Children's Community Nurse

Whittington Health; Greater London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Whittington Health NHS Trust is seeking a Community Children’s Nurse to support the Community Children’s Nursing Team (CCNT) and team leader in prioritising daily workload. You will deliver evidence-based nursing care to children in the home, collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, and participate in safeguarding and transition to adult services where appropriate.

The role requires recent pediatric nursing experience in community or hospital settings, autonomous working, and expertise in

Qualifications

• Recent experience of general children’s nursing in either a community or hospital setting.
• Able to work autonomously without constant supervision.
• Experience of nursing in a diverse inner city community setting.

Responsibilities

• Participating in the assessment, planning and delivery of skilled nursing care in partnership with children, families and the multidisciplinary team.
• Maintain confidentiality and manage patient records across home/community settings.
• Support safeguarding and child protection procedures and contribute to case conferences.

Skills

Pediatric nursing

Autonomous practice

CVAD competency

Education

NMC registration

Job description

Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3 rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust.

By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of technology that can perform various tasks that typically required human intelligence. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role.

We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it’s important that examples and responses genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.

Whittington Health NHS Trust is committed to ensuring that its recruitment processes are carried out with integrity, transparency, and fairness for all applicants. To help maintain these standards, we ask candidates to provide accurate and truthful information throughout the recruitment process.

If incorrect or misleading information is identified, this may affect the progression of an application, any employment offer, or continued employment. As part of our due diligence, the company may verify the information provided by applicants and take appropriate act ion where necessary.

We do not charge applicants any fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including applications, interviews, sponsorship arrangements, pre-employment checks, or employment offers. All vacancies are advertised through TRAC/NHS Jobs and candidates are assessed solely on their skills, qualifications, experience, and suitability for the role. If you are asked to make a payment in connection with an NHS job opportunity, please treat this as suspicious and contact the organisation directly using the details published on our official career's website.

Working as part of the Community Children’s Nursing Team, supporting the team leader/Band 6 with prioritising daily workload and caseload management. Providing efficient, effective and evidence-based nursing care to children and young people in community settings, undertaking nursing procedures in accordance with Whittington Health guidelines and policies. Maintaining competence in recognising and managing life-threatening emergencies in children at home and responding appropriately, while participating in safeguarding and child protection procedures, including attendance at case conferences with the team leader/Band 6.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for maintaining confidentiality and the safe management of patient records, prioritising workload according to clinical needs, and managing a caseload of patients to provide ongoing care within the home setting. Working across Hospital @ Home and CCNT, undertaking blood sampling in homes, schools and health centres, sleep studies, caseload reviews and IV therapy in line with Trust guidelines. Supporting the day-to-day running of the service, participating in supervision, and supporting the development of nurses and students through shadowing opportunities.

Working for our organisation

We have an excellent reputation for being innovative, responsive and flexible to the changing clinical needs of the local population. We are treating more patients than ever before and are dedicated to improving services to deliver the best for our patients.

Our mission

Helping local people live longer, healthier lives.

Our vision

Provide safe, personal, co-ordinated care for the community we serve.

Our goals

We have developed six key strategic goals to make sure we continue to support people to live longer, healthier lives.

• To secure the best possible health and wellbeing for all our community
• To integrate and coordinate care in person-centred teams
• To support our patients and users in being active partners in their care
• To be recognised as a leader in the fields of medical and multi-professional education, and population-based clinical research
• To innovate and continuously improve the quality of our services to deliver the best outcomes for our local population

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Participating in the assessment, planning and delivery of skilled, individualised nursing care in partnership with children, young people and their families. Empowering parents and carers to safely manage their child’s care within the community, while liaising effectively with statutory, voluntary and associated services to ensure a coordinated and holistic approach. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team across community and hospital settings, advocating for children and their families, and supporting safe transition to adult services. Providing up-to-date, evidence-based education and tailored teaching to children and families, while promoting healthy lifestyles through health education and participation in relevant community events.

Person specification

Essential and Desirable

• Recent experience of general children’s nursing in either a community or hospital setting
• Being able to work autonomously without constant supervision.
• Experience of nursing in a diverse inner city community setting
• CVAD competent

CCN

• Experience of mentoring students
• Competent with all routes on medication inc PO, IV, IM

CCN Role

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to prioritise clinical workload
• Able to demonstrate awareness of safeguarding and Child Protection

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

• Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with theLondon Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
• Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
• Participate in required training and supervision.
• Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

• Provide only business email address for your referees – we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.
• Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.

• Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
• If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunatelythis means you have not been successfullyshortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
• Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems – occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
• Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.

• You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information about the criteria, please click here
• Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
• In submitting an application form, you authorise WhittingtonHealth NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks youridentity and right to work documentation will be verifiedremotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk

Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.