Band 5 - Staff Nurse, UTC Children's Emergency Department
Main area: UTC CED. Grade: Band 5. Contract: Permanent. Hours: Full time, part time, flexible working. 37.5 hours per week. Job ref 360-D-10922-RA.
Site: West Herts – General Staffing Site, Watford General Hospital, Town: Watford. Salary £33,677 – £40,996 per annum, pro rata. Closing date: 11/05/2026 23:59.
Job overview
We are relaunching our Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) at Watford Hospital and expanding the Children’s Emergency Department team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a service developing urgent paediatric care.
Main duties of the job
* Provide safe, timely, family‑centred nursing care.
* Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for children with a wide range of acute presentations.
* Support improvements that enhance patient flow and experience across CED and UTC.
* Work closely with the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective clinical decision‑making.
* Contribute to innovative practice and new ways of working within paediatric urgent and emergency care.
* Help maintain a positive, calm and supportive environment for children, young people, families and colleagues.
We’re looking for nurses who are enthusiastic about paediatric emergency care, committed to learning, and ready to make a meaningful impact during a period of exciting development.
Working for our organisation
Upcoming projects include a new hospital in Watford, theatre updates at St Albans City Hospital and a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead. We are committed to staff wellbeing and development, and renew our vision for excellent patient care.
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving, please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.
We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Visible and supportive senior leadership.
* A culture where your clinical skills are respected and your ideas are valued.
* Strong multidisciplinary working with shared decision‑making.
* Opportunities for professional development, education and progression.
* A supportive environment that promotes kindness, inclusion and continuous improvement.
Person specification
Education
* RSCN/RN Child, Evidence of a good command of written and spoken English.
* Evidence of professional development.
* Knowledge of handling complaints and clinical incidents.
* PILs/APLs undertaken.
* Knowledge of leadership.
Knowledge
* Child protection issues.
* Understanding of the philosophy of paediatric care & Paediatric A&E.
* Awareness of current research and developments within paediatric nursing.
* Awareness of equality and diversity.
* PILs/APLs undertaken. Knowledge of leadership.
Experience
* Experience working in an acute paediatric setting (placements are acceptable).
Skills
* Excellent paediatric clinical skills.
* Relevant specialist skills and abilities for the department.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Able to problem solve and initiate change.
* Able to work across professional team and organisational boundaries.
* Ability to prioritise.
* Administration of IV drugs and medication under patient group directives.
* Area of specialist interest.
* Experience of research and audit.
* Experience of change management and problem solving.
* Effective teaching, training and preceptorship skills.
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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