Job Description

Are you enthusiastic and a highly motivated paediatric nurse?
If so, an opportunity has arisen for you to join our dynamic team. We are seeking a friendly, self- motivated, experienced and dynamic individual to join our team providing clinical care within our Short Stay Paediatric Assessment Unit (SSPAU) at Northumbria Hospital. The SSPAU includes a Paediatric Emergency Department and a Short Stay Unit, providing care for children and young people across Northumberland and North Tyneside.
We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic and expert clinical practitioner in the acute care of children, young people and their families. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential along with the ability to work effectively as part of the multidisciplinary team.
In return we will offer you:

• Flexible hours; choose when and where you want to work
• Competitive pay rates; including enhanced pay for unsociable hours
• Paid annual leave
• NHS pension scheme
• A fast-track recruitment process if you move to a substantive role
• Access to Services, such as those provided by our Staff Wellbeing Team
• Ability to book your shifts from home using our online portal
• SMS notifications of shift availability
• Eligible for various local and national discounts which are available to NHS staff
• Free uniform, where applicable

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
The Children's Emergency Care Unit and 14 bedded short stayfacilitycaters for children aged 0-16 years who require emergency assessment and treatment with a 24 hour inpatient facility if required.
We also provide supportto medical staff in clinicand day case settingsat North Tyneside General Hospital andWansbeck General Hospital.
We have a range of shifts 7 days per week including day shifts, early shifts, late shifts, twilight, nights and weekends. With bank you can pick and choose shifts which suit you.
The role is to provide high standards of care to patients accessing our services. You will need to embrace our trust values, demonstrate excellent communication skills, with a flexible approach to your work.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Details
Date posted
08 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
31,049 to 37,796 a year pro rata per annum
Contract
Bank
Working pattern
Flexible working
Reference number
319-7385320PM-A
Job locations
Northumbria House
7/8 Silver Fox Way
North Shields
NE27 0QJ
Job description
Job responsibilities

• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care working as a member of the ward team under the direction of the Ward Manager.
• To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• To be responsible for all nursing care standards and to maintain high clinical standards.
• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Job description
Job responsibilities

• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care working as a member of the ward team under the direction of the Ward Manager.
• To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• To be responsible for all nursing care standards and to maintain high clinical standards.
• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• 1st Level live NMC registered Nurse
• Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).

Desirable

• PP126/7
• D32/33
• Post Registration qualification in specialty
• Diploma/degree in nursing

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• 1st Level live NMC registered Nurse
• Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).

Desirable

• PP126/7
• D32/33
• Post Registration qualification in specialty
• Diploma/degree in nursing