Paediatric Staff Nurse Paeds ED | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 03 Chwefror 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £31,049 - £37,796 pro rata |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 05 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Bedford, MK42 9DJ |
| Cwmni: | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7734798/418-NUR4798-SJ |
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This role places you at the heart of a fast‑paced, highly skilled Emergency Department, where no two days look the same. As a key member of a vibrant multi‑disciplinary team, you’ll help deliver exceptional care to children and young people experiencing acute illness or injury.
You’ll contribute to the full cycle of emergency care - from rapid assessment and clinical decision‑making to hands‑on treatment and ongoing support for patients and their families. Collaboration is central to the role: you’ll work closely with nurses, doctors, allied health professionals, and support staff to ensure every young person receives safe, compassionate, and timely care.
This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact at critical moments in a child’s life, using your clinical expertise, communication skills, and commitment to high‑quality care to shape positive outcomes when they matter most.
Working in the Paediatric Emergency department alongside other members of the team.
Main duties will involve the holistic care of children and their carers attending the Emergency department including:
• Responsibility for assessing nursing needs and plan and implement care required by patients, in conjunction with nursing observations & patient assessment, medical requirement and with the co-operation and partnership of the patient and their relatives.
• Carry out treatments on minor injuries including dressings, wound closure, applying plaster of Paris and splints.
• Transfers of patients in wheelchairs and trolleys in and around the department and hospital.
Be able to plan own workload in a busy, noisy environment where there are frequent interruptions and unpredictable changes in demand. Maintain accurate nursing notes in line with the NMC guidelines and trust policy.
Promote the wellbeing and safeguarding of children, young people and vulnerable adults by implementing the Trust’s policy and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
The Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this job, please review for the full details and responsibilities
• To maintain up to date knowledge of and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and other regulations, and Trust policies and protocols for example the storage and administration of drugs.
• Use good communication skills to disseminate information and promote and maintain good working relationships within the department and trust wide.
• Promote the use of communications skills to overcome language and understanding difficulties when discussing complex or sensitive issues relating to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment with patients and their relatives. Be able to communicate effectively with patients, relatives and the multidisciplinary team both face to face and over the phone.
• Be able to show empathy and compassion on a frequent basis, when caring for people who are experiencing bereavement or have a relative who is critically ill.
• Be able to use communication skills when taking telephone queries about medical conditions or injuries, the condition of patients or from patients or their relatives who have a complaint.
This advert closes on Tuesday 17 Feb 2026