Rushden, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
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Role Info
* Role Identification 12664
* Job Category Social Care
* Posting Date 02/10/2026, 04:40 PM
* Locations Northants Short Breaks
* Apply Before 02/24/2026, 12:00 AM
* Job Schedule Full time
* Salary £43,575 per annum
* Vetting Level Required DBS Enhanced Adult & Children
Role Description
Senior Nurse
Salary:£43,575 per annum
Location:Rushden, Northamptonshire
Contract/Hours:Permanent/Full Time – 37 hours per week (Mon-Fri 9.00 -17.00)
* 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays and options to buy or sell leave
* Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
* Pension with up to 7%matched employer contribution with included life assurance cover
* Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 nationalretailers’discounts
* Highly competitive rewards package, plus a comprehensive supervision and development programme to continue your professional development.
* We are a Real Living Wage accredited employer
* Free parking on site
Why Action for Children?
We are one of the largest children’s charities in the UK and have been making a difference to the lives of the UK’s vulnerable children for over 150 years.
Find out more about Action for Children here: Action for Children and on LinkedIn,Facebookor YouTube to get to know us better.
The Squirrels is a warm, welcoming respite service for children with learning and physical disabilitiesand complex health needs, offering our children a true home-from-home environment. We offer overnight short breaks for up to 4 children at a time, ensuring every child receives highly personalised care in a calm nurturing environment.
Our comfortable, homely setting is centred around a large communal living and dining area, creating a relaxed and inclusive space where children can feel safe, supported and cared for. With an exceptional nursing and care team at the heart of the service, The Squirrels is a place where compassion, dignity and high-quality care part of everything we do.
A bit about the role
We're looking for an experienced Senior Nurse to provide clinical oversight and leadership within our specialist respite service for children with learning disabilities and complex health needs.This role combines hands on nursing with the leadership of a small, dedicated team, ensuring care meets the highest professional and regulatory standards.
Working closely with the Registered Manager, you will support the development and supervision of the nursing team, maintain clinical governance, and ensure the service is regulatory compliant.Your expertise in paediatric nursing, alongside strong leadership skills, will help maintain a safe, high quality, and nurturing environment where children thrive.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Nurse, with paediatric experience, seeking to lead a small, close-knit team and make a real impact on the lives of the children and families, without the pressures of a large-scale service.
Howyou’llhelp tocreate brighter futures
* Lead, manage and develop the nursing team, ensuring the delivery of safe high-quality care for children with learning disabilities and complex health needs.
* Deputised for the registered manager, providing clinical and operational leadership and continuity of service.
* Maintain oversight of clinical governance, including audits, risk management, staff competences and quality improvement initiatives to ensure full compliance with the CQC.
* Lead on care planning, outcome measurement and service improvement to enhance children's well-being and development, supported by exemplary clinical record- keeping.
* Work collaboratively with children, families, carers, commissioners and external professionals to deliver truly child focused, nurse-led care.
Let’stalk about you!
We are looking for a Senior Nurse who understands how to develop trust, rapport,influenceand credibility with a staff team. You also need:
* Registered Nurse (Paediatric) experience working with children with learning disabilities and complex health needs,
* Experience in care planning, measuring outcomes, and working within residential care settings.
* Leadership background, including delivering clinical supervision, staff training, competency sign off and audit activity.
* Safeguarding knowledge, child protection and relevant legislation, with a clear understanding of professional accountability.
* Strong communication, organisation and leadership skills, with flexibility to support across shifts when required.
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Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
Want to know more about Action for Children?
For more information, please review the full job description here
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