NHS
Children's Community Nurse
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Job Description
- Req#: C9391-25-1228?language=en&page=772&sort=publicationDateDesc
- RSCN/RN (Child)
- Full NMC Registration
- Relevant community qualification
- Specialist qualification e.g. diabetic course, asthma diploma, oncology course
- Ability to implement and use a model of child health nursing care in the community
- Ability to support staff in planning and delivering care
- Ability to identify deficits in the quality of care and take appropriate action
- Ability to raise and discuss issues within the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
- Able to distinguish between professional roles as required e.g. CCN/HV/School Nurse
- Ability to write and formulate policies
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to ensure accurate and detailed documentation is maintained at all times
- Ability to input and retrieve information from IT systems
- Ability to deal effectively with stressed, anxious parents and children (and other carers)
- Ability to discuss the subject of death and dying appropriately and effectively and to support parents, children and other staff
- Excellent interpersonal skills and communication
- Ability to function within a team whilst ensuring links with the whole multidisciplinary health care team
- Ability to advise/seek advice from relevant professionals on behalf of children, parents and other staff members
- Ability to mediate to resolve issues which cause difficulties within the unit
- Ability to manage band 5 staff as required
- Ability to supervise and participate in the orientation of students and new team members
- Ability to identify educational development needs within the team
- Ability to prepare and deliver presentations/seminars and local/national events
- Proven ability to facilitate change
- RSCN/RN (Child)
- Full NMC Registration
- Relevant community qualification
- Specialist qualification e.g. diabetic course, asthma diploma, oncology course
- Ability to implement and use a model of child health nursing care in the community
- Ability to support staff in planning and delivering care
- Ability to identify deficits in the quality of care and take appropriate action
- Ability to raise and discuss issues within the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
- Able to distinguish between professional roles as required e.g. CCN/HV/School Nurse
- Ability to write and formulate policies
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to ensure accurate and detailed documentation is maintained at all times
- Ability to input and retrieve information from IT systems
- Ability to deal effectively with stressed, anxious parents and children (and other carers)
- Ability to discuss the subject of death and dying appropriately and effectively and to support parents, children and other staff
- Excellent interpersonal skills and communication
- Ability to function within a team whilst ensuring links with the whole multidisciplinary health care team
- Ability to advise/seek advice from relevant professionals on behalf of children, parents and other staff members
- Ability to mediate to resolve issues which cause difficulties within the unit
- Ability to manage band 5 staff as required
- Ability to supervise and participate in the orientation of students and new team members
- Ability to identify educational development needs within the team
- Ability to prepare and deliver presentations/seminars and local/national events
- Proven ability to facilitate change
Job summary
Are you an experienced Children's Nurse looking for a new challenge? This is an exciting post working within an award winning team with excellent staff survey results.
The role requires case managing, caring for children with a chronic or acute nursing need outside of the hospital environment, working within a nurse led team. It is an opportunity to share your ideas and improve patient outcomes.
Main duties of the job
The service is open 9-5 seven days a week. This role is full time offering 37.5 hours per week, with some weekend and bank holiday working required, and is to provide Maternity Leave cover.
We are looking for a registered children's nurse who is motivated, forward thinking and has a sound professional knowledge and excellent communication skills. You should have the ability to prioritize and work both independently and as part of a team.
In this post you will provide highly skilled, quality clinical and non-clinical care, which is outcome focused, to support children and their families, to enable them to live, participate and achieve in all aspects of life, eg at home and within their community. The workload is varied and interesting with opportunity to develop further knowledge and skills.
You will also be responsible for providing support to junior team members through developing their skills & completing staff appraisals.
You will also teach parents, carers and other health professionals as required and will mentor pre and post registered students. In return you will work within a highly supportive nurse-led service with the opportunity to expand your knowledge and work closely with clinical nurse specialists, gain management experience and work collaboratively with the team of Consultant Paediatricians to plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
About us
NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London's busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients' wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/
Details
Date posted
20 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£42,939 to £50,697 a year per annum inclusive of HCAs (Pro-rata if LTFT)
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
391-NMUH-7180047-A-B
Job locations
North Middlesex Hospital
Sterling Way
London
N181QX
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification.
Job responsibilities
A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Skills & Abilities
Essential
Education & Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Skills & Abilities
Essential
Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
North Middlesex Hospital
Sterling Way
London
N181QX
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
North Middlesex Hospital
Sterling Way
London
N181QX
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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