Paediatric Staff Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves joining a dedicated nursing team on Peanut Ward, a regional referral centre for children with burns and other trauma. You will care for pre-operative, post-operative, and dressing clinic patients, developing wound care skills. The position supports children undergoing plastic, maxillofacial, and ophthalmic treatment, and their parents. The Trust is CQC rated 'Good' with 'Outstanding' care, offering professional and personal development.
Key responsibilities
- Caring for pre-op patients, post op patients and dressing clinic patients.
- Care and preparation of children undergoing plastic surgery or maxillofacial surgery.
- Care and support of Children with burns injuries in the outpatient dressing clinic.
- Support of parents whose children are undergoing surgery.
Essential criteria
- NMC registration as paediatric nurse
Desirable criteria
- Plastic surgery/surgical nursing qualification
- Experience caring for paediatric surgical patients
- Experience caring for burns and plastics/maxillofacial surgery patients
- IT skills with Microsoft and other computer systems
- NMC registration as paediatric nurse
- Plastic surgery/surgical nursing qualification
- Experience caring for paediatric surgical patients
- Experience caring for burns and plastics/maxillofacial surgery patients
- IT skills with Microsoft and other computer systems
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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Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Paediatric Staff Nurse
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated nursing team. The role includes both working within the inpatient area and a busy Outpatient Dressings Clinic. This is a great opportunity to develop wound care skills as well as joining a team who deliver an excellent nurse led service.
Peanut Ward is a regional referral centre for children who sustained minor to moderate burns injuries, as well as other types of trauma. The service also provides excellent care for children needing Maxillo-Facial and Ophthalmic treatment.The QVH NHS Foundation Trust is an exceptional place to work with the whole organisation focused on the patient and quality care. We have a fantastic international reputation and are proud of our heritage as pioneers of plastic surgery.With the opportunity and support to develop both professionally and personally we expect our nurses to actively contribute to our continued success. We received "outstanding" for care in our CQC report.Informal visits are welcomed .
If you do not hold current NMC registration you will automatically not be shortlisted for this role.
Main duties of the job
Caring for pre-op patients, post op patients and dressing clinic patients. Care and preparation of children undergoing plastic surgery or
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