Children's/Adult/Learning Disability Nurse | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; North Chailey; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health provider in the UK is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to deliver high-quality nursing care for children with complex needs at Chailey Clinical Services. The role involves working closely with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring adherence to clinical policies, and providing education while promoting the welfare of young patients. This position also offers ongoing training and flexible working options as part of a supportive staff environment.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Excellent training and development opportunities

Access to workplace nurseries

Qualifications

• Qualified as Registered Nurse with NMC registration.
• Experience in delivering nursing care to children with complex needs.
• Ability to educate and support both professionals and families.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based nursing care for children and young people.
• Manage individual care plans and participate in multidisciplinary teamwork.
• Ensure compliance with clinical policies and standards.

Skills

Specialist nursing care

Evidence-based practice

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Negotiation skills

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Current NMC registration

Job description

Key Nursing Role

This is a key nursing role within Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, based at Chailey Clinical Services. Our highly skilled nurses deliver specialist nursing care to the children & young people who access the Bluebells Short Breaks Service, Chailey Heritage Foundation School or the residential bungalows over the 24/7 period, 52 weeks of the year.

The children & young people have complex, often fluctuating health needs and physical disability. The post holder will ensure all the children & young people receive health care promoting a valued lifestyle and supporting independence, where possible. They will provide up-to-date knowledge and skills for the nursing management of these children & young people, helping to ensure policy and practice is developed and delivered in line with Trust and national best practice standards.

Responsibilities

• To deliver evidence-based skilled specialist nursing care according to the individual child or young person’s health needs.
• To ensure all children & young people receive nursing care promoting a valued lifestyle and independence, ensuring their cultural and religious needs are met.
• To contribute to safe medicines management, providing nursing advice and troubleshooting for staff, including those within our partner organisation, Chailey Heritage Foundation.
• To provide education, training and support to non-registered and registered professionals, including student nurses and medical students.
• To work rotas shift patterns and respond to stressful situations, manage time effectively, make adjustments and re-prioritise as required, using considerable mental effort on a daily basis.
• To deliver direct personal and intimate care to children & young people.
• To be proficient working in a variety of conditions including in school classrooms, outdoor areas and swimming pool.
• To demonstrate negotiation skills in the management of conflict across a range of situations.
• To support nursing staff in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for children & young people with complex health needs and their families, based on research and evidence of good practice.
• To work within a rota covering 24 hours, 52 week nursing care to the children & young people accessing Chailey Heritage Foundation School and its associated residential bungalows or the Bluebells Short Breaks Service. May also be required to work in other 24 hour children’s services to support patient safety.
• To be the designated specialist link for staff for an identified area of specialist practice such as epilepsy, enteral feeding, bladder and bowel care, respiratory or tissue viability.
• To attend all statutory and mandatory training and remain current with all requirements.
• To attend regular clinical supervision and undertake annual Personal Development Plan.
• To maintain registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• To ensure safe use of clinical and non-clinical equipment utilised whilst performing the role.
• To support the clinical supervision and education of team members, including student nurses and medical students in all areas of specialist clinical knowledge and skills.
• To participate in peer supervision and education sessions.
• To take the lead, develop and contribute to a specialist area of expertise within peer review and reflective practice as part of the nursing teams at CCS.
• To deliver and actively support whole service delivery of excellent standards of nursing care and management practice.
• To assess and interpret altered health care needs of the children & young people and update care plans accordingly.
• To work together with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to ensure the consistent delivery of safe high quality nursing care and management.
• To help implement and write clinical policies and standards; adhere to national standards, clinical policies and standard operating procedures, in line with SCFT requirements.
• To ensure health records are maintained and compliant with Trust policy and keep accurate, legible, contemporaneous records and written reports as required.
• To participate in report writing for both internal and external requirements aligned to the needs of the children & young people and the service.
• To respond and escalated and/or report any concerns re: child protection and adult safeguarding through the appropriate routes, in line with the Trust safeguarding policy and pan Sussex Procedures.
• Attend health reviews, organising a representative who knows the child or young person concerned to attend if unable to attend. Evaluate the effectiveness of care and, in consultation with the MDT, adjust where appropriate.
• To develop, implement and evaluate guidelines/teaching tools for children, young people, families, healthcare professionals and non-registered professionals.
• To participate in nursing research and audit projects, as required.
• To liaise with statutory agencies regarding the nursing/health needs of the children and the young people.
• To respond to incidents and report appropriately, in line with Trust policy.
• To work on other services managed by CCS as required, ensuring safe levels of nursing care.
• To respect each child or young person and their family’s right to confidentiality.
• To develop skills and knowledge within the field of complex fluctuating health needs and physical disability, ensuring the relevant clinical skills required for management of safe nursing care are maintained.
• To work alongside the Team Leader and Clinical Leads supporting them in their role, and closely with the multidisciplinary team at CCS and other health professionals within the Trust and externally across the health economy, including partner organisation Chailey Heritage Foundation.
• To protect, safeguard and promote the well‑being of children in accordance with ‘The Children Act’ and ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’.

About the Trust

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children. Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

Why Work for Us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients’ homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Cost‑effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• EMBRACE, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+ and Religion Spirituality and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff

This advert closes on Sunday 21 Dec 2025