Paediatric Staff Nurse Daycare
The closing date is 07 October 2025
Job summary
This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route however sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds (£25000), and any role-specific criteria.
The Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital is located on the Royal Sussex County Hospital site in Brighton. In June 2007 RACH opened on the current site in its brand new state of the art facility. It has won an international design award and continues with offering pioneering children's care. The RACH has a long history of progressive and innovative Children's care embracing medicine, nursing and related professions, children's nurse training and research. It is one is of the leading children's centre's on the South Coast and has a 24 hour dedicated children's emergency department. RACH works closely with the neonatal service providing support and services for neonates such as surgery. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and dedicated team player to join our dynamic paediatric departments.
Our Day Case Ward is a busy unit which cares for children having surgery or investigations and treatment of medical conditions from a wide range of specialties.
We are looking for a committed, adaptable, hard working Children's Nurse with good interpersonal and communication skills.
Main duties of the job
o Maintain effective communication with carers about routine and daily activities of the children in designated area.
o Negotiate sensitively with children and their carers particularly if there are any barriers to understanding.
o Behave in a consistent manner with children and their carers, multi-disciplinary team and the public.
o Communicate with children in a manner appropriate to their age and stage of development and their carers.
o Articulate current status of all children in their care to nurse in charge on each shift, if in charge then to the children's services bleep holder as required and to the multi-disciplinary team.
o Demonstrate use of basic IT skills to complete details of admission/discharge of patients.
o Write precise, accurate and timely nursing records.
o Listen actively and respond appropriately to information given.
o Take part in and leads shift handovers ensuring relevant detail is communicated to the team.
o Recognise when own and other's (staff, children and carers) behaviour is not acceptable and take action to address this effectively.
About us
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop.
We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Candidate Information Pack: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/candidate-information-pack/
Details
Date posted
23 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
279-7465461-SEP25
Job locations
Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital
Eastern Road
Bighton
BN2 5BE
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
Address
Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital
Eastern Road
Bighton
BN2 5BE
Employer's website
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