Paediatric Registered Nurse

Job summary

We are looking for Band 5 Children's Registered Nurses to join our dedicated Paediatric Team on the Children's Ward and Children's Assessment Unit (CAU) at York Hospital.

The Children's Ward at York Hospital is a busy 20 bedded General Paediatric Ward, with a separate Children's Assessment Unit, delivering care for children (0-18 years) with a variety of medical, Psychological and surgical conditions.

You will work autonomously as well as part of the team, and be responsible for your own patients, with support from the nurse in charge, on a shift-by-shift basis, utilising and sharing your clinical expertise and acting as a positive role model for staff, patients and carers. A broad knowledge of safeguarding procedures is desirable but full training in this area will be given.

You will be expected to support other staff on the unit and work under the guidance of the nurse in charge.

You will be supported by our enthusiastic Children's Nursing Team, Nurse Educator Specialist Nurses and Medical staff, offering you excellent learning and development opportunities. You will have a tailor made personal and professional development plan to support your career development within this exciting new role.

• Maintain a high standard of patient focused care in accordance with York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust policies and procedures
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment
• Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients, ensuring accurate written records are kept.
• Communicate with patients and carers to ensure they have access to appropriate information.
• Promote and maintain positive relationships between all staff involved in the care of the patient
• Act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct
• Undertake duties on different wards/departments as and when required by service demands
• Demonstrate personal responsibility for compliance with infection control policies and procedures
• Education and Training

Trust Information Pack:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Date posted: 08 September 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: -RN-FH

Job locations: York Hospital, Wigginton Road, York, YO31 8HE
, United Kingdom

Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY at the hospital site. Remote interviews will not be available.

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence. Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.

If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:  As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

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