Children’s Community Nurse

Main area Children's Community Services Grade NHS AfC:
Band 6 Contract 11 months (Fixed term/Secondment until 1st November 2027) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job
-HR858-26

Site Colchester Town Colchester Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 07/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 14/10/2026

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

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Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.

The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an established team of children’s community nurses on a fixed term/secondment basis to cover maternity leave until 1st November 2027. We are a busy service with a diverse caseload working across North East Essex. We provide clinical interventions to children within their own homes 7 days per week.

We are looking for a confident innovative nurse to join our children’s community nursing team. You will be required to work in conjunction with the Children’s department at Colchester hospital whose aim is to facilitate early discharge and care closer to home.

You will need to be a flexible practitioner within the community setting, a good team player and be able to develop collaborative working relationships with other healthcare professionals, services and agencies.

The post holder will be responsible for a caseload of children delivering high quality patient care according to agreed standards which are set and monitored.

You will be offered opportunities to develop both clinically and professionally within a supportive environment and encouraged to participate in service developments. Clinical supervision and a supported induction period are provided

• The post holder will be responsible for the management of their own caseload.
• To provide the delivery of evidence based nursing care to children the community settings by providing clinical assessment, care planning, care delivery, care evaluation and clinical advice in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• To develop planned programmes of care to promote health gains and maximise independence in all types of children within the community (for example, home, schools or other establishments) as required
• Using autonomous judgement and liaising with the Matron and/ or multi-disciplinary professional as appropriate, manage children’s health needs in accordance with clinical guidelines, using own clinical judgement to recognise acute exacerbations of illness and to initiate appropriate nursing interventions.
• Using autonomous judgement and liaising with the Matron and/ or multi-disciplinary professional as appropriate, manage a changing caseload of children and identifying when the child’s condition warrants…