University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Registered Paediatric Nurse
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An Opportunity for a Band 5 Paediatric Nurse
An opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Paediatric Nurse to work on the Paediatric Assessment Unit at Queen's Hospital Burton and in the Children's Emergency Department at the Royal Derby Hospital.
About the Role
We are seeking enthusiastic and motivated registered children's nurses to work within Paediatric Urgent Care.
PAU and CED provides emergency and urgent care to children in and around Derby and surrounding areas from birth to 18 years. It consists of a Children’s Emergency Department and Paediatric Observation Unit at Royal Derby Hospital, the Paediatric Assessment Unit and ED cover at Queen's Hospital Burton.
If you are dynamic, highly motivated, and dedicated to making a difference within the emergency care setting for children and young people, then this is the opportunity for you.
This post will involve cross-site working.
The post will involve a variety of shifts over a 7-day week, including bank holidays, rotating between night and day shifts.
Our paediatric departments provide urgent and emergency care for 0-18 years.
Responsibilities
The role involves working as part of a nursing and medical team to provide urgent and emergency care to babies and children within the urgent care pathway. You will be responsible for triaging and prioritizing babies and children’s medical needs as well as streaming them to alternative services and pathways. You will have the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of care including, but not limited to:
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- Triage assessment
- Resuscitation
- Minor injury management/treatments
- Observations
- Care of medical, surgical, injury, and mental health patients
- Medicine administration
- Risk assessing
- Safeguarding
Requirements
Applicants must hold RSCN or RN child branch qualification and should hold RSCN qualification and have paediatric experience.
We will support you through a wide range of in-house study days and training. We work very closely with our clinical educators to enhance learning.
Key Facts
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
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Application Information
Closing date of applications: 28 August 2026
Interview date: 11 September 2026
In Return We Will Offer
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Contact Information
For further details/informal visits contact:
Name: Laura Bryan
Job Title: Senior Sister
Email Address: laura.bryan5@nhs.net
Telephone Number: 01332 787688
Jenna Mellish
Email: Jenna.mellish@nhs.net
RDH Telephone Number: 01332 786808
QHB Telephone Number: 01283 593234
We’d love to hear from you! If you have any questions about the role, team, or working environment, feel free to get in touch for an informal chat. Speaking with us before applying is completely optional, but it can help you decide if this opportunity is the right fit for you.
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