Job summary
Would you like to work with children and young people in the community? We have a vacancy for a motivated and enthusiastic Children's Nurse (RN - Child) who would like the opportunity to develop their expertise as a Children and Young People's Community Nurse within our friendly integrated team in Brighton and Hove.

We are looking for a skilled clinical nurse who is able to work autonomously in the community as well as being part of a wider team. Currently the team works seven days a week.

Please note that this is a part-time role of 30 hours per week.

Main duties of the job
The Children's Community Nurse (CCN) will contribute to the development of the local Children's Community Nursing Team and countywide Children's Community Nursing Service (CCNS) together with the Team Lead and senior nurses, helping to ensure that policy and practice is developed and delivered in line with Trust and national best practice standards.

The post holder will have a key role in delivering specialist community children's nursing for the children and young people on the CCN caseload. They will provide up-to-date knowledge and skills for the nursing management and care of children in the community setting. They will liaise with clinical experts for the provision of specialist knowledge, skills and leadership as required.

As a Registered Nurse - Child, they will promote the health and wellbeing of children and their families and ensure the provision of high quality, safe nursing care to children and families on the caseload. They will work closely with other health professionals within the Trust and across the health economy, as well as with statutory and third sector agencies.

About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values-- Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Job responsibilities

• Work within level of competency to deliver quality nursing care, support, information and advice, for a supervised and/or delegated CCNT caseload helping to ensure that appropriate resources are available to assist in providing this care.
• Maintain excellent communication channels with service stakeholders. Engaging in cross boundary partnership working including the child and family/carer, to help develop seamless provision for the CCNT caseload. This includes working with health care, social care, education service and the local hospice.
• Help develop, implement and review clinical protocols and standard operating procedures which assist in delivering safe care and best nursing practice.
• Work within level of competency to provide teaching regarding the use of equipment and treatment regimes in the community for children
• Ensure concise and accurate documentation of care interventions, including telephone advice and support are documented and recorded.
• Act as a resource and role model of childrens community nursing specialist practice to all other professionals and work colleagues.
• Attends relevant education and training practice updates in tertiary centres and special interest groups both within the Trust, locally and nationally to help develop and contribute towards establishment of clinical practice standards.
• Staff may be required to work anywhere in West and East Sussex in order to meet the needs of the commissioned service.

Please see attached JD and PS for further information.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse - Child
• Current registration with NMC

Desirable

• Practice Assessor/Supervisor Qualification, or equivalent
• Children's Community Nursing specialist practice qualification

Experience
Essential

• Experience working with children who have complex health needs and disability
• Experience of working in partnership with other agencies
• Relevant post registration experience in child health care

Desirable

• Experience of working with children at end of life
• Experience of working in a community setting
• Minimum of 1 year experience of children's nursing post registration (RNC)

Skills
Essential

• Ability to assess health care needs for children aged between 0-19 years
• Ability to assess health care needs within a community setting
• Ability to assess continuing health care needs
• Ability to recognise and take appropriate action to safeguard children, young people and vulnerable adults
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and national guidelines
• Ability to organise and respond efficiently to complex information
• Ability to prioritise own workload and meet deadlines (
• Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments

Desirable

• Ability to communicate effectively complex and sensitive information both written and verbally

Other requirements
Essential

• Holds full driving license
• Ability to work flexibly on a rota system within the team including weekends
• Demonstrate a positive commitment to uphold equality and diversity policies, including the ability to role model dignity and respect for fundamental rights of disabled children.

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. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Lead
Aimee Dumbleton
aimee.dumbleton@nhs.net
01273242012