Registered Children's Nurses
Registered children's nurses nurses provide general or acute nursing care for children and young people with chronic or acute conditions and assist medical doctors with their tasks.
More about this Career
Average Salary
£30276
New workers start around £8489. Normal pay is £30276 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £45532.
Jobs
1538
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs.
Daily Tasks
- Plans, manages, provides and evaluates nursing care services for patients, supervises the implementation of nursing care plans.
- Advises on nursing care, disease prevention, and nutrition.
- Works with parents to explain procedures and health conditions and to help them care for children when they return home.
- Administers drugs and medicines, applies surgical dressings and gives other forms of treatment.
- Monitors children's progress, including the interpretation of the behaviour of young children too young to communicate.
- Manages own case load.
- Assists medical doctors and works with other healthcare professionals to deal with emergencies and pre-planned treatment of patients.
Skills Employers are looking for
Soft Skills
Soft skills are non-technical skills that include how you interact with colleagues, solve problems, and manage your work
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Active Listening
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Speaking
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Reading Comprehension
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Critical Thinking
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Monitoring
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Writing
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Active Learning
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Learning Strategies
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Mathematics
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Science
