Paediatric Staff Nurse

Main area Paediatrics Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

Employer Isle of Wight NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site St Marys Hospital Town Newport Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 02/11/2026

Paediatric Staff Nurse

Band 5 (£32,073 - £39,043 pro rata, per annum)

37.5 hours per week (Full Time) - 2 Posts Available

We are recruiting for two full-time Paediatric Staff Nurses who wish to join #TeamIOWNHS
. If you are a caring, compassionate and motivated registered children's nurse, we would love to hear from you.

As a Paediatric Staff Nurse, you will play a key role in providing high-quality, family-centred care to children and young people across a variety of clinical settings. Working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will be committed to delivering safe, effective and compassionate care while ensuring the best possible experience for patients and their families.

The successful candidates will work 37.5 hours per week
, participating in a full range of shift patterns including long days, nights, weekends and weekdays to meet the needs of the service.

At the Isle of Wight NHS Trust, we are committed to our vision of great people, great place and are looking for individuals who share our passion for delivering outstanding care and continuously improving services for our local community.

We offer a supportive working environment, excellent development opportunities and the chance to be part of a dedicated team focused on achieving the very best outcomes for children, young people and their families.

The main ward duties will include but are not limited to:

- Assessing
- Planning
- Implementing care
- Evaluating care
- Acting as a supervisor to students and providing family-centred care
- Working as part of the MDT
- Possessing excellent communication skills
- Carrying out nursing procedures

To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust serves a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an on-site day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire the Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem of the south coast off England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The Island offers an amazing coast line with beautiful countryside, year round events, festivals and award winning attractions.

Our  '
Working Together, Improving Together
' strategy sets out our objectives for the next 5 years, setting the framework for our collaboration to deliver our vision of working together to deliver excellence in care for our patients and communities.

Attached you will find the person specification document for staff nurse role, this will provide more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing…