Children's Community Nurse

Main area Paediatrics Grade NHS AfC:
Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 9 months (Secondment opportunity available, subject to support from current manager) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Sunday) Job
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TRE-02-26

Employer Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Treehouse Children's Unit Town Stockport Salary £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 06/03/2026 23:59

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with Our values-based behaviours (see additional documentation) and provide examples.

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service).

If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Children s Community Nursing team here at Stockport for a 9 month fixed term or Secondment covering maternity leave

You will be responsible for delivering care to children with acute and chronic health needs within their own homes across 7 days.

You should be experienced in working with children who have acute health needs and an understanding of children with complex health care needs.

You must be able to work flexible between the hours of 8am till 9pm 7 days a week and be able to support an overnight on call service for children who are end of life.

You will be at the forefront of assessing the child, planning, and implementing care and evaluating success.

Safeguarding of children is paramount, and you will be responsible for promoting this by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures and acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately .

Before applying for a secondment opportunity please familiarise yourself with the Trust secondment policy (found on the intranet) and ensure that you have discussed and gained approval from your current line manager

The post holder will work as an experienced and autonomous practitioner within the Children’s Community Nursing Service, providing high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to children and young people with a range of acute, chronic and complex health needs. The role requires clinical expertise, leadership responsibilities, and contribution to service delivery, development and evaluation in line with Trust objectives and national standards.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of…