Paediatric Staff Nurse; Newly Qualified Nurses

Paediatric Staff Nurse (open to Newly Qualified Nurses)

Are you looking for an exciting new challenge? Do you want to have a positive influence on patient care and experience? Do you want to be part of a friendly, supportive and experienced team?

If your answer is yes then our Paediatric Ward at Frimley Park Hospital is the ideal place for you!

We are searching for motivated and enthusiastic Registered Children's Nurses who are passionate about delivering safe, high quality care to patients and their families with a progressive and innovative mindset for continuous service improvements.

This role is open to newly qualified nurses graduating in September 2026. Please note this is a fixed term 1 year maternity cover post.

• Care for Children and Young People aged from 5 days to 18 years old, across Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire, within a unique, caring and inclusive team.
• The ward offers a wide range of experience, caring for children and young people with medical and surgical conditions. The ward has 26 beds (including a 4 bedded Level 1 HDU and designated teenage beds) and an 8 bedded Paediatric Assessment Unit attached.
• Promote strong interdepartmental and cross-site working relationships with Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals.
• Provide safe, high quality, patient-centred care to children and families as a main responsibility.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide development opportunities and training across clinical skills, management and leadership.

We support a healthy work-life balance and flexible working patterns to meet staff and service needs.

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

• Current paediatric experience
• Awareness of research and evidence and implications for practice
• Knowledge of key principles of paediatric care and implications for practice
• Monitors and contributes to protecting children and young people at risk, and supports children who have been abused
• Participation in audit activity

• Registered Sick Children's Nurse (NMC Part 1, Children)

• Uses clinical judgment and decision making about nursing care requirements
• Plans, delivers, evaluates and records care with minimal supervision from an experienced practitioner
• Supports children, young people, parents and families to cope with changes in health and well-being
• Reinforces basic information and supports students' learning of skills and knowledge in clinical practice

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required to check for any previous convictions.

Salary: £33,677 to £40,996 per year, inclusive of HCAs