Children's Community Nurse

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust as a Children's Nurse. You'll provide essential care for children in the community, manage cases, mentor junior staff, and develop your skills in a supportive environment. This Band 6 role offers opportunities for career progression within a dynamic healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Registered Children’s Nurse with RSCN/RN qualification.
• Experienced in providing quality clinical and non-clinical care.
• Strong communication and mentorship skills.

Responsibilities

• Case managing children with chronic or acute needs in the community.
• Providing support and mentorship to junior team members.
• Teaching and mentoring pre and post registered students.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Clinical Care

Education

RSCN/RN (Child)

Full NMC Registration

Relevant community qualification

Job description

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Main area Paediatric Community Nursing Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Driving Licence is a requirement to this role.) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Some weekend working) Job ref 391-NMUH-7180047-A-B

Site North Middlesex Hospital Town London Salary £42,939 - £50,697 per annum inclusive of HCAs (Pro-rata if LTFT) Salary period Yearly Closing 04/07/2025 23:59

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Are you an experienced Children's Nurse looking for a new challenge? This is an exciting post working within an award winning team with excellent staff survey results.

The role requires case managing, caring for children with a chronic or acute nursing need outside of the hospital environment, working within a nurse led team. It is an opportunity to share your ideas and improve patient outcomes.

Main duties of the job

The service is open 9-5 seven days a week. This role is full time offering 37.5 hours per week, with some weekend and bank holiday working required, and is to provide Maternity Leave cover.

We are looking for a registered children’s nurse who is motivated, forward thinking and has a sound professional knowledge and excellent communication skills. You should have the ability to prioritize and work both independently and as part of a team.

In this post you will provide highly skilled, quality clinical and non-clinical care, which is outcome focused, to support children and their families, to enable them to live, participate and achieve in all aspects of life, eg at home and within their community. The workload is varied and interesting with opportunity to develop further knowledge and skills.

You will also be responsible for providing support to junior team members through developing their skills & completing staff appraisals.

You will also teach parents, carers and other health professionals as required and will mentor pre and post registered students. In return you will work within a highly supportive nurse-led service with the opportunity to expand your knowledge and work closely with clinical nurse specialists, gain management experience and work collaboratively with the team of Consultant Paediatricians to plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.

Working for our organisation

NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

• RSCN/RN (Child)
• Full NMC Registration
• Relevant community qualification

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to implement and use a model of child health nursing care in the community
• Ability to support staff in planning and delivering care
• Ability to identify deficits in the quality of care and take appropriate action
• Ability to raise and discuss issues within the multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work alone and as part of a team
• Able to distinguish between professional roles as required e.g. CCN/HV/School Nurse
• Ability to write and formulate policies
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to ensure accurate and detailed documentation is maintained at all times
• Ability to input and retrieve information from IT systems
• Ability to deal effectively with stressed, anxious parents and children (and other carers)
• Ability to discuss the subject of death and dying appropriately and effectively and to support parents, children and other staff
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication
• Ability to function within a team whilst ensuring links with the whole multidisciplinary health care team
• Ability to advise/seek advice from relevant professionals on behalf of children, parents and other staff members
• Ability to mediate to resolve issues which cause difficulties within the unit
• Ability to manage band 5 staff as required
• Ability to supervise and participate in the orientation of students and new team members
• Ability to identify educational development needs within the team
• Ability to prepare and deliver presentations/seminars and local/national events
• Proven ability to facilitate change

Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

Please note:

• Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
• Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
• Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.

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

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.