Paediatric ICU Nurses >
Description.
Provide specialist intensive-care nursing for critically ill children in Paediatric Intensive Care Units. Deliver advanced monitoring, ventilatory support, emergency intervention, and family-focused care within high-acuity paediatric settings.
Key Requirements.
Experience.
NMC-registered Children’s Nurse (or Adult Nurse with proven PICU experience) with a minimum of 2 years’ PICU experience.
Skilled in managing ventilated and high-dependency paediatric patients, including invasive ventilation, CPAP, HFNC, complex monitoring, and emergency response.
Experience supporting children with acute, complex, and life-threatening conditions and working within structured escalation and stabilisation protocols.
Confident collaborating with paediatric intensivists, ANNPs, and multidisciplinary paediatric teams.
Qualifications.
NMC registration as a Children’s Nurse, or Adult Nurse with validated PICU competency.
Paediatric QIS (Qualified in Specialty) preferred and required by many PICUs.
Paediatric Immediate Life Support (PILS) or Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) mandatory under most NHS placements.
Safeguarding Children Level 3.
Compliance and Vetting.
Enhanced DBS.
Full identity and right-to-work verification.
Two recent clinical references.
Up-to-date NHS Statutory & Mandatory Training.
Immunisation compliance.
NMC PIN and registration check.
Qualification and employment history verification.
Competency confirmation for paediatric intensive-care practice, including ventilatory and emergency paediatric response skills.