Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Children's nurse to join an established team of Children's Complex Care Nurses in Birmingham. This is a city wide service that offers personalised specialist nursing support to children & families with a variety of highly complex physical health needs.

We provide bespoke commissioned packages of care to children within their own homes, schools and other community locations. The service operates seven days a week and 24 hours a day.

If you are an experienced Children's Nurse with enhanced clinical skills and have advanced communication skills you may be who we are looking for to join our busy team. This post will provide the successful candidate with the opportunity to develop rewarding therapeutic relationships with children & families in a community setting.

The post holder will be responsible for delivering high quality nursing care according to agreed standards which are set and monitored.

If you have a positive outlook, professional attitude, are a good team player and are passionate about delivering high quality, safe and compassionate child & family focused care then we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job
In return the successful candidate will be offered opportunities to develop both clinically and professionally within a supportive environment and be encouraged to participate in service developments. Formal clinical supervision and a supported induction period will be provided.

Within this role you will be required to provide training and supervision to other members of the team including health care assistants as well as parents and family members ensuring their competence in meeting the care needs of specific children and young people. This client group has highly complex health needs which include children and young people that are technology dependent i.e. requiring invasive ventilation. The Children's Complex Care Team forms part of the wider Specialist Nursing Service which includes Children's Rapid Response, Children's Palliative Care and the Children's Community Nursing Team.

About us
Be Part of Our Team...
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

IMPORTANT
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Details
Date posted: 26 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 820-8170762-CF
Job locations: Lansdowne Health Centre, Birmingham, B18 7EE, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Qualifications

• RSCN/ or RN Child Branch
• Applicants must be a car driver.

For further details / informal visits contact: Rachel McCarthy, Team Leader - Children's Complex Care on Telephone number 01212455779

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Children's, Adult or Learning Disabilities Nurse with an active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Degree plus significant experience

Desirable

• ENB 998 (Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice) or equivalent
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) within general management activities

Skills
Essential

• Ability to manage team on a day to day basis in the absence of the Clinical / Team Leader
• Evidence of assessment skills and use of nursing process and nurse models

Desirable

• Ability to lead complex services, setting clear direction and delivering service objectives.

Personal qualities
Essential

• Self-motivated.
• Positive, energetic, enthusiastic in outlook and able to set a good example
• Evidence of strong leadership skills, the ability to negotiate, persuade and influence at a senior level with a supportive style whilst also able to take difficult decisions and act assertively

Desirable

• Keen to develop services in line with service, educational and research priorities with the service.

Other job requirements
Essential

• As per person spec

Experience
Essential

• Significant experience of working as a Children's Nurse either RSCN/RN Child
• Evidence of excellent clinical and professional engagement.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) within general management activities

Desirable

• Significant experience and successful in-depth knowledge of staff management and the procedures and policies underpinning this.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details
Employer name: Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address: Lansdowne Health Centre, Birmingham, B18 7EE, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Team Leader, Children's Complex Care
Rachel McCarthy
rachel.mccarthy18@nhs.net
01212455779