Registered Nurse - Paediatric Emergency Department

Registered Nurse - Paediatric Emergency Department

Band 5

Main area Paediatric Emergency Department Grade Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 426-498-26TAM

Site The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Town King's Lynn Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic children’s nurse looking for a new opportunity? Do you have a passion for delivering high quality care to children, young people and their families in the emergency department? If so, this is the opportunity for you!

We have close links with the Paediatric ward, Paediatric Assessment Area, and the Day Surgery Unit who care for children and young people undergoing day case surgery.

This is a fixed term position to cover maternity leave.

Main duties of the job

You will be assisting in the delivery of a family-centered, clinically effective and dynamic service from the child/young person’s admission to discharge.

You should be caring, compassionate, forward thinking, well organised and have a positive attitude towards flexibility and change. Within the Emergency Department we are willing to be flexible and accommodating to ensure you achieve a healthy work life balance. We would consider full and part time hours, flexible working and fixed patterns of working.

As part of our vision, we are looking to develop our team approach to ensure the provision of the highest quality care for our children/young people and their families.

You should be able to demonstrate a desire for personal and professional development. You will be supported by the practice development team in meeting your individual learning needs and if newly qualified, throughout the preceptorship programme.

If this role fits your profile, we would love you to join our team.

Working for our organisation

There’s never been a more exciting time to join Team QEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state‑of‑the‑art hospital and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper‑based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined‑up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At the QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community‑based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award‑winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information regarding this opportunity.

Person specification

Qualifications/training

• Registered Nurse (Child) or RSCN with the NMC or a student nurse working towards registration & due to qualify in the next six months
• Degree/Diploma in Nursing or equivalent
• Paediatric Immediate Life Support (PILS)
• Teaching and Assessing qualification
• European Paediatric Advanced Life Support / Advanced Paediatric Life Support

Experience

• Relevant recent experience of looking after patients in an acute healthcare environment.
• Relevant Post-Registration clinical experience in Acute Paediatric Nursing
• Experience of drug administration
• Minimum 6 months experience in Emergency department
• Clinical Governance experience
• Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients.
• Committed to family centred care.
• Able to prioritise and manage time.
• Ability to work well both within a team and independently.
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to provide holistic nursing care
• Good organisational & team building skills
• Ability to use basic IT skills
• Competent in the administration of intravenous drug and fluids.
• Teaching, assessment and supervision of others

Knowledge

• Understanding of the importance of the clinical governance framework.
• Understanding of the safeguarding process.
• Understanding of the NMC Code.
• New-born Life Support (NLS) provider

Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience, but we also recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values (attached).

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We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Free counselling service
• Access to Stream - an app‑based service that provides instant earned wage access*
• Support and advice for staff affected by either Perimenopause or Menopause
• Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks.

We are committed to being a menopause friendly employer.

Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.

Certificates of Sponsorship / Visa and Immigration

Although the salary for Band 3+posts is expected to meet the applicable UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) salary threshold from December 2026 and may therefore be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship, (subject to the immigration rules in force at the time of application) applicants are responsible for checking their own eligibility against the relevant immigration requirements. The availability of sponsorship and any visa application remain subject to UKVI rules and approval. If you are not eligible, any offer of employment already made may be withdrawn.

Please note that all Nursing and Healthcare Assistant (HCA) vacancies require a face‑to‑face interview.

If you require sponsorship to work in this role including where you are currently sponsored, and wish to change employer, please review the Skilled Worker visa eligibility criteria before applying. Further information is available on the Government website: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Applications

We encourage applicants to ensure that applications accurately reflect their own skills, experience, achievements and motivations. While AI and other digital tools can support drafting and proofreading, applications should be written in a way that genuinely represents the individual applicant.

During our assessment process, we are looking to understand your personal knowledge, experience and suitability for the role. Applications that relyon AI‑generated content may not provide an accurate reflection of your capabilities and could make it more difficult for us to assess your suitability fairly or accurately during the interview process.

We encourage candidates to take the time to prepare accurate applications using their own examples and experiences, enabling a fair and transparent recruitment process for all applicants.

Important Notice for Applicants

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safe and fair recruitment practices. We do not charge any fees for applications, recruitment processes, sponsorship arrangements or offers of employment. All vacancies are advertised through our official recruitment channels and all recruitment communications will come from authorised Trust representatives using official contact details. If you are asked to make a payment, provide banking information, or have concerns about the authenticity of a recruitment communication, please contact our Recruitment Team for verification before taking any action.

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The Trust reserves the right to review applications from former employees and may take previous employment history into account as part of the selection process.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications.

Name Sharon Howard Job title Senior Sister Paediatrics Email address sharon.howard@qehkl.nhs.uk Telephone number 01553 613613 Additional information

For further information or to organise an informal visit please contact:

Sharon Howard - Senior Sister Paediatrics

sharon.howard@qehkl.nhs.uk

Tel: 01553 613613 Ext 2604/4935

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