We are recruiting for a Community Children's Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
We are offering a rare opportunity to work with Children & Young people from birth to sixteen years of age requiring nursing care in the community setting for a variety of medical conditions.
In addition, you will receive a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,034 and a maximum payment of £1,791 per annum pro rata.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
The successful candidate will provide care to Children and Young People in a community setting to avoid unnecessary visits to hospital as appropriate. You will be required to manage your own caseload whilst supporting the day-to-day service provision.
You will need to assess, plan, implement and evaluate a holistic programme of care for children with a generic condition working independently within the NMC Scope of Professional Practice and as a team member.
The post holder will also contribute in further developing the generic children’s community service in the East & North Hertfordshire NHS Teaching Trust.
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Requests have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Aug 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr