Job overview

Nottingham Children's Hospital and Neonatal services are pleased to announce our recruitment open day which is taking place on 8th March 2025.

We invite final year Children’s Nursing students and Registered Children's Nurses with experience to our market place event. After a  welcome from one of our senior nurses you can browse the stalls, meet our teams and find out more about the opportunities available in Nottingham.

*Pre-Pin Nurses must be qualified by Autumn 2025 to be eligible to apply.*

 We have opportunities in rotational posts, and for specific wards/departments including but not limited to;

Children's Assessment Unit - A fast paced medical area, where you will gain a wealth of knowledge and skills in patient assessment.

Ward E17 - Children's Renal Ward D34 and D35 - Across our surgical pathway you will be able to enhance skills in caring for patients covering a multitude of specialist surgery's including; cleft lip and palate, spinal, ENT, orthopaedic and gastrointestinal. 

Paediatric Critical Care Units - where you will have the opportunity to enrol on the structured foundation programme.

Ward E39 - Children's Oncology Ward

E40 - Children's Neurology and Spinal

Ward D33 - General Medical

We also have day case areas such as Oncology Daycare. If you are looking for an area to enhance your skills with a more regular working pattern, this  Unit has a great balance of long days 8-8pm but no nights. Some weekend working maybe required. 

 

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert

This is a really exciting time to join NCH as we became the first Children’s Hospital in Europe to achieve ANCC pathway to excellence accreditation in 2020.

This makes NCH  a really special place to work, not only does this show that we provide excellent care to patients and family’s it is also recognition that we have fantastic teams, leadership at all levels and a huge array of development opportunity’s.

As a registered nurse at Nottingham Children's Hospital, you will be expected to maintain a high standard of clinical work when carrying out nursing procedures.

You will motivate colleagues, champion children’s and families safety and dignity, and drive continuous improvement.

Nottingham Children's Hospital will support you in your role and provide the relevant education, training and support for you to deliver high quality care.

To be considered you must be willing to undertake further children's specific training and development packages.

Working for our organisation

Nottingham Children’s Hospital is set within the vibrant city of Nottingham known for its many historical sites and lively music scene. The Children’s Hospital is housed within the Queens Medical Centre campus and has 116 inpatient beds across 8 inpatient wards covering all specialities, with many of our specialities being regional centres as well as two neonatal intensive care units- one based at our City Hospital campus.

We have an innovative Preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff during their crucial transition period from student nurse to registered nurse, as well as bespoke support for those joining our teams.

Our staff are proud to work at Nottingham Children's Hospital and all embrace the TEAM NUH ethos which we would love you to be part of.