Registered Nurse-Paeds ED

Haringey GP Federation; South Shields; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A health foundation in South England is seeking a qualified children's nurse to join their Paediatric Emergency Department team. This role involves delivering urgent and emergency care to children at Sunderland Royal Hospital and South Tyneside. The successful candidate will join a team of over 70 professionals, engage in diverse nursing duties, and have opportunities for personal development through training and support. Competitive salary and flexible working policies are offered to promote staff wellbeing.

Benefits

Access to high-quality education and training

Flexible Working Policy

Fitness Centre

Chaplaincy support

Care Co-ordinator for childcare arrangements

Qualifications

• Recent exposure working in an acute paediatric environment is essential.
• Ability to assist patients under Trust Moving and Handling Policy.
• Demonstrated reliable work record and flexibility in working hours.

Responsibilities

• Triage and assessment of children in the high acuity area.
• Administer medications and carry out physiological observations.
• Provide distraction and play therapy to children.

Skills

Ability to provide and receive complex information

Able to work without supervision

Competent in Microsoft Office

Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)

Knowledge of national health and social care policy

Knowledge of NICE guidelines

Venepuncture and cannulation competency

Education

Current NMC Registration (Children's nurse)

Degree in Children's Nursing

Clinical Teaching experience

Teaching qualification

Job description

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Registered Nurse - Paeds ED

The closing date is 28 December 2025

The Paediatric Emergency Department at Sunderland Royal Hospital and the Children's Urgent Care Centre at South Tyneside are looking to recruit a motivated and dynamic qualified children's nurse to join their team in delivering quality urgent and emergency nursing care to the paediatric population

The successful candidate will be joining a team of over 70 experienced qualified nurses, nurse practitioners and health care assistants who see and treat in excess of 40,000 patients across both sites each year and will be involved in all aspects of nursing care to children with conditions ranging from minor trauma through to major medical presentations

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting time for individual development as we respond to the evolving demand of urgent and emergency care delivery across Sunderland and South Tyneside. The post holder will be based at Sunderland Royal Hospital but will rotate between the Paediatric Emergency Department at SRH and the Children's Urgent Care Unit at South Tyneside District Hospital on a regular basis to enhance their skills and knowledge in care delivery to children requiring non-urgent, urgent and emergency treatment.

About us

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award-winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture and working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups. Looking after our workforce's health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for full details

Under the Urgent and Emergency Care Directorate, the state-of-the-art Paediatric Emergency Department at Sunderland Royal Hospital briefly comprises an independent paediatric reception desk and waiting area, 2 triage rooms, a 6-bedded high acuity area, which includes 2 high dependency bays and an adolescent mental health room, a resuscitation suite, a 5-bedded low acuity area and an 8-bedded short stay assessment area.

South Tyneside and Sunderland Foundation Trust boasts the only dedicated Children's Urgent Care Unit in the region. Set up in August 2021, the unit is nurse-led and treats children who present with a range of minor injuries and minor illnesses. It consists of an independent reception, 2 waiting areas, an initial assessment room, 4 assessment bays, and a treatment room.

Duties of the post include, but are not limited to, triage and assessment, caring for children in the high acuity area/high dependency rooms/resuscitation room, administering medications, carrying out physiological observations and responding to changes within these, applying treatments and dressings, health promotion, nurse-led discharge for a limited range of conditions, distraction and play therapy and applying longer term care in the short stay assessment unit.

Personal development opportunities can be gained through in-house training, simulation training and external courses including PILS, APLS, NLS, clinical skills and leadership modules. Career progression is supported and encouraged and we currently have almost 30 positions at Band 6 or above within our team including Sisters, Managers, Emergency Nurse Practitioners and Advanced Clinical Practitioners.

Applicants must be highly motivated individuals who can demonstrate a genuine desire to contribute to paediatric urgent and emergency care across Sunderland and South Tyneside. The successful candidates will be registered children's nurses who can demonstrate a friendly, honest and caring attitude and are willing to develop their skills, knowledge and role within the departments as their experience grows.

Recent exposure working in an acute paediatric environment is essential and previous experience in a Paediatric Emergency Department/Urgent Care Centre would be desirable. You will also be expected to demonstrate a reliable work record, flexibility in working hours and evidence of continued professional development.

The departments offer a 24-hour service and staff work varying shift patterns to ensure the service needs are met.

Person Specification

Skills & Knowledge

• Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information.
• Able to work without supervision.
• Competent in the use of IT such as Microsoft Office.
• Evidence of CPD.
• Knowledge of national health and social care policy.
• Knowledge of evidence based guidelines e.g. NICE guidelines, NPSA alerts, current nursing legislation.
• Venepuncture and cannulation competency.

Physical Skills

• Ability to assist patients to move as per Trust Moving and Handling Policy.

Experience

• Experience of working in an acute hospital or community healthcare setting.
• Recent experience of working as a registered Children's nurse.

Qualifications

• Current NMC Registration (Children's nurse) or evidence of qualification if newly qualified.
• Degree in Children's Nursing.
• Clinical Teaching experience.
• Teaching qualification.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a year PRO RATA FOR PART TIME