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.
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£25,888
Average salary
New workers start around £8,635.36. Normal pay is £25,888 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £39,871.35.
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Annual Openings
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in Cornwall, and do<br /> 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
The number of unique job postings in your area that have listed this skill in the last year.
Skills
Job postings
Active Listening
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Speaking
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Reading Comprehension
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Critical Thinking
56
Monitoring
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Writing
50
Active Learning
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Learning Strategies
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Mathematics
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Science
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