Paediatric Staff Nurse - Burns & Plastics Outpatients | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£32,073 - £39,043 pa, pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Bristol, BS2 8BJ
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	18 Sept 2026
Closing date:	18 Oct 2026

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Summary

Are you ready to step up? Are you dynamic and committed? Do you have experience in burns and or wound care nursing?

We currently have a vacancy for a band 5 Registered Children’s Nurse to join our dedicated and caring team within children’s outpatients who has completed their NHS preceptorship programme.

Primarily working in Rainforest Outpatients, which sees approximately 250 patients a week within the specialities of Burns, Plastics, Spinal Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery and General Paediatrics and working closely with Daisy Ward; a 10 bedded burns unit including a 6 bedded Neurosurgical, Trauma and Burns High Dependency Unit. For burns we are the regional centre covering the entire south west of the U.K and also the regional Paediatric Major Trauma Centre.

The successful candidates will:

• · Be able to demonstrate excellent inter-personal and communication skills

• · Have the ability to forge and maintain relationships with a variety of clinical and non-clinical staff.

• · Have the ability to manage a busy workload and to prioritise, quickly find solutions and to focus on the important issues when decision making is essential.

• · Have experience in burns and or wound care dressings

• · Be able to implement knowledge-based theory to practice.

In return for your hard work you will receive the following benefits:

• · Working within an internationally renowned Children’s Hospital

• · Opportunities for education and development

• · Our own Faculty of Children’s Nurse Education and Research

• · Industry leading pension scheme

• · Access to discounts in a multitude of local and national outlets.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of 2.6 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom.

Chaired by Ingrid Barker and led by Maria Kane as Chief Executive, Bristol NHS Foundation Trust aims to transform the way healthcare is delivered locally with a clear focus on making a difference for what we call our Four Ps:

• Better outcomes for our Patients

• More opportunities for ourPeople

• Fairer more consistent care for our Population

• Best Value forPublic Purse

Our vision for five years from now:

• Patients will wait less time to be diagnosed and treated, and they will have the same high-quality experience and outcomes, regardless of who they are or where they live.

• We will meet rising demand by maximising the use of our available resources.

• More care will be delivered nearer to patients, in their homes or the community.

• Digital technologies will have transformed the way we work and the way we deliver care.

• Our people will feel engaged, energised and empowered by their work.

• We will be known as a place where people enjoy working, training and building a career.

• Our volume of globally renowned research and innovation will have grown significantly.

• We will contribute to system financial balance

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

This advert closes on Thursday 1 Oct 2026

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