Community Children's Nurse

NHS; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in England is seeking a qualified Community Children's Nurse for a permanent role at Queen Mary’s Hospital. The position involves providing high-quality care to paediatric patients in the community, managing complex health needs, and working with multidisciplinary teams. Candidates should have substantial paediatric experience and relevant qualifications in nursing and mentorship. This role offers a competitive salary range and full-time working pattern.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years post-graduate general paediatric experience.
• Ability to work autonomously in patients’ homes.
• Strong communication skills with families and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the transition of babies, children and young people from hospital to home.
• Hold a clinical caseload within your scope of competency.
• Document as per NMC and Trust requirements.

Skills

Competency in relevant paediatric clinical nursing skills

Evidence of mentorship, supervision, facilitation and teaching

Evidence of working with children with life limiting/threatening illnesses and End of Life

Evidence of delivering education and training to children, young people, families/carers

Education

RSCN/RN Child

Teaching and mentorship qualification

Specialist Practice Community Children’s Nurse

Tracheostomy trainer

ANTT/CVAD trainer

Tools

IV Competent / IV therapy certificate

CVAD Competent

Completion of SACT competency passport

Job description

Community Children's Nurse

The closing date is 14 December 2025

Are you a qualified paediatric nurse interested in furthering your community career or making the move into a Community Children's Nursing Band 6 Role?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent post in the Children’s Community Nursing Service, based at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced and enthusiastic Children’s Nurse, passionate about providing high‑quality care to babies, children and young people in the community setting. You will require at least 2 years post‑graduate general paediatric experience, and be a car owner and driver.

Epsom and St Helier children’s services have been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well‑led, giving us an overall rating of ‘Good’ as well as being given great feedback from the London Healthy Partnership peer review. Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children is based at the St Helier site. Children are seen in the dedicated Paediatric A&E which sits alongside the adult ED; Outpatient clinics, Ward and assessment unit.

We recognise that our team members are our greatest asset – it’s their hard work and effort that really makes a difference. That’s why we encourage our staff to fulfil their full potential. We’ll do everything we can to support you, along with offering excellent learning and development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

With support from Senior CCN Service members you will :

• Support the transition of babies, children and young people from hospital to home.
• Provide specialist knowledge to meet the diverse range of needs of patients and their families in a variety of community and hospital settings, acting as a resource of paediatric expertise and providing advice to other professionals, promoting evidence‑based practice.
• You will hold a clinical caseload within your scope of competency.
• You will haveresponsibilityfor the ongoing assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation of outcomes of specialised nursing care in partnership with children, young people, their families.
• Work in partnership with the wider multi‑disciplinary team.
• Safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.
• Document as per NMC and Trust requirements.
• Main clinical responsibilities will involve: medicines management, blood sampling and administration of medications via IV, IM, S/C and CVAD’S, administration of SACT, gastrostomy and enteral feeding management, wound management, and care of babies, children and young people with complex health needs.
• Be an effective team player with the ability to work autonomously in patients’ homes, working collaboratively with CYP, their families/carers and multidisciplinary teams.

About us

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting Job description/Person Specification documents which contains more information about the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Knowledge and experience

• IV Competent / IV therapy certificate/ IV Capital Nurse
• CVAD Competent
• Comprehensive experience working in paediatric settings
• Experience working in a paediatric community setting
• Completion of SACT competency passport

Qualifications

• RSCN/RN Child
• Teaching and mentorship qualification
• Specialist Practice Community Children’s Nurse
• Tracheostomy trainer
• ANTT/CVAD trainer

Skills

• Competency in relevant paediatric clinical nursing skills
• Evidence of mentorship, supervision, facilitation and teaching
• Evidence of working with children with life limiting/threatening illnesses and End of Life
• Evidence of delivering education and training to children, young people, families/carers

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Address

Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children, St Helier Hospital,

£44,485 to £52,521 a year Pro rata per annum inc hcas (outer London)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full‑time

Reference number

343-7485979-RB-UB-Y-C

Job locations

Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children, St Helier Hospital,