Specialist Community Children’s Disability Nurse – Part-Time

NHS National Services Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 8,500 - 12,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Bursary scheme

Learning and development opportunities

27 days annual leave

Job summary

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is seeking a Specialist Children’s Services Disability Nurse to provide high-quality, culturally sensitive care for children and young people aged 0–19 in the community. You will manage your own caseload and work with families and partner agencies to support disability pathways.

The post is fixed-term to March 2027, part-time (10.8 hours per week), Monday–Friday 08:30–16:30, base at Aranthrue Centre. PVG checks may be required.

Qualifications

• Provide education, training and specialist expertise to community children’s nursing staff.
• Support, teach and develop junior staff, learners and colleagues.
• Maintain and develop knowledge and skills in line with the Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF).
• Contribute to clinical supervision and professional development activities.
• Promote best practice across the disability pathway and within community-based children’s nursing services.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care for children and young people with disabilities.
• Manage an allocated caseload and provide ongoing specialist nursing support.
• Support the Clinical Nurse Specialist/Team Lead with caseload management, supervision and the effective deployment of nursing resources.
• Assist with personal development planning and monitoring the implementation of key policy documents.
• Provide specialist clinical support to community children’s nursing staff to help prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and enable children to remain within their communities.
• Support service development through participation in audits, reviews and evaluations.
• Contribute to the delivery of a safe, high-quality, culturally sensitive and patient-centred service.
• Deputise for the Clinical Nurse Specialist/Team Lead in their absence where required.

Job description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is seeking a Specialist Children’s Services Disability Nurse to provide high-quality, culturally sensitive care for children and young people aged 0–19 in the community. You will manage your own caseload and work with families and partner agencies to support disability pathways.

The post is fixed-term to March 2027, part-time (10.8 hours per week), Monday–Friday 08:30–16:30, base at Aranthrue Centre. PVG checks may be required.