Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 179-7752983-W
- Employer
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Children's Outpatient Department WSH
- Town
- Bury St Edmunds
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric Staff Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
To participate in the effective management of the Children’s Outpatient Department and to maintain a high standard of individualised patient care and a courteous, efficient service to visiting patients and relatives.
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached job description and the person specification for more details around the main duties of the role.
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and the person specification for more details around the main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Education & Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (Child Branch) or RN with extensive experience of acute children’s nursing.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant teaching qualification
- Basic Life Support
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuous professional development linked to demonstrable competencies
- Willingness to undertake EPALS
Desirable criteria
- Experience in acute paediatric setting
- EPALS
- Experience of mentorship / preceptorship)
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients.
- Willingness to undertake venepuncture and cannulation training.
Desirable criteria
- Administration of intravenous drugs.
- Venepuncture and cannulation skills
- IT skills
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work well both in a team and on own initiative
- Good written and verbal communication
- Good time management and organisational skills
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
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alison Garters
- Job title
- Sister - Children's Outpatients
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01284 713928
- Additional information
Joanne Rackham
Paediatric matron - [email protected]
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