Paediatric Staff Nurse - Burns & Plastics Outpatients Bristol

Job summary

Are you ready to step up? Are you dynamic and committed? Do you have experience in burns and or wound care nursing?

We currently have a vacancy for a band 5 Registered Children's Nurse to join our dedicated and caring team within children's outpatients who has completed their NHS preceptorship programme.

Primarily working in Rainforest Outpatients, which sees approximately 250 patients a week within the specialities of Burns, Plastics, Spinal Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery and General Paediatrics and working closely with Daisy Ward; a 10 bedded burns unit including a 6 bedded Neurosurgical, Trauma and Burns High Dependency Unit. For burns we are the regional centre covering the entire south west of the U.K and also the regional Paediatric Major Trauma Centre.

Main duties of the job

• Be able to demonstrate excellent inter-personal and communication skills
• Have the ability to forge and maintain relationships with a variety of clinical and non-clinical staff.
• Have the ability to manage a busy workload and to prioritise, quickly find solutions and to focus on the important issues when decision making is essential.
• Have experience in burns and or wound care dressings
• Be able to implement knowledge-based theory to practice.

In return for your hard work you will receive the following benefits:

• Working within an internationally renowned Children's Hospital
• Opportunities for education and development
• Our own Faculty of Children's Nurse Education and Research
• Industry leading pension scheme
• Access to discounts in a multitude of local and national outlets.

About us

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of 2.6 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom.

Chaired by Ingrid Barker and led by Maria Kane as Chief Executive, Bristol NHS Foundation Trust aims to transform the way healthcare is delivered locally with a clear focus on making a difference for what we call our Four Ps:

• Better outcomes for our Patients
• More opportunities for our People
• Fairer more consistent care for our Population
• Best Value for Public Purse

Our vision for five years from now:

• Patients will wait less time to be diagnosed and treated, and they will have the same high-quality experience and outcomes, regardless of who they are or where they live.
• We will meet rising demand by maximising the use of our available resources.
• More care will be delivered nearer to patients, in their homes or the community.
• Digital technologies will have transformed the way we work and the way we deliver care.
• Our people will feel engaged, energised and empowered by their work.
• We will be known as a place where people enjoy working, training and building a career.
• Our volume of globally renowned research and innovation will have grown significantly.
• We will contribute to system financial balance

Details

Date posted: 11 September 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year

pa, pro rata

Contract: Secondment

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 387-W&C5833-GE

Job locations: Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

Bristol

BS2 8BJ

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Training & Qualification

Essential

• RSCN/ RN child branch (NMC registered) or equivalent
• Current NMC registration

Desirable

• Work towards relevant university accredited post basic study programmes e.g. teaching and assessing course

Knowledge, Skills and abilities

Essential

• Broad knowledge and experience of clinical nursing practice within a hospital environment (A), (I)
• Interest in the clinical area (A), (I)
• Demonstrate competence in clinical skills relevant to the clinical area (A), (I)
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and MDT (A), (I)
• Computer skills (A), (I)
• Competence in calculations for safe administration of medicines/fluids (A), (I)
• Ability to take the lead, initiate and ensure appropriate action in response to the deteriorating patient (A), (I)
• Clinical decision-making ability (A), (I)
• Teaching/supervisory skills (A), (I)
• Ability to work with minimum supervision (A), (I)
• Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard (A), (I)

Desirable

• Experience of taking charge (A), (I)
• Experience of teaching (A), (I)

Experience

Desirable

• Experience of taking charge (A), (I)
• Experience of teaching (A), (I)

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Self-motivated (A), (I)
• A team player (A), (I)
• Ability to work with minimum supervision (A), (I)
• Act in a professional manner (A), (I)

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: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

Bristol

BS2 8BJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Sister

Emma Turner

emma.turner@uhbw.nhs.uk

01173429232

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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.