Staff Nurse - (Children's Services)
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This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2236 (95% match) is an eligible occupation, and Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
About the role
Closing Date: 21.09.29 (this may change dependent on response).
Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date: commencing 22.09.26
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 29.09.26
Are you a registered children's Nurse or a student nurse who is due to qualify in 2026?
If so Children's Ward 30 /Children's Urgent Care department are recruiting and would love to hear from you.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Children's Nurse to join our Children's Services team.
We provide a bespoke and comprehensive training and education package.
Main duties of the job
Children's Inpatient Unit (Ward 30)
Ward 30 is a Children's Inpatient Unit that was purpose built in 2016. The unit includes 35 inpatient beds and a two-bedded stabilisation area. The ward has an adolescent room, school room, play room and we are currently designing a new sensory room.
Children's Urgent Care
The Children's Emergency Department (ED), Children's Clinical Decisions Area (CCDA) and Short Stay became one unit in November 2023. The Urgent Care nursing team work across the 3 areas.
Children's ED is a busy department who currently see large volumes of children every year in an area specifically dedicated to children. Children who are attending with urgent care complaints are streamed straight to this area.
The CCDA sees children referred from GPs, children with direct access and children sent from ED requiring a further assessment. The short stay area is for children who require a prolonged period of observation but who are unlikely to need a full admission to hospital, this could include fluid challenges, spacing of inhalers and review by other specialities.
A team of clinical skills educators will be on hand with a supportive and robust training package across both inpatients and urgent care, including:
Triage
Trauma skills
Care of complex inpatients
Safeguarding
Enhanced Paediatric nursing skills
Palliative care
Wound care/minor injuries
Person specification
other
Essential
- Use own initiative and act independently within the bounds of existing knowledge and skills.
- Capable of working within a multidisciplinary team.
- Positive attitude
- Self-Motivated
- Innovative and Dynamic
- Flexible with regard to hours
- Able to manage and cope with stressful situations
- Decisive
Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN, RN Child or due to qualify by october
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
Skills
Essential
- IT skills
- IV skills
- Ability to plan time and manage others
- Motivation to learn
- Excellent verbal and written communication/interpersonal skills.
Experience
Essential
- Experience within a paediatric environment
About the employer
We offer a 2 week supernumerary period to all new starters with an option to extend the period. A bespoke training package is offered to all staff.
We are incredibly proud of the work we perform at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust in delivering individualised care where auditable patient safety and patient experience is always at the forefront of our agenda.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
SOC 2236 · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · ~13k in sampleSimilar sponsored roles
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What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
Skilled Worker roles must clear both the general salary threshold and the occupation-specific going rate. See our occupation eligibility guide for the current figures.