The Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital and Neonatal Unit in Aberdeen Maternity Hospital provide acute care for new-born babies, children and young people with a wide variety of health needs. Paediatric Nurses care for patients within acute and community settings.
With a paediatric nursing qualification you can work in a range of settings:
- Wards (e.g. neonatal unit, high dependency unit, medical/surgical ward)
- Departments (e.g. Emergency Department, Day Case Unit, Out Patients)
- Theatres
- Child’s own home
- Schools (primary or secondary)
Paediatric Nurses care for neonates, children and young people within a variety of settings across Grampian. With the opportunity for career progression and diversification in:
- Advanced practice
- Specialist nursing
- Nursing education
- Nurse management
- Health Visiting and School Nursing
I would like to become a Paediatric Nurse
Practising as a Paediatric Nurse requires a degree from a recognised educational institution. Training in Aberdeen is available from Robert Gordon University, however the course is widely available across Scotland. Please visit the following sites for more details Glasgow Caledonian University, Edinburgh Napier University, University of Dundee
If you do not currently have the entry requirements to access degree level training then Access to Nursing courses are available at North East Scotland College.
Robert Gordon University provide a Nursing Summer School
I am currently training to be a Paediatric Nurse
Prior to completion of your nursing qualification you can apply to work on the NHS Grampian Nurse Bank as a Health Care Support Worker. This will provide you with valuable experience within a clinical setting before taking up a Registered Nursing post. You can apply for these positions through the NHS Grampian’s Recruitment website.
There are a wide variety of posts available across NHS Grampian and we welcome newly qualified staff nurses. If you are studying at the Robert Gordon University you will get the opportunity to meet clinical staff in your third year and interviews for posts will be arranged through the University. In Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital and Neonatal Unit we provide a 2 year development programme where you will have the opportunity to choose your areas of preference to work in.
I am a qualified Paediatric Nurse and considering a move to Grampian
Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital and Neonatal Unit provide a wide variety of career options in a number of specialties including:
- High Dependency nursing
- Neonatal nursing
- Allergy and Immunology
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Diabetes and Endocrinology
- Epilepsy
- Gastroenterology and Metabolic
- Oncology
- Pain
- Respiratory
- Rheumatology
- Renal
- Urology
I am a qualified Paediatric Nurse but it’s been some years since I practised. Am I able to return to work?
NHS Grampian and Robert Gordon University have developed a course for nurses whose registration has lapsed to help them return to practice. The short, fully funded course prepares staff for re-joining the NMC register and enables nurses to return to their field of practice in a safe and confident manner. Please see our Lapsed Registration page for more details.
Flying Start
Flying Start NHS® is a national development programme for newly qualified nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. It aims to support your learning and build your confidence during your first year of practice in NHS Scotland. It will do this by assisting you to navigate to the Foundation gateway of the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework 'Agenda for Change'. After completing Flying Start NHS® newly qualified practitioners would be expected to participate in ongoing Continuing Professional Development.
Benefits for newly qualified practitioners include:
- Offers a learner-directed solution to finding information and making sense of a complex environment
- Guides and supports the transition from student to qualified practitioner
- Links to the NHS KSF development review cycle
- Supports the development of skills for lifelong learning and CPD
- Offers practical advice on how to manage portfolios and PDPs within NHS Scotland
- Gives access to up to date material, useful websites and national policy and developments
- Decreases feelings of isolation through the on-line forum, Flying Start Community and Ask a Mentor functions
- Draws and builds on the learning skills developed as pre-registration or undergraduate student
- Increased understanding of the role of other health and social care professionals and partners
Effective Practitioner
Effective Practitioner is a national initiative providing work based learning resources and support for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals in Scotland. It assists Practitioners and Senior Practitioners to deliver the 2020 vision and meet the Quality Ambitions of Person Centred, Safe and Effective Care. The Effective Practitioner website provides the online foundation for wider work-based support.