC Codes of conduct and/or guidelines of professional practice
- Theoretical and practical knowledge of nursing within this clinical area
- Awareness of health and safety
- Awareness of quality issues and Clinical Governance
- Ability to learn from incidents and apply them to new situations
Desirable
- Awareness of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk, governance and quality issues
- Willingness to actively participate in mechanisms to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the team through audit.
Education & Qualification
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse with NMC Registration
- Registered Nurse (level 1) with significant experience in a clinical area that provides care to children and young people e.g. Children's ward/ED/Theatres and Recovery/Neonatal Unit
- Evidence of continuing professional development and its application
Desirable
- BSc (or willingness to work towards)
- Mentorship Qualification (or willingness to undertake)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of a children's ward or department/setting where children and their families are nursed
- Evidence of working with children with life limiting conditions/complex health care needs.
- Competent at basic nursing care and life support (CPR)
- Interest in teaching and supervising students
Desirable
- Awareness of Trust and Ward/ Department polices and philosophies
- Awareness of broader issues within the Trust and NHS
Key Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good communication skills
- Organisational skills applied to self: time management, prioritising own caseload, initiative
- Awareness of the importance of risk management
- Awareness of Clinical Supervision and Reflective Practice and participate in these as per ward policy
- Ability to identify problems and recommend solutions
- Computer literacy
- Critical analysis skills
Desirable
- IV competency
- Ability to access central lines including administration of medication and ability to take bloods (or willingness to undertake)
- ECG competency
- Development of Phlebotomy skills
- Good leadership skills or potential to develop
- Teaching skills for trained and untrained staff, carers and patients
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of NMC Codes of conduct and/or guidelines of professional practice
- Theoretical and practical knowledge of nursing within this clinical area
- Awareness of health and safety
- Awareness of quality issues and Clinical Governance
- Ability to learn from incidents and apply them to new situations
Desirable
- Awareness of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk, governance and quality issues
- Willingness to actively participate in mechanisms to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the team through audit.
Education & Qualification
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse with NMC Registration
- Registered Nurse (level 1) with significant experience in a clinical area that provides care to children and young people e.g. Children's ward/ED/Theatres and Recovery/Neonatal Unit
- Evidence of continuing professional development and its application
Desirable
- BSc (or willingness to work towards)
- Mentorship Qualification (or willingness to undertake)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of a children's ward or department/setting where children and their families are nursed
- Evidence of working with children with life limiting conditions/complex health care needs.
- Competent at basic nursing care and life support (CPR)
- Interest in teaching and supervising students
Desirable
- Awareness of Trust and Ward/ Department polices and philosophies
- Awareness of broader issues within the Trust and NHS
Key Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good communication skills
- Organisational skills applied to self: time management, prioritising own caseload, initiative
- Awareness of the importance of risk management
- Awareness of Clinical Supervision and Reflective Practice and participate in these as per ward policy
- Ability to identify problems and recommend solutions
- Computer literacy
- Critical analysis skills
Desirable
- IV competency
- Ability to access central lines including administration of medication and ability to take bloods (or willingness to undertake)
- ECG competency
- Development of Phlebotomy skills
- Good leadership skills or potential to develop
- Teaching skills for trained and untrained staff, carers and patients
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Hinchingbrooke Park
Huntingdon
PE29 6NT
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Hinchingbrooke Park
Huntingdon
PE29 6NT
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Ward Manager
Kathryn Childs
Details
Date posted
15 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum pro-rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
176-F-8242846
Job locations
Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Hinchingbrooke Park
Huntingdon
PE29 6NT
United Kingdom
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