Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Trustwide
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent & Fixed Term
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 317-2025-SNP-NOV
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- 317 Trustwide
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/10/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 07/11/2025
Employer heading
Children's Staff Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
NMC Registered Children’s Nurse’s are employed in wards and departments at the Great North Children’s Hospital, Neonates at the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) and Cardiothoracic at Freeman Hospital. Adult registered nurses are employed in Neonates at the RVI and the Cardiothoracic PICU at Freeman Hospital but need to apply to the Trust’s adult staff nurse advert.
We welcome applications from qualified Children’s Nurses looking for a new experience and this month encourage student nurses due to qualify January 2026 to apply.
Currently there are vacancies on:
Ward 1b – Neurology, Ward 3 – BMT, Ward 8 – Day Surgery, Ward 12 – PICU at the GNCH and Cardiothoracic PICU at Freeman. Other areas are likely to be available for interviews in November.
When you arrive for interview we will ask for your preference areas to work and provide a list of current vacancies to assist in your choice.
- Interview Date Friday 07 November 2025
- Interviews will be face to face and the venue is to be confirmed
- Full & Part Time Hours Available
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
We want all of our paediatric nurses here at Newcastle Hospitals to feel supported and have opportunities for learning and development.
Our Education Team is here to help and will support:
The Trust Preceptorship Days for all newly qualified Band 5 staff nurses (4 days).
Bespoke paediatric clinical skills day – this includes 6 days over a 6 month period.
Bespoke speciality days including – tracheostomy care, respiratory, diabetes, acute illness management, orthopaedic care and wound care.
Clinical Educator support in the clinical area during supernumerary period and once out of supernumerary to support with competency sign ogg.
Yearly mandatory training update dates.
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
- Freeman Hospital
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
- Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Accountable for assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating high quality patient care in the Peri-Operative environment.
- Provide effective support to both patient and carers throughout their care pathway.
- Act as role model, teacher and supervisor for junior staff and students, participating in mentor and preceptorship programmes
To abide by Trust policies and procedures. - Provide support for and depending on experience deputise for nurse in charge in their absence.
- Act as patient advocate in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code / Health and Care Professions Council standards of conduct, performance and ethics.
- Work collaboratively as an effective member of MDT.
- Participate in 24 hour on call service when appropriate to role.
Person specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development
- • Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context
- • Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
Desirable criteria
- • Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
SKILLS
Essential criteria
- • Basic IT skills
Desirable criteria
- • Relevant clinical skills relating to the specialty e.g. cannulation, IV drug administration
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- • Relevant and recent clinical experience
Desirable criteria
- • Previous experience in speciality
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- • Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
- • NMC registration
- • Diploma/Degree in Nursing (completed or willingness to undertake) or equivalent experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise Raine
- Job title
- Matron - GNCH
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01912821774
- Additional information
-
Sister Katie Marshall, 0191 2231016 to discuss Cardiothoracic PICU.
We are all happy to discuss opportunities further and arrange informal visits.
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