Job summary Sherwood Forest Hospitals have an exciting Band 5 opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Registered Children's Nurse to join our paediatric team. As a Registered Nurse you will support the Ward/Department Leader in ensuring the delivery of high quality patient care, making a real difference to patient's lives. Our children's ward is a 30 bedded unit with both medical and surgical beds, 2 high dependency beds and a Children's Assessment Unit within the ward and there are options to rotate within this. We also have a well-established day-case surgery pathway. We are looking for first level Registered Children's Nurses, newly qualified or experienced who, are able to work flexibly over a 24-hour period, are eager to develop their skills and expertise and who keen to join a friendly, enthusiastic and supportive nursing team, who are dedicated to providing high quality, evidence based care. At TeamSFH we have a well-established Practice Development Team who will support you throughout the Preceptorship Programme if you are newly qualified. Apply now to join our team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals Main duties of the job To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. About us Thank you for your interest in this role. Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020. The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care. For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England. Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, wealso care for you. We would love you to join us. Date posted 09 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 214-W&C-6863588 Job locations King's Mill Hospital Mansfield Road Sutton-In-Ashfield NG17 4JL Job description Job responsibilities To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. Job description Job responsibilities To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. Person Specification Knowledge Requirements Essential Well developed knowledge of paediatric nursing issues Qualifications-Academic/ Craft/ Professional Essential RN child, RSCN Desirable Teaching qualification (ENB 998, D32/33) EPALS Further Training Essential Safeguarding children Desirable Clinical supervision Experience Essential Previous experience of children's services Desirable Optimism and sense of humour Experience of audit and research Contractual Requirements Essential To work within a 24 hour rota, night duty and weekends Person Specification Knowledge Requirements Essential Well developed knowledge of paediatric nursing issues Qualifications-Academic/ Craft/ Professional Essential RN child, RSCN Desirable Teaching qualification (ENB 998, D32/33) EPALS Further Training Essential Safeguarding children Desirable Clinical supervision Experience Essential Previous experience of children's services Desirable Optimism and sense of humour Experience of audit and research Contractual Requirements Essential To work within a 24 hour rota, night duty and weekends 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 Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address King's Mill Hospital Mansfield Road Sutton-In-Ashfield NG17 4JL Employer's website https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)