Job Description

This nursing role within Sussex Community Foundation Trust's Children's Community Nursing Service (CCNS) focuses on clinical and public health care for children, young people, and families.



The Children's Community Nurse (CCN) supports the development of the local and countywide CCNS, working with the Team Lead and senior nurses to ensure care aligns with Trust and national standards.



They deliver specialist community nursing for children and young people on the caseload, applying current knowledge and skills, and consulting clinical experts for specialist input when needed.



As a Registered Nurse - Child, the CCN promotes health and wellbeing and ensures safe, high-quality care and hold a delegated caseload, work under senior supervision, collaborating with other health professionals and partner agencies.



The role includes contributing to the teaching and supervision of nurses, healthcare assistants, associate practitioners, and students.



They are also responsible for safeguarding children in line with The Children Act (1989 & 2004) and Working Together to Safeguard Children (HM Gov 2013).



Please note that this is a part-time and fixed term role.



Provide competent, high-quality nursing care, support, and advice within a delegated CCNT caseload, ensuring appropriate resources are available. Maintain effective communication with families, carers, and partner services across health, social care, education, and hospice sectors to ensure coordinated care. Contribute to the development and review of clinical protocols and deliver community-based education on equipment and treatment. Accurately document all care and advice provided. Act as a role model in children's community nursing and participate in relevant training and professional development. Must be flexible to work across West Sussex and Brighton & Hove as required by the service.



This is a part-time fixed term role, therefore, please note that due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role is unlikely to be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Skilled Worker visa:

going rates for eligible occupation codes - GOV.UK

Health and Care Worker visa:

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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 Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staff 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

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.



Provide, receive and understand complex, sensitive information relating to children and young people with a range of health needs including children with complex long-term conditions, those children with life threatening and life limiting conditions and those with short term health needs.



Work collaboratively with team members, Team Lead, Clinical Facilitators, Matron for CCNS, Head of CCNS, Practice Development Nurses, children's services professionals and other professionals to promote and ensure high standards of professional and clinical practice drawing on national best practice and Trust policy.



Communicate information effectively with members of the multi-professional team both within the organisation and with external stakeholders and partners, to ensure specialist care is delivered to children both effectively and efficiently and ensuring that continuity is maintained.



Communicate information in an empathetic way to parents/carers and young people which relates to the clinical care of the child/young person and the provision available to them.



Actively listen to parents/carers, children and young people and respond appropriately.



Works with children and families to help maintain their own health and well-being in the community by teaching them and junior staff/carers about their condition and its management, including how to carry out health care procedures at home, utilising a variety of strategies to assist the family in understanding their child's health needs and how these can be met.



Involves others in communication between the children's families / carers and the multi-professional team both within the organisation and with external stakeholders/partners and ensures good communication for the delivery of safe quality care.



Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to children/young people and their families and other staff helping to overcome any barriers to understanding and providing support during distressing or emotional events. Seeking guidance and support from other practitioners where needed.



Communicate proactively with staff on the clinical condition and treatment/discharge plans of children and ensures accurate records are maintained by staff.



Help lead and support team in co-ordinating the discharge process and ensures high standards of written and verbal advice are available to the children and their families / carers.



Ensure that the CCN Case Manager and Team Lead are informed of pertinent clinical and management problems in a timely manner.



Report and escalate as necessary any safeguarding or patient safety concerns for the children on the caseload.



Ensure systems are in place to proactively disseminate information; attends and contributes to multi-disciplinary team meetings, reads emails and professional/managerial literature as required to pass on relevant information to wider CCNT.



Act as an ambassador / role model for Sussex Community NHS Trust and the Nursing Profession. May be asked to give presentations to university students and other interested bodies about the work of the CCNS.



Deliver and help maintain excellent nursing care and practice standards within the CCNT, helping to review where needed.



Work together with the CCN Case Manager and Team Lead to help ensure the consistent delivery of safe quality nursing care for children.



Continue personal, professional development to ensure competency in key CCN skills relevant to role.



Ensure health records are maintained and compliant with Trust policy and keep accurate, legible, contemporaneous records and written reports as required.



Assist the Team Lead, Safeguarding Team and Head of CCN Service in co-ordinating child protection processes in accordance with Trust policy whilst supporting junior staff in understanding and exercising the Trust safeguarding policy and Sussex procedures.



Maintain and help to analyse relevant service data which will demonstrate activity of the team and assist with identifying service needs and possible developments.



Regularly evaluate the clinical effectiveness of care and in consultation with Team Lead and senior nurses in the wider CCN service, make adjustments where appropriate in order to make the best use of team and SCT resources.



Develop, implement, and evaluate guidelines/teaching tools for children, families, and colleagues, healthcare professionals for use within the CCN service for care of identified health needs and promotion of well-being.



Participate in nursing research and audit projects pertinent to clinical community practice in conjunction with CCN service's quality and standards forum.



Ensure when aware of clinical incidents in practice that these are reported via the correct channels and assist with the implementation of relevant recommendations.



Take part in the on-call rota in order to provide 24hr direct nursing support for end of life care and on call system.



Take part in the 7-day working rota.