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Job summary

Main area
Emergency Department
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
176-U-7415473
Employer
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Peterborough City Hospital
Town
Peterborough
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/04/2026 23:59

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North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust logo

Paediatric Registered Nurse - Emergency Department - Peterborough

Band 5

Job overview

Are you a Registered Nurse with a passion for delivering high-quality paediatric nursing care by joining a growing and forward-thinking team?

We have the best opportunity for you to join our Emergency Department at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.

Located in a historic Cambridgeshire city, Peterborough City Hospital is a state-of-the-art, purpose-built facility accommodating over 700 inpatient beds on modern wards. Peterborough is accessible by road or train within easy commute distance from London, Cambridge, Leicester or Birmingham.

You will be a Registered Nurse (Child)/RSCN with a minimum of 6 months post registration experience.

You will embrace new ideas and innovative ways of working whilst providing high quality care. You will have opportunities to care for children from initial assessment through to minors, majors, and the resuscitation area.

We have an excellent competency and development programme, and you will be supported and guided by our Paediatric Sister and Clinical Educators.

Flexibility is the key to a happy team who will be able provide better patient care. All our roles are offered fulltime and/or part-time with cross-site services.

*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 undergoing some major changes such as relocating the Urgent Treatment Centre into the Emergency Centre footprint. This unit will run alongside our existing ED and, as a band 5, you will have the chance to rotate through this area and gain minor injury experience.

The opportunities we offer include:

· Protected Supernumerary period

· Band 5 orientation / competency booklet

· Self-Rostering / Flexible working policy

· Mindfulness and wellbeing at work

· Opportunities to be involved in quality improvement / change management

· Opportunities for further study - Leadership courses / TNCC / HMIMMS/ CBRN / ATLS observer courses as well as lots of in-house teaching opportunities you can access at all levels

· Career progression opportunities

If you are dynamic, passionate, and proactive, looking for a new challenge and want to be part of a developing team then we would be pleased to hear from you.

*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*

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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

Education and qualifications

Essential criteria
  • RCN
  • Current NMC registration
  • Evidence of professional development
Desirable criteria
  • 6 months post registration experience
  • Degree in Paediatric Nursing
  • Post Registration Course
  • PILS
  • Safeguarding Level 3

Experience/Skills/Ability/Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Excellent understanding of safeguarding
  • Problem solving skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of implementing innovation in practice
  • Experience of looking after the critically ill/intubated child

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close earlier if it received a high number of applications and therefore we recommend that you complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Charlotte Mitchell
Job title
Paediatric Sister
Email address
[email protected]
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