Senior Children's Community Nurse

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Retford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Senior Children's Community Nurse to lead community nursing for children with acute conditions in Retford. The role requires managing a caseload, coordinating care, and working closely with families and healthcare professionals. Applicants should be first-level registered nurses with experience in children’s complex health needs and demonstrate autonomy and strong communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary and is part-time (30 hours per week).

Qualifications

• Significant proven post‑registration experience of working with sick children and families.
• Experience of working with children and families with complex health needs.
• Experience of managing own caseload.
• Experience of multi‑disciplinary working.
• Working in a community setting.

Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver, and supervise care for children with acute conditions.
• Manage a defined caseload of children, ensuring high service standards.
• Develop partnership working relationships with families and professionals.

Skills

Ability to work independently and recognise own limitations

Excellent team member

Communicates confident and sensitive information competently

Able to develop a therapeutic relationship with a diverse group of families

Problem‑solving and analytical skills

Education

First‑level Registered Nurse or RSCN

Educated to Degree level or equivalent knowledge and experience

ENB 998 or equivalent teaching qualification

Evidence of professional development

Job description

Senior Children's Community Nurse

Closing date: 11 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Bassetlaw Children’s Community Nursing team as a Senior Community Nurse based at Retford Primary Care Centre. In this role you will be responsible for planning, delivering and supervising care for children and young people with acute conditions, complex needs and disabilities, and their families, in homes, schools, clinics and other community settings.

This post is for 30 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of the Children’s Community Nursing Team with responsibility for managing a defined caseload of children. The post holder will assess, coordinate, deliver and supervise home‑based packages of care for individual children on your caseload, within their own home, school or other community settings.

You should be flexible, have good time‑management and IT skills and be able to work on your own initiative as well as within a team. The post holder will be expected to develop excellent partnership working relationships to provide seamless services to children and young people.

Successful candidates should also have knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures. Flexibility, responsiveness to change, and a creative working approach are essential requirements for this post.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work as a senior member of the Children’s Community Nursing team with specific responsibility for planning, delivering and supervising care for children and young people with acute conditions, complex needs and disabilities, and their families, in their own homes, schools, clinics and other community settings.

The post holder will demonstrate high levels of autonomy and decision‑making skills and undertake systematic, comprehensive health assessments. The post holder will ensure high standards of service/care are maintained and that all services are responsive to the needs of children and their families. They will promote the health and wellbeing of children and empower parents to care for their child. The post holder will also teach and provide expert knowledge and advice to registered nurses, health care support workers and other health care professionals within the Trust, Specialist Services Directorate and Primary Healthcare Teams on clinical care and related topics.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment: £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced). The cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

See attached Job Description for full details.

Person Specification

Qualification

• First‑level Registered Nurse or RSCN
• Educated to Degree level or equivalent knowledge and experience
• ENB 998 or equivalent teaching qualification
• Evidence of professional development

Skills

• Ability to work independently and recognise own limitations
• Excellent team member
• Communicates confident and sensitive information competently
• Able to develop a therapeutic relationship with a diverse group of families
• Problem‑solving and analytical skills

Experience

• Significant proven post‑registration experience of working with sick children and families
• Experience of working with children and families with complex health needs
• Experience of managing own caseload
• Experience of multi‑disciplinary working
• Working in a community setting

Contractual Requirements

• Full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use required; reasonable adjustments for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of a wide range of nursing interventions used with children with severe and complex needs and disabilities
• Knowledge and understanding of the impact of long‑term health needs on the family
• Knowledge of using an electronic patient record
• Knowledge of safeguarding principles relevant to this client group and community context
• Knowledge of the complexities of working in a community setting
• Knowledge and understanding of current agenda for development of children’s community health services
• Knowledge of project management

Values and Behaviours

• Staff should demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust’s Equality and Diversity Policy and associated legislation.
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork.

Physical requirements

• Has the physical ability to perform the full range of duties.
• Carrying equipment e.g. baby scales, syringe pump.
• Sometimes working in cramped spaces or kneeling/standing/walking up stairs.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£38,682 to £46,580 a year (pro rata for part‑time)