Specialist Nurse - Children & Young People (CYP)
Specialist Nurse - Children & Young People (CYP) | Spire Leicester Hospital | Oadby, Leicester | Full Time | Permanent
Spire Leicester Hospital is looking for a dedicated and compassionate Specialist Nurse - CYP to join our team. This is a rewarding opportunity to deliver high-quality, family-centred care in a supportive, modern clinical environment where your voice and expertise truly matter.
You'll play a vital role in ensuring children and young people receive safe, personalised care - while supporting families through every step of their healthcare journey.
Why Join Us?
At Spire Leicester, we combine clinical excellence with a genuine commitment to patient experience. You'll be part of a team that prioritises safety, compassion, and continuous improvement, with the support and resources to develop your career in paediatric care.
Your Role:
As a Specialist CYP Nurse, you will:
- Deliver high-quality, planned care for children, young people, and their families
- Assess and manage a diverse and evolving paediatric caseload
- Champion and actively promote family-centred care
- Act as a strong advocate for children's rights, equality, and safeguarding
- Communicate complex and sensitive information with clarity and empathy
- Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to ensure the best outcomes
- Support the development and improvement of CYP services
- Maintain the highest standards of infection prevention, safety, and clinical practice
Who We're Looking For:
You'll be a confident and caring paediatric nurse who thrives in a patient-focused environment:
Qualifications & Training
- Registered Children's Nurse (RCN)
- Child Protection Level 3 training
- Paediatric Resuscitation (EPALS or equivalent)
- Working towards a relevant post-registration qualification (desirable)
Experience & Skills
- Recent experience in an acute paediatric setting
- Strong clinical reasoning across complex paediatric cases
- Experience working both independently and as part of a team
- Skilled in children's phlebotomy
- A passion for safeguarding and family-centred care
Benefits:
We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
- 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
- Free Bupa wellness screening
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
Our Values:
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
- Driving clinical excellence
- Doing the right thing
- Caring is our passion.
- Keeping it simple
- Delivering on our promises
- Succeeding and celebrating together
We commit to our employees' well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.