Registered children's nurses Pay Data UK — 2024

Registered children's nurses roles in the UK earn a median of £32,115 per year, equivalent to £20.41 per hour as of 2024. This represents a 11.8% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £23,276 to £48,998 per year.

How Pay Varies Across the UK

Each bar shows how many areas of the UK have a median annual pay in that range for Registered children's nurses roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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About 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.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• assists medical doctors and works with other healthcare professionals to deal with emergencies and pre-planned treatment of patients
• manages own case load
• monitors children's progress, including the interpretation of the behaviour of young children too young to communicate
• administers drugs and medicines, applies surgical dressings and gives other forms of treatment
• works with parents to explain procedures and health conditions and to help them care for children when they return home
• advises on nursing care, disease prevention, and nutrition
• plans, manages, provides and evaluates nursing care services for patients, supervises the implementation of nursing care plans

Entry Routes and Qualifications

Entrants will need a degree or equivalent qualification in children's nursing and to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. A DBS check is also required.

Related Occupations

Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.