Job summary
Do you want to deliver outstanding care and be part of a forward thinking, inspirational, innovative team who have overcome significant challenges in the last few years, and to join us on our continuing journey towards excellence?

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to provide a high quality of care to patients on our Children's Ward.

The services we provide:
Children's Inpatient, Day Care, Assessment and Outpatients

Our Children's Inpatient services provide compassionate care for Children and Young People from 0 to 16 years of age across two busy sites, Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Furness General Hospital. The units provide care for a mixture of specialties and for a wide range of conditions including High Dependency Care.

We are a University teaching hospital full of hard working and dedicated staff providing community and hospital services across the Morecambe Bay area.

Main duties of the job

• Work in support of and under the direction of a Registered Children's Nurse, providing basic care and assistance within defined parameters specified by the registered nurse.
• Maintain cleanliness of the ward environment, in line with infection prevention and control standards.
• Be aware of the structure and organisation of the NHS.

About us
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises.

Quality shines throughout the Trust, and the awards that our Care Groups, corporate teams or individuals have either won, or been shortlisted for, show the achievements are being recognised at a national level.

We are absolutely committed to making the Trust 'a great place to be cared for; a great place to work' through the delivery of the highest possible standards of compassionate care, as well as our research and education strategy to provide the very best patient and staff experience.

Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year pro rata per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time

Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential

• Good general education
• Relevant NVQ qualification or commitment to undertake

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working in a health related environment
• Experience working with children

Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Closing date: 29 October 2026

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.