Healthcare and Social Care - Children's Nurse
Healthcare and Social Care - Children's Nurse
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Children's nurses provide care for children and young people with health problems.
- Work with doctors to assess what a child needs if they are ill, injured or have a disability
- Decide what level of nursing care is required
- Give injections and medication, treat wounds and use medical equipment
- Observe and interpret a child's behaviour to monitor how well their treatment is working
- Support parents and carers who have a child in hospital
- Advise parents and carers on how to give ongoing care at home
As a Children's Nurse, you could work in an NHS or private hospital, at a hospice, at a children's care home, at a GP practice or at a health centre.
Your working environment may be physically and emotionally demanding. You may need to wear a uniform and PPE.
Children's Nurses tend to work between 35 to 40 hours a week. You could work evenings, weekends and bank holidays on shifts.
Starting: 拢30,000
Experienced: 拢45,000
You can get into this job through a university course or an apprenticeship.
Full-time courses usually take 3 years. You'll usually need:
4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English, maths and science
2 or 3 A levels, including a science, or a level 3 diploma or access to higher education in health, science or nursing
You might be able to apply for a Registered Nurse Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship, if you work in a healthcare setting like a hospital. The degree apprenticeship takes around 4 years and is a mix of academic study and on-the-job training. You'll need the support of your employer to do a degree apprenticeship. You'll usually need:
4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) and A levels, or equivalent, for a higher or degree apprenticeship