Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Community Children's Nurse - RSCN Registered
The closing date is 23 November 2026
Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Band 6 Children's Community Nurse to join our dynamic Islington Children's Community Nursing team. The post holder will provide specialist, child and family-centred nursing care to children and young people with acute, chronic, and complex health needs within their own homes, schools, and other community settings.

As a Band 6 CCN, you will work autonomously, managing a defined caseload and coordinating care in collaboration with children, families, and the multidisciplinary team. You will demonstrate advanced clinical skills, sound professional judgement, and a commitment to delivering safe, effective, and evidence-based care closer to home.

The role includes providing clinical leadership, supporting and supervising junior staff, students, and support workers, and contributing to service development, quality improvement, and clinical governance activities. You will play an active role in safeguarding, health promotion, and supporting families to develop confidence in managing their child's health needs.

Main duties of the job

• Provide high-quality care to children and young people in their homes, schools, and community settings
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualised care plans for children with acute, chronic, and complex health needs
• Deliver a range of clinical interventions, including medication administration, wound care, enteral feeding, and other specialist procedures as required such as accessing CVADS
• Work autonomously while managing a caseload, prioritising workload effectively and responding to changing clinical needs
• Liaise closely with multidisciplinary teams, including GPs, consultants, therapists, schools, and social care services
• Contribute to safeguarding children and young people, recognising and escalating concerns in line with local and national policy
• Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential clinical records in line with professional and organisational standards
• Support and supervise students, junior staff, and support workers as appropriate

About us
What you should expect from us Our commitment to you is that you will have access to excellent nurse leaders and a personalised approach to your continuing education and professional development. We will work with you to ensure you have the best learning and career opportunities. Living our I.CARE values gives us a strong foundation for compassionate leadership and you should expect to be always treated with kindness, fairness and respect.

What we expect of you We expect you to have excellent clinical abilities and to play a part in delivering our I.CARE values to ensure patients and their families receive the best possible care. You should exemplify the highest standards of care, clinical competence and compassion. You need to be committed to be the best, be an effective communicator and be courageous in speaking up if patient care is compromised.

Details
Date posted: 09 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £47,951 to £56,863 a year, inclusive of Inner London pro rata, per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number: 220-WHT-8333188
Job locations: Whittington health - The Northern Health Centre, 580 Holloway Road, Islington, N7 6LB, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
The Community Children's Nurse is responsible for providing skilled nursing care for sick children in their own homes or other suitable venues that would otherwise be performed in an acute hospital setting. They are also responsible for the effective assessing, planning implementation, delivery and evaluation of individualised nursing care to children as required and under the direction of the Team Lead. The Nurse is expected to work with minimal supervision and will be designated to take charge and work as a lone worker within the community on a regular basis.
The Nurse will provide care at home without supervision to facilitate the prevention of admission or reduction in hospitalisation.

Person Specification
Essential

• Recent experience of general children's nursing in either a community or hospital setting
• RSCN qualification
• Being able to work autonomously without constant supervision
• Team work
• Experience of mentoring nursing students
• Car Driver

Desirable

• Specialist Practitioner in Children's Nursing Course or similar qualification (i.e. Community Course)
• Experience of nursing in a diverse inner city community setting

Skills
Essential

• Competent at delivering IV medication and other medication
• CVAD competent
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to demonstrate awareness and understanding of a) London Child Protection Procedures b) Working together to safeguard children

Experience
Essential

• Experience of team working
• Experience of mentoring nursing students
• Being able to work autonomously without constant supervision
• Able to prioritise clinical workload

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Address: Whittington health - The Northern Health Centre, 580 Holloway Road, Islington, N7 6LB, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Team Lead, Sarah Cullen, sarah.cullen2@nhs.net, 02033161950

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