Children's Community Nurse Band 6

About

On 1 January 2025 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust became one of the largest trusts in the UK following the acquisition of North Middlesex University Hospital.

Are you an experienced Children's Nurse looking for a new challenge? This is an exciting post working within an award winning team with excellent staff survey results.

The role requires case managing, caring for children with a chronic or acute nursing need outside of the hospital environment, working within a nurse led team. It is an opportunity to share your ideas and improve patient outcomes.

Advert:
The service is open 9-5 seven days a week. This role is part time offering 15 hours per week, with some weekend and bank holiday working required.

We are looking for a registered childrens nurse who is motivated, forward thinking and has a sound professional knowledge and excellent communication skills. You should have the ability to prioritise and work both independently and as part of a team.

In this post you will provide highly skilled, quality clinical and non-clinical care, which is outcome focused, to support children and their families, to enable them to live, participate and achieve in all aspects of life, eg at home and within their community. The workload is varied and interesting with opportunity to develop further knowledge and skills.

You will also be responsible for providing support to junior team members through developing their skills & completing staff appraisals.

You will also teach parents, carers and other health professionals as required and will mentor pre and post registered students.

In return you will work within a highly supportive nurse-led service with the opportunity to expand your knowledge and work closely with clinical nurse specialists, gain management experience and work collaboratively with the pediatricians to plan, implement and evaluate patient care.

Working for our organisation:
Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes.

• Location:
  
  North Middlesex Hospital, Sterling Way, London, N18 1QX
• Contract:
  
  Permanent, Car Driver, Part time – 15 hours per week (some weekend)
• Salary: £42,939 - £50,697 per annum
• Grade:
  Band 6
• Specialty:
  Paediatric Community Nursing

• Case manage and care for children with chronic or acute nursing needs outside the hospital environment
• Work within a nurse‑led team and share ideas to improve patient outcomes
• Provide highly skilled, quality clinical and non‑clinical care, outcome focused, supporting children and families to participate in life
• Support junior team members by developing skills and completing staff appraisals
• Teach parents, carers and other health professionals, and mentor pre and post registered students
• Plan, implement and evaluate patient care collaboratively with clinical nurse specialists and paediatricians
• Travel independently across the locality using a suitable vehicle (car)

• RSCN/RN (Child)
• Full NMC Registration
• Relevant community qualification

• Specialist qualification e.g. diabetic course, asthma diploma, oncology course

• Ability to implement and use a model of child health nursing care in the community
• Ability to support staff in planning and delivering care
• Ability to identify deficits in the quality of care and take appropriate action
• Ability to raise and discuss issues within the multi‑disciplinary team
• Ability to work alone and as part of a team
• Able to distinguish between professional roles as required e.g. CCN/HV/School Nurse
• Ability to write and formulate policies
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to ensure accurate and detailed documentation is maintained at all times
• Ability to input and retrieve information from IT systems
• Ability to deal effectively with stressed, anxious parents and children (and other carers)
• Ability to discuss the subject of death and dying appropriately and effectively and to support parents, children and other staff
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication
• Ability to function within a team whilst…