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Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Brighton; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 68,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development

Nursery facilities in local areas

Job summary

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust seeks a motivated Registered Nurse - Child to join the Children’s Community Nursing Team serving Brighton and Hove. The post is part-time, 30 hours per week, with autonomous community practice within an integrated team.

You will deliver high-quality nursing care for children in the community, develop specialist knowledge, liaise with clinical experts, and work with other health and social care colleagues to support families and maintain safe services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist community children's nursing for the CCN caseload.
• Promote the health and wellbeing of children and their families.
• Work closely with Trust staff, health professionals, and social/third sector partners.

Job description

Children's Community Staff Nurse | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Would you like to work with children and young people in the community? We have a vacancy for a motivated and enthusiastic Children's Nurse (RN - Child) who would like the opportunity to develop their expertise as a Children and Young People's Community Nurse within our friendly integrated team in Brighton and Hove.

We are looking for a skilled clinical nurse who is able to work autonomously in the community as well as being part of a wider team. Currently the team works seven days a week.

Please note that this is a part-time role of 30 hours per week.

The Children's Community Nurse (CCN) will contribute to the development of the local Children's Community Nursing Team and countywide Children's Community Nursing Service (CCNS) together with the Team Lead and senior nurses, helping to ensure that policy and practice is developed and delivered in line with Trust and national best practice standards.

The post holder will have a key role in delivering specialist community children's nursing for the children and young people on the CCN caseload. They will provide up-to-date knowledge and skills for the nursing management and care of children in the community setting. They will liaise with clinical experts for the provision of specialist knowledge, skills and leadership as required.

As a Registered Nurse - Child, they will promote the health and wellbeing of children and their families and ensure the provision of high quality, safe nursing care to children and families on the caseload. They will work closely with other health professionals within the Trust and across the health economy, as well as with statutory and third sector agencies.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values-Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence-guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Work within level of competency to deliver quality nursing care, support, information and advice, for a supervised and/or delegated CCNT caseload helping to ensure that appropriate resources are available to assist in providing this care.

Maintain excellent communication channels with service stakeholders. Engaging in cross boundary partnership working including the child and family/carer, to help develop seamless provision for the CCNT caseload. This includes working with health care, social care, education service and the local hospice.

Help develop, implement and review clinical protocols and standard operating procedures which assist in delivering safe care and best nursing practice.

Work within level of competency to provide teaching regarding the use of equipment and treatment regimes in the community for children

Ensure concise and accurate documentation of care interventions, including telephone advice and support are documented and recorded.

Act as a resource and role model of children's community nursing specialist practice to all other professionals and work colleagues.

Attends relevant education and training practice updates in tertiary centres and special interest groups both within the Trust, locally and nationally to help develop and contribute towards establishment of clinical practice standards.

Staff may be required to work anywhere in West and East Sussex in order to meet the needs of the commissioned service.

Please see attached JD and PS for further information.

This advert closes on Thursday 3 Sep 2026

Brighton / Worthing / Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sus