Registered Paediatric Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Paediatric Nurse to work on Puffin Ward at the Royal Derby Hospital.

We are seeking enthusiastic and motivated registered children's nurses to work within our Paediatric Ward.

The ward is set up with up to 31 beds caring from 0-18 years both medical, surgical and mental health.

The post will involve a variety of shifts over a 7 days week including bank holidays, rotating between night and day shifts.

Discussion surrounding working hours will be had at interview.

Our paediatric department provides inpatient paediatric services for 0-18 years.

The department has a committed philosophy of Family Centred Care where parents/carers are actively encouraged to be involved in their baby/child’s care with support and education from the nursing staff.

We care for a range of conditions, medical surgical and mental health. Currently, we have 24 beds opened up to 31 if demand requires. We work closely with the emergency department.

Applicants must hold RSCN or RN child branch qualification & should hold RSCN qualification and have paediatric experience.

We will support you through a wide range of in-house study days and training, we work very closely with our clinical educators to enhance learning.

Applicants Main Duties

• Care planning
• Observations
• Care of medical, surgical and mental health patients
• Medicine administration
• Risk assessing
• Safeguarding
• Family centred care
  
  

Closing date of applications: 23 March 2026

Date of interview: 9 April 2026

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
  
  

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Victoria Geraghty Job title: Senior sister - Puffin Ward Email address: victoria.marshall1@nhs.net Telephone number: 01332 786872