Children's Continuing Care Nursery Nurse | Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

Cambridgeshire Community Services Nhs Trust; Kempston; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a compassionate Nursery Nurse to provide dedicated, family-centred nursing care for children with complex needs in various settings. The role requires flexibility for 24-hour care delivery, effective communication with families, and adherence to safeguarding practices. Prior experience and relevant qualifications in nursing are essential for this position. Join a team rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Professional development

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience with children who have complex health needs.
• Ability to work in a team with community nurses.
• Understanding safeguarding practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide family-centred nursing care for children.
• Recognise and respond to changes in the child's condition.
• Build professional relationships with families under stress.

Skills

Compassion

Effective communication

Relationship building

Flexibility

Education

Relevant nursing qualifications

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a dedicated and compassionate Nursery Nurse to join our team. You will work alongside the Children's Continuing Care Nurse to provide family‑centred nursing care for children with complex needs in the community across a range of settings, including homes and schools within the Bedford and Luton area.

The role involves providing care and support for individuals with complex needs on a 24‑hour basis, including day and night duties as part of a rota system. Flexibility is essential to ensure continuous care and meet the needs of service users.

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 is an expectation that all staff develop and maintain their role‑relevant safeguarding people competencies and comply with local safeguarding partnerships practice. Alongside this employee who are registrants are reminded of their professional duty of care.

Responsibilities

• To recognise own strengths and weaknesses and ask for help when unsure – from the parents or children's continuing care nurse.
• To build professional relationships with families who may be stressed and finding it difficult to cope with a child who has very complex health needs.
• Communicate effectively and appropriately with children who have complex health needs and/or learning difficulties.
• To carry out nursing tasks as per daily care plan.
• To ensure a safe environment and the safe use of equipment and report any unsafe environment or unsafe use of equipment to the Team Leader.
• To identify changes in the child's condition, assess and refer appropriately to parents and/or community nurse.
• In an emergency know what to do and who to contact.
• Some line management of junior staff following training.

Communication

Ensure that all organisational‑wide communication is accessed and adhered to accordingly via the @ccs.nhs.uk and/or nhsmail.net account given upon start of employment. This also applies to communication sent via internal or external mail, fax, or memo and the LCS Intranet.

People Management

• Parents and families of children with very complex needs.
• Children's Community Nurses.
• Carers from other agencies e.g. social services, nursing agencies, schools.

Clinical and Practice Governance

• Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
• Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed, or transferred electronically must be undertaken regarding the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.
• Adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes.
• Adhere to infection control policies and procedures.
• Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.
• Participate in clinical and safeguarding audits as required.
• Provide patients and their families/carers with information on standards they should expect from the team.
• Participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis.
• Participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for the team.

General

Safeguarding people responsibility: safeguarding children and adults at risk of abuse or neglect is a collective responsibility. All staff develop and maintain their role‑relevant safeguarding people competencies. The post holder must always carry out their duties with regard to the Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Policy.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding means protecting a citizen's health, wellbeing and human rights; enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. It is an integral part of providing high‑quality health care. Those most in need of protection include children and young people, and adults at risk such as those receiving care in their own home or with impairments.

Staff and Development

There is one reason why our services are outstanding – our amazing staff, who for the seventh year running have rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey. We prioritize staff engagement and development.

Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. In high‑volume, seasonal and high‑peak times, the employer may limit the overall number of interviews offered to those with disabilities and non‑disabled people.

Application Closure

Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 30‑11‑2025.