Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing and Midwifery
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: 1x Fixed Term also
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (FTC to cover maternity leave)
- Job ref
- 430-8WC-202510-096
- Employer
- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Paediatric Planned Care (Dept)
- Town
- Milton Keynes
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 Per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/04/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 20/04/2026
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
Band 5
At Milton Keynes University Hospital, you will be welcomed into a friendly and supportive environment where teamwork and respect are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to live our Trust values and behaviours every day, creating a culture where everyone feels heard and valued.
MKUH staff's Motivation and Involvement scores are among the highest in our peer group, showing that our people feel inspired and included in decision-making (Staff Survey, 2024).
Our benefits
We believe in recognising and rewarding the amazing contribution of our staff and that is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance, and professional growth, including:
- Free on-site parking including EV charging
- Complimentary refreshments
- Flexible working arrangements
- Discounted gym membership
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Generous annual leave, with the option to bank holiday entitlement
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
- On-site nursery (charges apply)
- A wide-ranging staff health and wellbeing programme including EAP
- VIVUP products to support your mental, physical, and financial Wellbeing
Job overview
Staff Nurse
Department: Paediatric Planned Care
Band5, £31,049 - £37,796 per annum, pro rata
Hours: 1x Permanent Role, Full time, 37.5 per week. And 1x Fixed Term Role (to cover maternity leave). All MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
If you are passionate about delivering compassionate, family-centred care and want to be part of a supportive children’s team, we would love to hear from you.
About the role
We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Staff Nurse to join our Paediatric Planned Care team at Milton Keynes University Hospital. This role offers the opportunity to work across a range of paediatric settings including Outpatients, Day Care, Day Surgery and Acute Paediatric areas, supporting babies, children and young people attending for planned care.
You will deliver high-quality nursing care while working closely with the multidisciplinary team to ensure children and their families feel supported, informed and safe throughout their hospital journey.
'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'
Please note: We may be unable to offer sponsorship for these roles.
Interview date: w/c 20 April 2026
Main duties of the job
About our team
Our Paediatric Planned Care team is proud to be part of #TeamMKUH. We are a supportive and collaborative team who place children and families at the heart of everything we do. We value kindness, teamwork and learning from each other, creating an environment where staff feel supported to grow and provide the very best care for children and young people. We are looking for an enthusiastic nurse with strong communication skills who enjoys working as part of a multidisciplinary team and is passionate about providing excellent paediatric care.
Development opportunities
At MKUH we are committed to supporting our staff to grow and develop. This role offers opportunities to gain experience across a range of paediatric services while developing clinical skills, contributing to service improvement and building your career within Children’s Services.
We welcome applications from nurses who are enthusiastic about paediatric care and keen to develop their skills within a friendly and supportive team environment.
Working for our organisation
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a “Good” rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.
Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards – a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards – and the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
NHS Staff Survey: This team always knows what their work responsibilities are, scoring 93%.
Clinical Responsibilities
To provide the highest standard of evidence-based nursing care for both the children and their families in line with local and nationally agree standards and guidelines
Leadership and Management Responsibilities
To promote effective communication between all members of the multi-disciplinary team
Professional / Educational Responsibilities
Develop and maintain clinical skills and the knowledge necessary to ensure provision of holistic evidence-based nursing care. This will include extended role responsibilities particularly in the care of respiratory patients, following appropriate training and agree competence.
Please refer to attached Job description for further information.
We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.
MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.
MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.
By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.
Person specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential criteria
- RSCN/RN Child
- Degree level qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of recent appropriate clinical practice
- PILS
- Willingness to work towards further qualifications
- Knowledge of quality issues and clinical governance.
- Sound Knowledge of Safeguarding children
Desirable criteria
- Practice/assessor training
- EPLS
- HDU module or equivalent
- Experience working within a clinical and/or Outpatient environment
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience post qualification
- Experience of managing a caseload
- Experience of successful change management
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of current policies relating to best practice within outpatients
- Ability to work under pressure to manage workload and meet deadlines
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to liaise effectively with multidisciplinary team
- Ability to develop relevant examination and clinical skills in speciality, to have transferable skills that support this role
- Demonstrates ability to place child and family at centre of care
- Excellent consultation skills, able to assess, plan and implement care, supporting informed choice and gaining consent
- Good facilitation/ presentation, teaching and assessing skills
- Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise
- Demonstrates excellent teamwork
- Knowledge of relevant quality issues
- Basic computer skills (Word, Excel, adobe, Outlook, Microsoft Teams
Desirable criteria
- Experience of eCare
- Ability to Perform Skin Prick Testing
- Venepuncture & Cannulation
- Ability to Perform ECG
- CVC access
Personal and people development
Essential criteria
- Articulate. Decisive, Assertive, Innovative, Calm, Motivated.
- Flexible approach to working hours and areas of work
- Team player
- Able to support senior staff in the development of the service.
- Able to work autonomously within guidelines and protocols
Communication
Essential criteria
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Good communication skills with children and families
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Be able to communicate effectively via telephone, individual or group discussion
- Ability to communicate with all members of the multidisciplinary team on regular basis
- Ability to make informed decisions. Ability to keep calm and cope under pressure and in a stressful situation
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stewart-Bateman
- Job title
- PAU - Sister • Paediatrics
- Email address
- [email protected]
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