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Band 7 Senior Nurse for Children's Community Nursing
NHS AfC: Band 7
Main area Senior Nurse for Children’s Community Nursing Team Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 820-7321853-CF
Site Lansdowne Health Centre Town Birmingham Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 25/07/2025 23:59
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated nurse who is passionate about working with children and young people in the community to join Birmingham Community Children's Nursing Team. Alongside the Clinical Service Manager and Team Leader, you will play an active part in clinical practice, education, research/ audit and the implementation of national guidelines. The successful applicant will work as part of a well-established dynamic team who provide specialist advice and support to children, young people and their families and all members of the health care teams involved in the child/young person’s care. This opportunity will provide experience of working with children and young people and families in the community setting as well as the chance to develop a wide range of clinical skills. The post holder will be expected to proactively participate in the development of the service. A high emphasis is placed on working with staff and families within the clinical and community environment to ensure that the clinical needs of are being met. The post holder is required to be responsible as the senior nurse to support the Clinical Service Manager, provide clinical leadership to the team and coordinate patient care. Full time/part time/flexible hours of working will be considered at interview.
Main duties of the job
The post will work in conjunction with the Children’s Palliative Nurses and Nurses in other Specialist Services to support parents and carers of children with life limiting conditions. This role will also enable you to further enhance your leadership and management skills within a supportive and experienced team. If you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to be a team player, as well as the initiative to work autonomously and effectively this could be the challenge for you. You should have good organisational skills and evidence of continued professional development.
Working as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team, the post holder will facilitate optimum quality of life and deliver high quality care to children and their families with an active referral to the children’s community nursing team. This will be achieved in collaboration with children and their families through provision of specialist nursing interventions based on comprehensive holistic assessment, agreement of goal focused care planning and education and support to both children and their families.
Working for our organisation
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Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details of main responsibilities of the role.
We would encourage anyone considering applying for this post to visit the team prior to application and interview and to discuss the role with Rebecca Carless, Team Leader for Children’s Community Nursing, Palliative Care and Rapid Response.
Person specification
Qualifications / Training
* First Level Registered Nurse
* Degree in children’s nursing / children’s palliative care or equivalent
* Evidence of continued education.
* Independent supplementary prescriber or equivalent or willing to work towards
Experience
* Demonstrate relevant experience in children’s community nursing or paediatric nursing care.
* Significant experience of symptom management relating specifically to managing complex health needs
* Significant experience of productive multi and inter- disciplinary workin
* Experience in clinical (informal) and formal teaching
Skills/Knowledge
* Clinical skills underpinned by advanced knowledge of children’s community nursing care and current issues
* Ability to manage own caseload
* Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
* Knowledge of principles of research and audit
* Ability to translate evidence into practice
* IT competency with email, internet, Microsoft Office
Personal Qualities
* Ability to work with minimal supervision and with unpredictable work patterns, managing time, work, commitments and priorities to manage own caseload
* Ability to work as a member of a team
Other Job Requirements
* Access to independent means of transport
* Flexible approach to working hours, times and days of week
In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.
Please note that the majority of non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Band 3 - 5) with the exception of those which appear on this list - link, will not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK.
All non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Bands 6 - 9) that meet the prescribed salary threshold will be eligible for sponsorship.
The Trust will accept applications from candidates who can evidence their right to work in the UK or via alternative visa routes.
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.
We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust acknowledges Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Generative AI (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini etc; are powerful tools that can help you in various stages of your job application and how they can be used in certain circumstances during your application process with BCHC. You can read more about acceptable use on our internet pages here
Benefits of working for us:
* Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
* Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
* Discounts for local and national retailers
* Dedicated well-being services for all employees
* Flexible working where possible
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Rebecca Carless Job title Team Leader for Children’s Community Nursing Email address rebecca.carless@nhs.net Telephone number 0121 245 5775
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