Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Community Children's Nurse
The closing date is 20 October 2025. Are you a qualified paediatric nurse interested in furthering your community career or making the move into a Community Children's Nursing Band 6 Role?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two B6 1WTE permanent posts in the Children's Community Nursing Service, based at Queen Mary's Hospital, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. We are looking for highly motivated, experienced and enthusiastic Children's Nurses, passionate about providing high quality care to babies, children and young people in the community setting. You will require at least 2 years post graduate general paediatric experience, and be a car owner and driver.
Epsom and St Helier children's services have been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good' as well as being given great feedback from the London Healthy Partnership peer review. Queen Mary's Hospital for Children is based at the St Helier site.
Main duties of the job
With support from Senior CCN Service members you will:
* Support the transition of babies, children and young people from hospital to home.
* Provide specialist knowledge to meet the diverse range of needs of patients and their families in a variety of community and hospital settings.
* Hold a clinical caseload within your scope of competency
* Have responsibility for the ongoing assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation of outcomes of specialised nursing care in partnership with children, young people, their families.
* Work in partnership with the wider multi-disciplinary team.
* Safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people
* Document as per NMC and Trust requirements
* Main clinical responsibilities will involve: medicines management, blood sampling and administration of medications via IV, IM, S/C and CVAD'S, administration of SACT, gastrostomy and enteral feeding management, wound management, and care of babies, children and young people with complex health needs.
* Be an effective team player with the ability to work autonomously in patients' homes, working collaboratively with CYP, their families/carers and multi-disciplinary teams.
Person Specification
Knowledge and experience
* IV Competent / IV therapy certificate/ IV Capital Nurse
* CVAD Competent
* Comprehensive experience working in paediatric settings
* Experience working in a paediatric community setting
* Completion of SACT competency passport
Qualifications
* RSCN/RN Child
* Teaching and mentorship qualification
* Specialist Practice Community Children's Nurse
* Tracheostomy trainer
* ANTT/CVAD trainer
Skills
* Competency in relevant paediatric clinical nursing skills
* Evidence of mentorship, supervision, facilitation and teaching
* Evidence of working with children with life limiting/threatening illnesses and End of Life
* Evidence of delivering education and training to children, young people, families/carers
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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