Job summary
UHB Paediatrics 0-16 years: Where a passion and career come together!

Our High Dependency Service is a growing provision, and we are looking for skilled nurses to join our team.

UHB Children's Services are seeking enthusiastic and experienced Paediatric Nurses with a passion for caring for children who require enhanced observation, monitoring and high dependency care.

As one of the largest paediatric services in the region, UHB provides care through a friendly, dynamic and highly skilled multidisciplinary team committed to delivering safe, compassionate and family-centred care. We provide an excellent experience for children, young people and their families in a supportive and welcoming environment.

Our service includes a 6-bedded Level 2 High Dependency Unit (HDU) at Heartlands Hospital and a paediatric HDU stabilisation bed at Good Hope Hospital. Working across both sites, our specialist team delivers high-quality care to children with a wide range of acute and complex healthcare needs.

Children may be admitted with serious illness, deterioration of a chronic condition, following complex surgery, or as part of a step-down pathway from Paediatric Intensive Care. You will be responsible for delivering safe, effective nursing care, supporting colleagues and contributing to excellent patient outcomes.

At UHB, we value our staff and are committed to supporting professional development through a range of learning opportunities and career pathways.

Main duties of the job
As a band 5 Nurse working for the Paediatric High Dependency service across Heartlands & Good Hope Hospital, you will join a highly skilled, established team caring for critically ill children at UHB.

As a staff nurse you will practice autonomously and be responsible and accountable for delivering safe, compassionate, person-centred care.

You are required to demonstrate evidence-based nursing care that respects and maintains dignity and human rights.

You will be skilled in the assessment of patient care needs, recognising deterioration, escalating safely and appropriately.

You will plan and implement programmes of care, delivering treatment and evaluating care without direct supervision.

You must be able to communicate effectively and maintain high quality records.

You will work in accordance with Trust Policies, Procedures and Guidelines and adhere to the NMC Code.

We promote a family centred care approach to nursing and collaborate closely with parents, carers and their children when planning and delivering care.

The post holder will practice in a holistic, non-judgmental, caring and compassionate manner that avoids assumptions, supports social inclusion and recognises and respects individual choice and acknowledges diversity. They will work in partnership with other health and social care professionals, students and trainees and agencies, service users, their carers and families.

We expect all our nurses to promote a positive attitude and be a professional role model.

About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Child Branch Nurse on the NMC Register
• Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC

Desirable

• Paediatric Critical Care Course
• Paediatric Life Support Course

Experience
Essential

• Previous / recent experience or working in an acute secondary NHS care setting (can include student placements within the last 12 months )
• Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/competence
• Experience of working on own and in a team in a health care environment delegating to others within a team /providing supervision to others
• Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
• Understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct
• Understanding of preceptorship and work based learning and assimilation of skills and knowledge
• Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context
• Understanding / experience of the principles of safeguarding and Mental Capacity
• Awareness of health and safety issues

Desirable

• Experience of working in a paediatric Critical Care environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Location: Birmingham
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Closing date: 22 October 2026
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