Band 5 Community Children\'s Staff Nurse

Overview

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Job Introduction: Are you passionate about delivering high-quality, compassionate nursing care to children and young people in their own homes and community settings? We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Children’s Staff Nurse to join our dedicated team supporting children and young adults aged 0–18 across a designated locality in Surrey.

You’ll work autonomously to manage your own caseload, providing care in environments including homes, nurseries, and schools. You’ll play a vital role in improving health outcomes and supporting families within their community, while being part of a wider supportive and collaborative team.

Your Base: You’ll be contractually based at one of our Office Hubs in Surrey, with flexibility to work in a hybrid or agile manner. We embrace a flexible-first approach, balancing community-based work with home or office-based tasks.

Join us and be part of a team making a real difference in the lives of children and families across Surrey.

Main Responsibilities

• Professional Practice: Deliver care in line with NMC Codes, professional standards, and organisational policies, maintaining respect, dignity, consent, and accurate documentation.
• Clinical Care & Skills: Provide specialist nursing care to children aged 0–18, including procedures such as central line management, tracheostomy care, PEG feeding, catheterisation, infusions, and symptom management (including end-of-life care).
• Assessment & Care Planning: Conduct physical and psychological assessments, develop and evaluate individualised care plans with families and multidisciplinary teams, and support early discharge and continuity of care.
• Teamwork & Leadership: Support day-to-day operations of the community nursing team, participate in staff planning and rota management (including weekends and a 24-hour end-of-life care rota), and contribute to strategic service development.
• Communication: Communicate effectively with children, families, and professionals, handling sensitive information with empathy. Participate in safeguarding and discharge planning meetings and overcome communication barriers.
• Resource & Risk Management: Use and manage clinical equipment, monitor supplies, order equipment, ensure safe resource use, identify and report clinical or safeguarding risks, and contribute to audits and incident resolution.
• Autonomy & Development: Manage own and team workload, contribute to quality improvement, share learning from training, apply evidence-based practice, and support data collection and reporting systems.

Please see attached job description for a full list of responsibilities.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential Criteria

• Registered Children’s Nurse with evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Strong understanding of community health services and current nursing workforce challenges.
• Confident communicator with excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal skills.
• Broad clinical knowledge and competence, with ability to prioritise, delegate, and manage own workload effectively.
• Computer literate, reliable, flexible, and able to remain calm under pressure.
• Confident, innovative, and assertive in clinical decision-making.
• Able to travel independently across Surrey and work in a variety of community settings.

Desirable Criteria

• Practice Assessor/Supervisor or equivalent mentorship qualification.
• Willingness to undertake a Children’s Community Nursing Degree.
• Previous experience caring for unwell children in the community or hospital.
• Involvement in clinical audit or supervision is an advantage.

Other Requirements

• Access to a car insured for business use to support travel across the county.

Package & Benefits

• Competitive Pay & Pension: Band 5 Agenda for Change salary and NHS pension benefits.
• Professional Growth: Strive for Better networks with NHS professionals nationwide.
• Exclusive Rewards: Discounts at national brands and experiences via Reward Gateway.
• Wellbeing Support: 24/7 free wellbeing service with counselors, career coaching, and more.
• Flexible Pay Options: Wagestream to access earnings on demand.
• Learning & Development: Support from our Learning and Development team with e-learning, career pathways, and funding opportunities.
• Recognition & Involvement: Local and national awards, opportunities to contribute ideas, regular leadership updates.

About The Company

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are a leading independent provider of community health and care services, delivering and transforming services across England to support communities with experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a diverse range of people. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, and we work to provide adjustments to be inclusive.

Safeguarding: Safeguarding and safer working practices are paramount. All hires are subject to a safer recruitment process, including disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. Privacy: We process and hold information about applicants in line with our privacy policy.

Note: This description may include attached documents for full specifications.