Band 4 Nursing Associate | Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Birmingham seeks a Band 4 Registered Nurse Associate for its Children’s Community Nursing Care Team. This role focuses on delivering compassionate clinical care to children with complex health needs, supporting families, and working collaboratively across a multi-disciplinary team. Candidates should have relevant nursing qualifications and a strong commitment to improving the quality of care for young patients. Contact Rebecca Carless for further details. The application closes on 2 Oct 2025.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Associate qualification with relevant experience.
• Passion for Community Nursing and working with children.
• Strong clinical skills and knowledge in nursing practices.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical care to children and young people with complex health needs.
• Support families in health assessments and care planning.
• Engage in continuous professional development.

Skills

Compassionate care

Clinical observation

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work independently

Education

Nursing qualifications

Tools

Electronic Patient Records

Job description

Overview

An Exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Registered Nurse Associate within our Children’s Community Nursing Care Team, covering a 7 day a week service. Core hours of the service are 08:30-16:30. The post holder will support children and families alongside the multi-disciplinary team with their caseload consisting of children or young people, some of whom will have very complex health care needs.

Emphasis will be on the quality of care for the child and families. Duties will include delivery of clinical care within the home or clinic environment, such as blood taking, injections, wound care, teaching, and gastro/intake support for Nasogastric and Gastrostomy needs.

We are looking for candidates with a passion for Community Nursing who want to make a difference and improve quality of care for children and young people on the Paediatric Community Nursing caseload. If this is you, please get in touch.

Responsibilities

• Act in the best interest of children/YP in their care, demonstrating a positive attitude towards working with children/YP with learning disabilities and/or complex health needs (SEND).
• Put children and families first and provide family-centred, safe and compassionate care.
• Empower the child/YP and their family to participate in decisions about their care and exercise choice.
• Act professionally at all times within the standards of the NMC Code of Conduct.
• Use knowledge and experience to make evidence-based decisions and solve problems, recognising limits of own competence.
• Assist with health assessments and health care planning for children on the community children’s nursing caseload and review as needs or treatment changes.
• Assist with education and health care plans (EHCP) process.
• Assist with continence assessments and referrals.
• Support nursing input into specialist clinics/nurse-led clinics.
• Undertake specific clinical skills including:
  • Administration of medication in the form of an injection with or without a device.
  • Finger tip bloods.
  • Support of children requiring enteral feeds including care of gastrostomy and nasogastric tubes and management of supplies.
  • Insertion of enteral feeding devices such as nasogastric tubes and gastrostomy tubes.
  • Recognition of deterioration in physical health with ability to complete clinical observations, recognise abnormalities and respond appropriately with symptom control charts.
  • Assist in airway management techniques including oral/nasal suction, oxygen therapy, and pulse oximetry.
  • Respond to emergencies or sudden deterioration (seizures, choking, collapse, cardiac arrest).
  • Assist in the management of established wounds adhering to treatment, assessment and care plans.
• Develop skills in supervision of junior staff, students, and support teaching and training of individuals/carers/other staff/new team members.
• Assist with the implementation and monitoring of clinical standards and outcome measures.
• Engage in clinical supervision and reflective practice including management of self and reflection on feedback.
• Participate in staff surveys and clinical audit activities in their area of practice.
• Contribute to service improvement by reflecting on own practice and supporting others.
• Adhere to legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines local and national.
• Regularly attend team meetings, safety huddles and staff engagement sessions; contribute to improving care.
• Communicate effectively across channels with a range of individuals, including the public, health and social care professionals, maintaining a focus on delivering and improving health and care services.
• Demonstrate interpersonal skills that promote clarity, compassion, empathy, respect and trust.
• Contribute to team success and challenge others constructively.
• Report to appropriate registered professionals, information received from individuals, carers and team members.
• Ensure child/YP related information is treated sensitively and adhere to confidentiality.
• Demonstrate understanding of consent, Mental Capacity Act, and Deprivation of Liberties safeguards and apply principles to everyday practice; seek advice from the Registered Nurse as required.
• Report any accidents or incidents and raise concerns per organisational policy.
• Maintain clear, concise, accurate and legible clinical records and ensure all communication related to care delivery is documented in line with local and national guidance.
• Ensure the ability to manage electronic records systems with appropriate access controls.
• Exercise personal responsibility and work independently within defined practice parameters; undertake a range of clinical and care skills consistent with the role and professional values of a Nursing Associate.
• Ensure documentation and Electronic Patient Records (EPR) are completed accurately and contemporaneously.
• Undertake only activities for which competence has been achieved and recognise the impact of practicing outside capability.
• Use frequent moderate effort for manual handling of individuals and equipment in line with organisational guidelines.
• Adhere to lone working policy, participate in the buddy system, and complete home risk assessments to ensure safe visits.

How to Apply / Further Details

For further details or informal visits contact:

Name: Rebecca Carless

Job title: Team Leader for Children’s Community Nursing, Palliative Care and Rapid Response

Email: [e-mail]

Telephone: [phone]

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025