Paediatric Staff Nurse - Burns & Plastics Outpatients

Main area Paediatric Staff Nurse Grade Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (12 month secondment considered) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job
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Employer Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Bristol Royal Hospital for Children Town Bristol Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pa, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/10/2026 23:59

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) have merged as of 1 st July 2026 to become Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. This will create an exciting future that brings together the best of both organisations. As a single, strong and sustainable organisation, we will not only be able to deliver better outcomes for our patients and fairer care for our population, but it will also provide greater opportunities for our people.

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Are you ready to step up? Are you dynamic and committed? Do you have experience in burns and or wound care nursing?

We currently have a vacancy for a band 5 Registered Children’s Nurse to join our dedicated and caring team within children’s outpatients who has completed their NHS preceptorship programme.

Primarily working in Rainforest Outpatients, which sees approximately 250 patients a week within the specialities of Burns, Plastics, Spinal Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery and General Paediatrics and working closely with Daisy Ward; a 10 bedded burns unit including a 6 bedded Neurosurgical, Trauma and Burns High Dependency Unit. For burns we are the regional centre covering the entire south west of the U.K

and also the regional Paediatric Major Trauma Centre.

The successful candidates will:

• Be able to demonstrate excellent inter-personal and communication skills
• Have the ability to forge and maintain relationships with a variety of clinical and non-clinical staff.
• Have the ability to manage a busy workload and to prioritise, quickly find solutions and to focus on the important issues when decision making is essential.
• Have experience in burns and or wound care dressings
• Be able to implement knowledge-based theory to practice.

In return for your hard work you will receive the following benefits:

• Working within an internationally renowned Children’s Hospital
• Opportunities for education and development
• Our own Faculty of Children’s Nurse Education and Research
• Industry leading pension scheme
• Access to discounts in a multitude of local and national outlets.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of 2.6 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom.

Chaired by Ingrid Barker and led by Maria Kane as Chief Executive, Bristol NHS…