Job summary START DATE - this post will commence no earlier than 18th June 2025 Are you looking for a career where work life balance is valued? Have you thought about working in a rural and picturesque part of the country, where you are less than an hour away from the sea or a major city? Are you a student looking to take up your first post? We are looking to recruit ambitious and committed Children's Nurses to come and join our service. Our Trust is recruiting enthusiastic, highly innovative nurses to join our dynamic, dedicated, forward thinking professional team which serves a wide geographical area with rural communities. If you are: passionate about paediatric nursing and family centred care reliable, flexible, motivated, have excellent clinical skills, a commitment to ongoing learning and development, a commitment to delivering high quality care, and be willing and open to embracing positive change and transformation in order to meet the demands of the community we serve, then ULHT is the trust for you. Main duties of the job Our Childrens' Ward provides compassionate care for babies, children and young people from 0 to 16 years of age. Providing care for a mixture of specialties and for a wide range of conditions including High Dependency Care. Our unit encompass assessment, observation and treatment of patients and undertake day case services for our communities. We also have dedicated Children's Out-Patient departments. This ensures a rich variety of experiences and development for our staff. Development Opportunities Here at ULHT we are not only committed to supporting our employees in mandatory training requirements but also professional development in your Children's nursing career. We offer the following (not an exhaustive list): - Preceptorship Package - Supported development in tertiary centres - Various leadership programmes - PILS and opportunity to complete EPALS/APLS. - Support from Clinical Educational Team. - Chance to work across the Paediatric services within the trust. - Further education in specialist area, such as degree modules and Masters qualifications We use E-Rostering which offers many benefits to our employees and allows a more accessible Off Duty and easier requests system, making annual leave requests, possible from the comfort of your own home. We are happy to accept newly qualified Nurses. Part-time applications are encouraged. About us Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service. United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service. Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services. Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county. This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations. The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG). Date posted 18 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number 357-PR-1983-24 Job locations Pilgrim Hospital Sibsey Road Boston PE21 9QS Job description Job responsibilities What should you do next? Have a look at the job description, and if you like what you see, then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you Job description Job responsibilities What should you do next? Have a look at the job description, and if you like what you see, then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you Person Specification Knowledge Skills Aptitudes Essential Good written, oral and IT communication skill Safeguarding awareness Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework Desirable Completed and utilised cannulation and venepuncture training and competencies tion and venepuncture training and competencies Specific Requirements Essential Commitment to child and Family centred care. Commitment to own Professional development. Qualifications Essential RSCN/ Child Branch Safeguarding Training/ Awareness NMC Registration Desirable PLS/ APLS/ EPLS Previous Experience Essential Suitable for newly qualified nurses Person Specification Knowledge Skills Aptitudes Essential Good written, oral and IT communication skill Safeguarding awareness Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework Desirable Completed and utilised cannulation and venepuncture training and competencies tion and venepuncture training and competencies Specific Requirements Essential Commitment to child and Family centred care. Commitment to own Professional development. Qualifications Essential RSCN/ Child Branch Safeguarding Training/ Awareness NMC Registration Desirable PLS/ APLS/ EPLS Previous Experience Essential Suitable for newly qualified nurses 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust Address Pilgrim Hospital Sibsey Road Boston PE21 9QS Employer's website https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)