Staff Nurse - POPD
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 20
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 03/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is a Band 5 Staff Nurse position within the Paediatric Outpatient Department, covering maternity leave for 12 months. The role involves providing high-quality, safe, and child-centred care across multiple sites in the Wigan borough. The successful candidate will work 20 hours per week, with an internal rotation pattern, and will be responsible for a range of personal care and clinical duties under guidance.
Essential criteria
- Flexible and positive approach to work
- Internal rotation
- Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation.
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
- Understanding of research/audit
- Recent evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of resource management
- Understanding of education/student requirements
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to maintain and improve standards of care
- Ability to challenge unacceptable behaviour or practice in a professional context
- Basic computer skills
- Experience of working independently and as a member of a team
- Post qualification experience
- Previous experience in caring environment
- Experience of clinical supervision
- Experience of audit/research
- RSCN / RN Child
- NMC Registration or due to obtain
- Teaching and Assessing Course
- Degree/Diploma Studies
- Specialists Skills Course
- Additional
- Flexible and positive approach to work
- Internal rotation
- Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation.
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
- Understanding of research/audit
- Recent evidence of continuing professional development
- Understanding of resource management
- Understanding of education/student requirements
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to maintain and improve standards of care
- Ability to challenge unacceptable behaviour or practice in a professional context
- Basic computer skills
- Experience of working independently and as a member of a team
- Post qualification experience
- Previous experience in caring environment
- Experience of clinical supervision
- Experience of audit/research
- RSCN / RN Child
- NMC Registration or due to obtain
- Teaching and Assessing Course
- Degree/Diploma Studies
- Specialists Skills Course
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 11d ago · Closes in 4d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
Job Overview
We are looking to recruit a band 5 staff nurse to cover maternity leave.
We are looking for motivated and caring [contact details removed] nurse to join a dedicated Paediatric Team in our Paediatric Outpatient department. You will be required to work over our other sites in the Wigan borough therefore a car user/driver is essential to this post.
We are looking for enthusiasm, drive, and passion where the delivery of outstanding levels of care can be nurtured.
You will have excellent communication skills and the flexibility and adaptability to meet the needs of Children and their Families whilst maintaining a safe environment.
You will be motivated and committed to delivering high quality care to patients in a busy and fast paced area.
You will work as part of a team to provide high quality, safe and child centred care.
The successful candidate will be efficient, reliable, and able to work using their own initiative whilst being part of a team. You will be dedicated to assisting in the delivery and the development of an excellent service.
We are looking to recruit to a 20 hour post, with a working pattern across 5 days (internal rotation).
NHS Employees should ideally secure their manager's agreement for a secondment arrangement ideally prior to applying, as this will be a condition of any offer made. This vacancy is advertised on a fix
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