Staff Nurse - Medicine Division
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a 6-month fixed-term contract for newly qualified and experienced Band 5 Child Nurses within the Medicine Division at Birmingham Children's Hospital. The role supports winter pressures from October 2026 to April 2027. You will care for patients aged 0-16 with a wide range of acute conditions. The Trust offers comprehensive professional development and support for staff.
Essential criteria
- RN Child
- NMC pin by 1st October 2026
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development
- Understanding of professional and current issues in children's nursing
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Ability to recognize and act upon the need for immediate medical intervention
- Understanding and training in the management of child protection issues
- Ability to understand and respond in emergencies
- Ability to deal with conflict situations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to work well independently and as part of a team
- Able to think quickly in a rapidly changing acute environment
- Able to plan and prioritise daily workload to ensure high quality and safe care for children and young people
- Basic computer skills
- Planning and organizational skills
- Time management skills
- Excellent communication skills. Able to communicate effectively in challenging situations
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion
- Understand the importance of effective team working
- Flexible across hours of work to meet service need including nights and weekends
- Punctual and reliable
- Demonstrate conduct and behaviours in keeping with the NMC Code
- RN Child
- NMC pin by 1st October 2026
- Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development
- Understanding of professional and current issues in children's nursing
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Ability to recognize and act upon the need for immediate medical intervention
- Understanding and training in the management of child protection issues
- Ability to understand and respond in emergencies
- Ability to deal with conflict situations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to work well independently and as part of a team
- Able to think quickly in a rapidly changing acute environment
- Able to plan and prioritise daily workload to ensure high quality and safe care for children and young people
- Basic computer skills
- Planning and organizational skills
- Time management skills
- Excellent communication skills. Able to communicate effectively in challenging situations
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion
- Understand the importance of effective team working
- Flexible across hours of work to meet service need including nights and weekends
- Punctual and reliable
- Demonstrate conduct and behaviours in keeping with the NMC Code
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.
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Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Staff Nurse - Medicine Division
The closing date is 17 September 2026
Job summary
Welcome to Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust. Incorporating Birmingham Children's Hospital and Birmingham Women's Hospital were proud to be by your side every step of the way, with our patients and families at the heart of everything we do.
We would like to invite Newly Qualified and Experienced Band 5 Child Nurses to apply for positions in a range of clinical areas across the Birmingham Children's Hospital site. These positions will be within our Medicine Division for a 6 month fixed term contract to support with winter pressures from Early October 2026 till Early April 2027.
Only applicants who hold a recognised qualification in Children's Nursing should apply for this role.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated individuals with a passion for delivering care to our women and children. At BWC we have a positive learning culture and offer excellent comprehensive professional development opportunities to ensure that our Nurses are supported in their new and exciting role. There are a range of training opportunities available along with expert clinical support from our most experienced staff.
At BWC staff experience and wellbeing is important to us. We offer a wide variety of b
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