Community Children's Nursing Associate

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 20 July 2026

Do you have a Nurse Associate qualification and registration? And you want to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families every day? Come and join the Lifetime Service, where compassion, inclusion and teamwork guide everything we do. We are looking for a Nursing Associate to join our team!

This is an opportunity to become part of a team that provides nursing care to children and young people in a variety of community settings.

As a Registered Nursing Associate, you will be responsible for delivering high quality clinical care undertaking a full range of routine care and clinical tasks for children and young people in our care as directed by the registered nurse within the Community Children's Nursing service.

You will work alongside registered nurses and MDT within the community children's services in Harrow.

You will need to be NMC registered, and will be required to work within the NMC Code of Practice and Professional guidelines.

The Community Children's Nursing Team consists of Community Children's Nurses, Special School Nurses, Children's Asthma Nurse and HEN Dietician, providing clinical nursing care, training and support to children, young people (aged 0-19) and their carers at home, special schools or other community settings, enabling them to remain safely in the community and transition to adult services where appropriate.

Our team looks after the following children and young people in the community:

• Children with acute and short‑term conditions
• Children with long‑term conditions
• Children with disabilities and complex conditions, including neonates
• Children with life‑limiting and life‑threatening illness, including palliative and end‑of‑life care.

Clinical aspects of the role may include:

• Under the supervision and instruction of the registered nurse or health professional, carry out relevant clinical skills within the role, including medication administration.
• Monitor the condition and health needs of CYPs within their care on a continual basis in partnership with families and carers and other health professionals.
• Perform and record clinical observations including blood pressure, O2 saturation, temperature, respirations and pulse, acting within Trust standards to respond to abnormal results, escalating as necessary.
• Contribute to ongoing assessment recognising when it is necessary to refer to others for reassessment within the boundaries of confidentiality.
• Adhere to legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines both local and national.
• Regularly attend workplace and staff engagement meetings and contribute positively to discussions about the improvement of care.

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
• Clinical skills such as enteral feeding, observations, oxygen monitoring.
• Tracheostomy knowledge and experience.
• Medication Administration

• Understand the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation; including how the role may contribute to service development.
• Understand and act in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code.
• Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice.
• Understand requirements for NMC professional revalidation.
• Understand the importance of following procedures, policies and treatment or care plans.
• Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate.
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information.
• Experience of supporting children, young people and their families
• Community experience
• Able to undertake autonomous and independent working
• A sound knowledge of issues around confidentiality
• Children's safeguarding experience

• Relevant knowledge and experience of working…