0-19 Community Nursery Nurse

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust; Bedford; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider is seeking a Community Nursery Nurse to support health promotion for children under 5 in Bedford. In this role, you will assist in delivering the healthy child program, work with families and multi-disciplinary teams, and maintain accurate records. Candidates should have qualifications such as NNEB or equivalent and experience in child development. The position offers a salary between £27,485 to £30,162 per annum, pro-rata, with an emphasis on flexible team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting children and their families.
• Ability to work autonomously and independently.
• Sound knowledge of issues around confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning activities to strengthen attachment for children.
• Support families in accessing childcare-related information.
• Maintain confidential, professional records accurately.

Skills

Experience of supporting children and their families

Ability to work flexibly as part of a team

Awareness of the role of the health visitor and school nurse

Knowledge of IT packages such as Word, Outlook or SystmOne

Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding issues

Education

NNEB or equivalent

BTEC / NVQ 3

Child protection training

Additional training in child development

Job description

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

0-19 Community Nursery Nurse

The closing date is 06 January 2026

Have you ever wanted to work within the community?

Ever thought about a career in health promotion and support for children and families with children under the age of 5?

Want to make a difference to life outcomes for all children?

Look no further and read on, this could be the role for you!

Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 30-12-2025

Main duties of the job

As an effective member of the 0-19 team, with a focus on 0-5 years, the community nursery nurse will support with delivery of the healthy child programme to a defined population. Using an evidence based and needs led service, the post holder will offer packages of care in a variety of community settings, which include child health clinic, home, early years settings and children's centres.

About us

Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

Job responsibilities

Assist in the delivery and planning of programmes/activities either with individual parents/carers or groups of parents/carers which aim to strengthen their attachment and knowledge to improve outcomes for children.

Assist in the planning and delivery of programmes and activities to meet the service specific targets identified, such as; breastfeeding promotion, smoking cessation, obesity/healthy eating, parenting programmes, speech and language, family health promotion activities, school readiness, and developmental assessments.

Work in partnership with parents/carers, families and multi-disciplinary colleagues to maximise service delivery and to maintain effective relationships and communication.

Support families in accessing advice and guidance regarding childcare and child-related information.

Support by information sharing as required for Child Protection case conferences and core group meetings adhering to the Local Safeguarding Childrens Board Policies and Procedures.

Safely maintain confidential, professional records which are accurate, relevant, up to date and legible. E.g. Child Protection/Early Help Assessment.

Provide direct support and guidance to identified families in their homes or community locations and the promotion of their health and wellbeing.

Working in collaboration with the Health Visitor and partner agencies e.g. Flying Start Childrens Centre to provide a safe and effective service to children and their families.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NNEB / or equivalent
• BTEC / NVQ 3
• Child protection training
• Additional training in child development

Knowledge and skills

• Experience of supporting children and their families
• Evidence of ongoing training and personal development
• Able to undertake autonomous and independent working
• A sound knowledge of issues around confidentiality
• Community experience
• working as part of a 0-19 team

skills

• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team.
• Awareness of the role of the health visitor and school nurse.
• Knowledge of IT packages such as Word, Outlook or SystmOne
• Knowledge of social exclusion and multi-cultural issues

Safeguarding

• Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding issues
• Appreciates the significance of safeguarding and interprets this accurately for all individual children and young people/vulnerable adults whatever their life circumstances.
• Can demonstrate an ability to contribute towards a safe environment

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.

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

£27,485 to £30,162 a yearper annum, pro-rata