Senior Community Children's Nurse

NHS; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A trusted healthcare provider in Exeter is looking for experienced Children's Nurses to join their Community Nurse Pathway. This part-time role involves providing support and nursing care to children with complex needs in the community, working collaboratively with families and health services. Proven experience in a similar role is essential. This is a chance to be part of a progressive service focused on delivering exceptional care.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of working with children who have complex disability.
• Ability to work autonomously and well within a team environment.
• Experience in providing care in community settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide a robust training programme to promote safe care delivery.
• Assist in promoting health and well-being of children with complex needs.
• Manage a caseload of children with highly complex conditions.

Skills

Experience with children with complex medical needs

Ability to work collaboratively

Community nursing experience

Education

RN Child or RSCN qualification

Current registration with NMC

Tools

NHS IT systems knowledge

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for experienced Children's Nurses RSCN or RN (child) to join our Children's Community Nurse Pathway. We could be flexible about where this 22.5hr post is based across our Devon nursing team. This position includes provision of support out of hours and the postholder will need to support this work on call on a rota basis.

You should have proven experience of working with children who have complex disability and or life limiting/ threatening conditions, who can demonstrate the ability to work well within a team environment, be able to work autonomously and ideally have community nursing experience.

You will care for children with a wide variety of health conditions providing nursing care to promote care close to home and avoid hospital admission. You will work in partnership with other health service providers and other agencies, both statutory and voluntary, to provide exceptional levels of nursing care to our patients and strive to continually improve care with the involvement of patients and families.

This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service that is children, young people, families and staff focused.

For further information contact-Kate Scobie - [e-mail]- Clinical Team leader or Lisa Pullen- Operational & Professional Lead- [e-mail]- 07866937099

Main duties of the job

• To provide a robust training programme to families and carer's in addition to the wider CCN team in order to promote safe care delivery in a variety of community settings.
• To provide specialist nursing support, advice and interventions within the multiagency ethos of children and family health services for children and their families.
• To assist in promoting the health and well-being of children with complex nursing needs, to enable them to achieve the maximum benefit from their educational opportunities.
• To provide case management of an identified caseload of children with highly complex and/or long term conditions by utilising and promoting evidence based care.
• To provide nursing care, support, training, advice and education to children, families and carers in order to meet the children's health needs in the school and community environment.
• To provide children and young people with the opportunity to express their views in an individually appropriate way, having to have their opinions taken into account to develop the services
• To support symptom management at end of life within the community setting including providing on call cover for provision of care outside of normal working hours

About us

Why work with us -This is your chance to develop within a progressive and innovative service that is children, young people, families and staff focused.

Wellbeing of staff within the team remains a priority along with the delivery of excellent safe care to the children & families that we support. Youcan be sure that they will be well supported within a friendly and compassionate team who value the contribution of each individual team member.

The Children's Community Nursing pathway works across Devon to provide nursing care and is currently comprised of three teams; the Children's Community Nurse team, Special School Nurse team, and the Palliative Care team. The teams work closely together to provide a high quality responsive and dynamic service for children and young people in the community setting across Devon.

Details Date posted

01 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

388-7289698-CFHD-A

Job locations

Capital Court

Bittern Rd Sowton Industrial Estate

Exeter

EX2 7FW

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see our attached job description and person specification form for full details.

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Job description Job responsibilities

Please see our attached job description and person specification form for full details.

#caretojoinus

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• RN Child or RSCN qualification
• Current registration with NMC

Desirable

• Community Specialist Practitioner Degree or diploma (or substantial documented experience of working in the community).
• Degree level qualification in nursing.
• Non-medical prescriber V100 or V300

Experience Essential

• Significant experience of working within the community / primary care setting.
• Proven experience of working with children with complex medical needs, special needs and life limiting conditions.
• Able to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary interagency team.
• Ability to prioritise own workload, balancing numerous demands and meeting deadlines.
• Evidence of the implementation of risk and assessments.

Desirable

• Experience of Children & Young People with tracheostomy and long term ventilation
• Training qualification or experience

Knowledge Essential

• Knowledge of NHS IT systems
• Ability to maintain accurate records within professional and organisational guidelines and process.
• Good working knowledge of Children's safeguarding processes

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• RN Child or RSCN qualification
• Current registration with NMC

Desirable

• Community Specialist Practitioner Degree or diploma (or substantial documented experience of working in the community).
• Degree level qualification in nursing.
• Non-medical prescriber V100 or V300

Experience Essential

• Significant experience of working within the community / primary care setting.
• Proven experience of working with children with complex medical needs, special needs and life limiting conditions.
• Able to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary interagency team.
• Ability to prioritise own workload, balancing numerous demands and meeting deadlines.
• Evidence of the implementation of risk and assessments.

Desirable

• Experience of Children & Young People with tracheostomy and long term ventilation
• Training qualification or experience

Knowledge Essential

• Knowledge of NHS IT systems
• Ability to maintain accurate records within professional and organisational guidelines and process.
• Good working knowledge of Children's safeguarding processes

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Capital Court

Bittern Rd Sowton Industrial Estate

Exeter

EX2 7FW

Employer's website

https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Capital Court

Bittern Rd Sowton Industrial Estate

Exeter

EX2 7FW

Employer's website

https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)