East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust delivers expert healthcare in people’s homes, community hospitals and local settings across the East of England. Our nurses, therapists, clinicians, support teams and partners work together to provide coordinated care that supports independence, recovery and wellbeing. We believe people are best cared for close to home, in the communities where they live and belong. By combining professional expertise with strong local relationships, we help people stay well, feel supported and access the right care at the right time. Expert healthcare, close to home, trusted by our communities. Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed. Our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process. East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is committed to creating a modern and inclusive work environment. We actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce and maintain and improve their wellbeing. We also offer flexible working patterns and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you. We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community. Before applying for this vacancy, please make sure you’re familiar with ongoing GOV.uk sponsorship eligibility criteria which will impact the organisations ability to provide sponsorship, whether this is currently or in the future. Please note, our selection processes are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications i monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills. Job overview Are you looking for an exciting new challenge? Are you keen to work with motivated caring staff delivering the highest quality care? We are looking for a Children’s Community Nurse to join our dynamic team, based out of The Oak Tree Centre, Huntingdon & The Peacock Centre, Cambridge. The team cover the whole of Cambridgeshire, providing a 7-day service, delivering quality care to make a difference to children & young people requiring nursing care in their homes or other community settings. We have a dynamic team of highly skilled nurses who facilitate early discharge of children from hospital as well as prevent hospital admissions & ED attendance, and are looking for enthusiastic, passionate & motivated Band 5 Paediatric Nurses to work with us. You must hold a RSCN qualification & will be responsible for delivering a high standard of nursing care, with excellent communication skills & be able to use your own initiative whilst also working well as a team player. Experience of community work would be an advantage as well as experience, knowledge & understanding of working alongside other agencies & professionals including education, health, social care & the voluntary sector. Please see detailed Job Description to find out more about the role. We look forward to receiving your application! Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 5th April 2026 Advert This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of our “Outstanding Team” in the Children’s Community Nursing Team caring for children across Cambridgeshire. This role will give you the opportunity to assist with the development of Community Nursing within Cambridgeshire as well as develop your individual skills, and you will be supported to develop your expertise both within your Team and by regular reflection and professional training during the comprehensive induction period. The opportunity to progress to undertake the degree/masters level qualification in Community Children's Nursing will be encouraged and supported. Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel effectively and independently on a daily basis to and from the base, clients’ homes and other venues around the geographical area whilst transporting equipment. If necessary, adjustments can be considered, in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act. Working for our organisation Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives. There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey. If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Provide skilled paediatric nursing care to children and young people within their own home, school or nursery settings to ensure families are supported in the care of their children in the community. Ensure continuity of care is established and appropriate support available for children, young people and families, with the aim of preventing unnecessary admission or attendance at hospital and facilitating earlier discharge where appropriate from both local and tertiary hospitals. Be responsible for planning and co-ordinating care, delivering and evaluating the care given to children and young people. Must be able to use own initiative and work autonomously to provide skilled care. Supervision and support available from Lead Nurse. Promote the health, comfort, dignity, privacy and quality of life for children young Work within the limits of the NMC code and guidelines, Trust policies, service operational policy and own professional competence. Liaise with other members of a multi-professional multi-agency team regarding clinical management of patients to ensure effective treatment, by organising, liaising and coordinating care, taking the lead in decision making when appropriate. Ensure prescribed nursing care is carried out in line with local and national policies including administration of SC / IV / Central IV treatments, taking of blood samples or specimens as required. When appropriate ensure prescribed medication is administered correctly and safely (single checker procedure). Clinicians with a V300 or V100 qualification are required to undertake a prescribing function within the role, which will include; maintaining their current registration with their professional body. Ensure they register with the Trust prescribing administrator. Fulfil all relevant continuing Professional development requirements. Identify their own development needs in regard to prescribing. Work in accordance with the Trust Medicines’ Policy (DN014) and relevant procedures. Competently deliver / advise on specialist evidence based practice within the community setting as required e.g. wound management / gastrostomy care / oxygen dependency / portacaths / technology dependent children. Provide skilled, evidenced based, sensitive, comprehensive care to children and young people who require end of life care through the 24 hour period. Liaise closely with other agencies to ensure good care assessment and delivery allowing the child, young person and family choice at the end of life stage. Main Duties and Responsibilities To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care and support requirements for children with medical, health needs. Maintain the safety of children and young people by ensuring robust care plan are in place with the supervision of the senior team. To liaise with children and their parents/carers along with other agencies who are involved in their care to promote a person centred outcomes approach to supporting their needs. To support the provision of acute care to children and young people following agreement of care from the wider teams. Ensure prescribed nursing care is carried out in line with local and national policies including administration of SC/IV/CVAD IV treatments, taking of blood samples or specimens as required. To provide theoretical training and competency-based assessments in relation to nursing interventions for staff working in partner agencies including schools (mainstream and special needs), colleges and early years settings. To support the Leadership Team in developing service improvements to ensure the health needs of the children and young people who use the service are met. Communication Skilled communication with children, young people and families who use the service. Address compliments, comments and complaints about the service in a sensitive and collaborative manner to ensure that service improvements are identifies and implemented. Communicate effectively with key stakeholders, including Children and Young People and their families, statutory and non-statutory organisations and partner agencies. Deliver training and project presentations to colleagues within and outside of immediate service. People Management Development of staff. Supporting seniors nurse with line management of non-registrants and delegation of clinical tasks. Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process. Research & Development Activity Required to undertake R&D activity to support contemporary nursing practice and quality service development. Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process. Clinical and Practice Governance Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act. Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies. The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures. It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration. Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust. The post holder must participate in clinical and Safeguarding audits as required. Provide patients and their families / carers with information on standards they should expect from the team. Participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis. The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team. Equal Opportunities - We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities that fall under the Disability Confident Scheme will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). All sites are Smoke Free. If you need this application in an offline format, please let us know. Immigration Status – East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is a diverse employer and welcomes all job applications. However, potential applicants should note that although the Trust is registered with the Home Office as a sponsor organisation for migrant workers, sponsorship can only be offered against eligible roles. If you are an applicant from outside the UK and do not already hold a self-gained right to work, we recommend you check the Home Office eligibility requirements before making an application. Please note: Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system. Our safe recruitment pre-employment checks are undertaken before an appointment is confirmed and may include a DBS check. Where the role requires you to drive, we'll ask you to validate your driving licence online via the DVLA. Redeployment - Please note that in the first instance priority for this vacancy will be given to staff who are on the Trusts Redeployment Register. Closing and Interview Dates -This vacancy may close early if sufficient applicants are received. Data Protection - A privacy notice detailing how we will handle your data is attached to this advert as a document. Your application will be transferred to our recruitment management system (Trac) once the advert has closed and you will receive notification then detailing how Trac will handle your data. Our safe recruitment pre-employment checks are undertaken before an appointment is confirmed and may include a DBS check. Where the role requires you to drive, we'll ask you to validate your driving licence online via the DVLA. In submitting an application, you authorise East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed. ALL CORRESPONDENCE will be via the e-mail address on your application form. 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