Emergency Department Registered Children's Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 02/09/2026
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Role summary
Join the Children's Emergency Nursing team at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. This role involves working initially in Poole Emergency Department and then transferring to the new BEACH building in Bournemouth. The position requires a Diploma or Degree in Children's Nursing and active UK NMC registration. You will be part of an enthusiastic team contributing to the future of Emergency Care in Dorset.
Essential criteria
- A team player
- Sympathetic and considerate towards patients, carers and relatives
- Compassionate - Open minded, treats colleagues, patients, carers and relatives with dignity and respect
Desirable criteria
- Flexible in their attitudes and behaviours to support team working and delivery of objectives;
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Previous Acute hospital experience
- Diploma in Children's Nursing or Dual Nursing award (Adult and Child)
- NMC Registration: sub part 1 (RNC or RN8)
- Degree in Childrens Nursing or Dual Nursing award (Adult and Children)
- Technical Skills Competencies
- Willingness to work within a multi-disciplinary team
- Personal Attributes
- A team player
- Sympathetic and considerate towards patients, carers and relatives
- Compassionate - Open minded, treats colleagues, patients, carers and relatives with dignity and respect
- Flexible in their attitudes and behaviours to support team working and delivery of objectives;
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Previous Acute hospital experience
- Diploma in Children's Nursing or Dual Nursing award (Adult and Child)
- NMC Registration: sub part 1 (RNC or RN8)
- Degree in Childrens Nursing or Dual Nursing award (Adult and Children)
- Technical Skills Competencies
- Willingness to work within a multi-disciplinary team
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 10d ago · Closes in 4d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
The future of Emergency Care in Dorset remains exciting, with a major new Emergency site being created in Bournemouth for 2025, which will see it being one of the biggest Emergency Departments on the South Coast. The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, be at the forefront of this development with our staff being the cornerstone of the new nursing team in the future. Within this department there will be a 7 bedded Children's emergency and UTC.
This advert to to recruit enthusiastic team members to join the pre-existing Children Emergency Nursing team to work initially in Poole Emergency Department and once services transfer move across to the new BEACH building based in Bournemouth.
T his role requires: Diploma in Children's Nursing/Degree in Children's Nursing or Dual award degree (adult and children) and an active UK NMC registration
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospital
I nterview Date: 10th September 2026
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
About us
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any serv
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