The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

children's staff nurse

The closing date is 27 July 2025

Job summary

We are pleased to announce an opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 registered Nurse to join our paediatric Childrens assessment Unit and paediatric emergency department team. We have a 24 hour Childrens Assessment unit and paediatric emergency department at Pinderfields General Hospital.

You will be expected to work across both of these areas, developing new skills and receiving training. We also work closely with our Paediatric ED and CAU team at Dewsbury District Hospital which has a 24 hour paediatric emergency department and a 12 hour childrens assessment unit. We cover an extended area across Wakefield and Dewsbury District, dealing with sick acute medical, surgical, and trauma needs.

As a trust we provide regular training and development needs, utilising our paediatric practice educator team to support. Training will include: Paediatric triage, deteriorating child, care of the complex child and minor injuries. We can offer rotations to other paediatric areas including the childrens ward, outpatients and paediatric community teams.

The shift pattern will cover 24 hour care which requires 11.5 hour shifts covering nights, days and weekends. We desire someone who is hard working, enthusiastic, dedicated and has a passion for delivering high quality paediatric acute care.

We are a friendly, supportive unit, and desire someone who is able to problem solve, think under pressure, and work as a team following our Trust values.

Main duties of the job

Initiate and participate in individual plans of care for the patient, involving the patient, if possible, and carers if appropriate, without direct supervision.

Perform patient observations such as blood pressure, pulse, respirations, oxygen saturations, Paediatric advanced warning score, pressure score, pain score, temperatures, and electrocardiographs.

Record and take action on results.

Continually assess and evaluate the patients condition taking action where required Plan and organise the safe and timely discharge of patients adhering to the discharge policy Ensure safe ward admission and transfer to other hospitals or care settings.

Maintain clear, accurate, legible and timely written documentation in patients notes providing a record of care delivered. Remind other members of the team to do likewise.

Perform procedures such as wound closure (by suturing, tapes or medical glue), local anaesthetics, urinary catheterisations, trephine nails, venepuncture, and intra venous cannulation.

Complete, record and report on Investigations such as blood glucose measurement, pregnancy testing.

Recognise child and vulnerable adult safeguarding issues and follow the interagency guidance and policy, informing the appropriate professionals and parents/carers of concerns and procedure.

Major Trauma Team member progressing to become nurse leader in resuscitation.

Initiate and participate in advanced life support and cardiac arrest management.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Date posted

15 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

000497

Job locations

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Current NMC Registration RN (Child)/RSCN/Adult)

Assess and plan care needs Handle simple emergency situations

Awareness of current professional nursing issues Understanding of confidentiality and data Protection Awareness of safeguarding issues

Have/willing to undertake expanded skills e.g Intra venous cannulation; wound closure; application of casts; ECG recording & new clinical practices that will enhance service delivery Able to communicate clearly and concisely with people from all cultures and backgrounds

Flexibility.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Current NMC Registration RN (Child)/RSCN/Adult)

Assess and plan care needs Handle simple emergency situations

Awareness of current professional nursing issues Understanding of confidentiality and data Protection Awareness of safeguarding issues

Flexibility.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

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.