Children\'s Community Nurse

Overview

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated Band 6 Nurse to join our Community Children’s Nursing Team in Ealing. We are looking for a full-time (37.5 hours per week) post. Our team provides compassionate, family-centered nursing care to children with acute, complex, and long-term health conditions, including palliative and end-of-life care, in the community and hospital settings. We welcome applicants with Band 5 experience or current Band 6. Experience in the community is preferred but not essential. The role involves independent practice and contributing to the continuous improvement of the Children’s Community Nursing team.

We offer opportunities to develop your career, a diverse culture, and a range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities, and more.

Location: Armstrong Way, Town, Ealing. Salary: £44,485 – £52,521 per annum incl. HCAS (pro rata for part-time). Closing date: 15/02/2026 23:59.

Main duties of the job

This is an opportunity to become part of a team that provides nursing care to children in a variety of community settings. The Children’s Community Nursing Team provides clinical nursing care, training and support to children, young people (0-19) and their carers at home or other community settings, enabling them to remain safely in the community and transition to adult services where appropriate. The team cares for:

• 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

Working for our organisation

We value our employees, prioritise quality care, and offer a supportive and fulfilling work environment. We encourage personal development and openness to new ideas and innovation. We work with partners across health, social care, education and voluntary sectors. The team sits within the wider Children’s Specialist Community Nursing Service (CSCNS) and collaborates with other nursing services, therapy colleagues, education, social care and voluntary sector teams. Vaccination is encouraged for staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job Summary: Children’s Community Nurses work closely with service users and their families. They are expected to be kind, responsive, professional and informative, contributing to service quality by:

• Using clinical skills and risk assessments to keep service users safe
• Following evidence-based policies to achieve the best clinical outcomes
• Respecting and empowering people in care planning

As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will supervise others and contribute to quality improvement and safety. You will act as a role model and support band 5 nurses, students, and other staff to ensure standards are met.

Key Responsibilities

Community Children’s nurses contribute to safe and reliable services by:

• Applying clinical judgment and risk assessments to ensure safety
• Safeguarding and escalating concerns as needed
• Advocating for patients and maintaining safety in practice
• Supervising others and reflecting on practice to improve safety and quality
• Maintaining mandatory training and participating in continuous improvement

The NMC Code of Conduct applies and nurses must register with the NMC annually.

Clinical Outcomes

Community Children’s nurses work with complex needs and contribute to outcomes by:

• Being autonomous but collaborative in a multidisciplinary team
• Providing evidence-based, policy-adherent nursing care
• Working with patients and families through care planning, including risk assessment
• Advocating for patients and overseeing junior staff
• Balancing autonomy with teamwork

Contributing to high-performing teams by:

• Effective communication across the team
• Clarifying roles and encouraging reflective practice
• Learning from adverse events and data to drive improvement

Supporting patient empowerment by:

• Partnering with patients and families in decision-making
• Gaining informed consent and guiding patients to available courses and services
• Maintaining professionalism and a positive, inclusive culture

Supporting yourself and others

All services are expected to meet Care Quality Commission standards. Community Children’s nurses are Clinical Leaders who:

• Lead evidence gathering and quality improvement initiatives
• Contribute to team performance management
• Deputise for the team leader as required
• Provide supervision and regular feedback
• Participate in supervision and appraisals
• Use CPD funds to develop clinical specialization or leadership skills

Education and Qualifications include Registered Nurse with pediatric specialism, post-registration education, and community nursing qualification.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• Registered Children\’s Nurse
• Post-registration paediatric education and training
• Community Nursing/Specialist Practitioner qualification

Experience

• Post-registration experience
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams and in child protection procedures
• Experience facilitating professional development of staff
• Community experience and culturally diverse settings
• Experience with students and teaching

Knowledge

• Knowledge of NMC Code and professional conduct
• CPD planning and evidence-based care
• Clinical Governance and audit processes
• Understanding of equal opportunities and budgetary awareness
• Legal and statutory implications for training parents/caregivers
• Knowledge of NHS issues and political context

Skills and Abilities

• Clinical skills including palliative, respiratory, cardiac, gastroenterology and complex care
• Independent practice and teamwork; plan, implement, evaluate care
• Strong communication skills
• Adaptability and leadership to motivate teams
• Ability to manage demands and challenges
• Car driver

The successful applicant may have contact with patients. Vaccination is encouraged. This post may expire if a higher priority vacancy arises or due to recruitment needs; sponsorship questions are considered under UKVI rules. The NHS Agenda for Change includes a 13-week probation. If offered, information will be stored in the NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Disclosure to the DBS may be required.

Name: Shabana Razak; Job title: Clinical Service Lead; Email: shabana.razak@nhs.net; Phone: 0786 174 7868