Staff Nurse - Paediatric HDU

Overview

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The closing date is 04 February 2026

Would you like to be part of a regional acute Paediatric High Dependency Unit?

Do you want to work in a busy, caring, and supportive environment?

Southampton Children's Hospital PHDU is excited to recruit a Band 5 Registered Nurse to a permanent position. Our PHDU is co-located next to our Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), providing excellent opportunities to develop your clinical skills.

We are a friendly and supportive team, offering extensive opportunities to develop Level 2 competencies, with guidance and support from our dedicated education team, senior nurses and Ward Leader.

We are looking for a highly motivated Registered Nurse with recent experience working in an acute paediatric environment.

• Recent acute paediatric experience
• Ability and flexibility to work a full 24-hour shift pattern (days, nights, weekends)

If you are enthusiastic about delivering high-quality care and developing your skills within a specialist paediatric setting, we would love to hear from you.

University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.

Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.

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At UHS we're committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.

At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We're committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.

To provide a high standard of individualised nursing care in accordance with agreed policies, through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for individual patients.

To train learners and other nursing staff in the ward environment

• Qualified Nurse (Degree/Diploma)
• Registered nurse on appropriate part of the register
• Knowledge of current issues within acute Health Service
• Understanding of personal accountability
• Knowledge of own role within the team
• Provide evidence of teaching and supporting learners in practice in the role of practice supervisor
• Awareness of evidence-based practice
• Awareness of responsibilities for management of infection control
• Evidence of on-going personal development
• Able to use initiative
• Evidence of recent study
• Previous experience/qualification in relevant specialty
• Teaching experience

• Working Together
• Always Improving

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.

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a year - Pro rata