Children's Staff Nurse
The closing date is 23 April 2026
Department: Children's Emergency Department (CED)
Band: 5 (pro rata if part-time)
Hours: 37.5h per week, all MKUH roles considered for flexible working
Our Emergency Department sees in excess of 87,000 patients per annum and is a designated Level 2 Trauma Centre. The Children's Emergency Department (CED) sees 25,000 children per year, has a dedicated facility and pathway for children, and operates 24/7, staffed by paediatric trained staff.
Job responsibilities
- NHS Survey 2024; 94% feel that their role makes a difference to patients and service users.
Clinical
* To provide a high standard of individualised children's nursing care in accordance with agreed policies, through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for individual patients and families.
* To be responsible for ensuring patient care and safety are evaluated whilst on duty.
* To demonstrate clinical expertise in paediatric emergency care.
* To supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff in the department environment.
* To ensure that all lines of communication are identified and used effectively.
Management
* To assist, when necessary, with the definition of nursing standards and maintain the provision and effectiveness of those standards.
* To assist in the management of patient flow within the department to ensure that patients’ care is managed safely and timely.
* To assist the senior team/operational team in achieving the Emergency Access targets.
* To ensure all issues relating to Clinical Governance, Quality Assurance and Clinic Effectiveness are understood and duties carried out in accordance with these frameworks and standards.
* To assist with the initiation and evaluation of any projects or research appropriate to the services provided within the department.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* RN Child/RSCN
* BLS / ILS / PILS / EPLS
* HDU module or equivalent
* Practice assessor training
Knowledge
* Understanding of NMC Code of Conduct
* Knowledge of current ED/Nursing Issues
* Knowledge of Scope of professional practice
* Understanding of holistic family centred care
* Ability to recognise own limitations
* Able to communicate concerns in a timely manner
* Knowledge of child protection issues
* Understanding of pressures and targets within emergency care
* Acute paediatric experience in the NHS
Personal and people development
* Articulate
* Decisive
* Assertive
* Innovative
* Calm
* Motivated
* Flexible approach to working hours
* Team player
Skills
* Ability to synthesise complex information
* Ability to maintain concentration under stressful conditions
* Ability to recognise, report and diffuse conflict situations
* Ability to work within a high turnover, pressurised environment on a daily basis
* Professional approach
* Good documentation and record keeping
* Up to date clinical skills
* Ability to calculate drug dosage
* Extended skills in relation to A&E Practice
* Use of eCare
Communication
* Good verbal and written communication skills
* Good communication skills with children and families
* Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Be able to communicate effectively via telephone, individual or group discussion
* Ability to communicate with all members of the multidisciplinary team on a regular basis
* Able to deal with the emotional consequences of illness/trauma (difficult and upsetting situations, in particular)
* Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Specific requirements
* Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations
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.
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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