Staff Nurse (CACOU)

Job Overview

We are seeking to recruit a keen and enthusiastic Band 5 Staff Nurse with an RNC qualification in the Children’s Ambulatory Care and Outpatient Unit.

Job Overview

We are seeking to recruit a keen and enthusiastic Band 5 Staff Nurse with an RNC qualification in the Children’s Ambulatory Care and Outpatient Unit.

We are a very friendly team who are passionate about providing excellent care for Children and Young people and their families.

Our Children’s Ambulatory Care and Outpatient Unit caters for all disciplines within the Child Health Department and offers opportunities to work alongside teams offering a truly multidisciplinary approach to health care including nurse led clinics, supporting Specialist Nurses, Services are provided cross site within the CCG.

We offer a full range of education opportunities internal and external to maintain your continued professional development (CPD), including learning new skills in Venepuncture and Cannulation, Central Line management, and also Medicines Management in all aspects (IV and Oral). We want someone who is driven to help develop our Ambulatory service, and offer the best possible experience children and young people can have in the hospital setting.

For the role you should hold an RGN/RNCB/RM qualification.

We can offer comprehensive in-house and external training opportunities to enhance your personal development.

Main duties of the job

• You will be required to work across multiple locations within the CCG, primarily based at FPH, while also supporting Brants Bridge and WXP sites, including outreach services as needed.
• Provide high-quality, family-centred care to children undergoing planned elective day surgery in the day surgical unit, ensuring their physical and emotional needs are met.
• Take responsibility for planning, delivering, and supervising safe, compassionate care, continuously evaluating its effectiveness and making improvements where necessary.
• Contribute to the efficient operation of the Department by demonstrating strong leadership qualities, fostering an environment that is open, transparent, and trustworthy.
• Support colleagues in developing clinical procedures, ambulatory care pathways, and best practices to ensure consistent, effective delivery of services to children and young people within the Trust.
• Uphold NHS standards by maintaining safeguarding, confidentiality, and infection control measures, while promoting a positive, supportive environment for patients, families, and staff alike.

Working for our organisation

Visa Sponsorship

This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future , and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Pre/post qualification experience in paediatric inpatient or outpatient settings.
• Experience of working with Children and Young People from birth through to their 16th birthday.
• Experience of Administration of Oral, IV and IM medication.

Desirable criteria

• Central venous access management.
• Experience in an acute setting and or ward.
• Experience in administering Immunisations/ BCG with anaphylaxis knowledge (or working towards).
• Phlebotomy/Cannulation experience.

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to overcome barriers to communication.
• Good organisational skills and able to prioritise and delegate
• Computer/keyboard skills.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of Trust Computer programmes.
• Knowledge and experience of Windows 11.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Children’s RNC Nurse on NMC Register.
• Level 2 Safeguarding children Training.
• Paediatric BLS trained.

Desirable criteria

• Mentorship Qualification
• Level 3 Safeguarding Children Training.