Job overview

Here at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, we are committed to excellence. This includes the services that we provide to our patients and the support we give to our staff. In order to ensure that we continue to deliver excellent nursing care, we are currently recruiting qualified paediatric nurses to join our dynamic nursing team.

As part of our team, you will be supported in your own professional development, and encouraged to take personal ownership for the high levels of care we provide to our patients and their families.

The acute paediatric area consists of the following:

Fistral - 10 beds for medical and surgical patients aged 11-16 years;

CLIC - 4 cubicles for children and young people with cancer and leukaemia

Harlyn - 8 day beds for surgical and medical.

Polkerris - 12 beds for children and young people with both medical and surgical problems.

Paediatric Assessment Unit for assessment and initial management.

Paediatric High Dependency Unit - 3 level two beds.

The successful candidate may be provided with the exciting opportunity to rotate between all of these areas.

If you are a highly motivated nurse, who would like to further your experience and continue to develop your nursing career, we would love to hear from you. Please watch our video and contact us if you would like further information: 

Nurse Maddy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZZOt6DH68k

Main duties of the job

To work as a skilled member of the nursing team to provide a high standard of holistic family centred care to the children and families.

To promote family centred care and establish good relationships with 
children and their families.

To communicate effectively at all levels within the multi-disciplinary team.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. It serves a population of around 470,000 people, a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £740 million. 

RCHT is responsible for the provision of services at three main sites with approximately 780 inpatient beds: 

Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro 

St Michael’s Hospital in Hayle 

West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance 

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School. 

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities, and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation. 

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles. This plays a vital part in attracting and retaining highly skilled teams of doctors, nurses and other health professionals who support the care of well over half a million people each year.