Job Description

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Band 6

Main area

Children's Community Nursing

Grade

Band 6

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week (STH base operational hours: Monday-Friday 08:00-18:00)

Job ref

343-7485979-RB-UB-S

Site

Queen Mary's Hospital for Children ,St Helier Hospital,

Town

Carshalton

Salary

44,485 - 52,521 Pa in HCAS Outer pro rata

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

15/10/2025 23:59

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.




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Job overview

Are you a qualified paediatric nurse interested in furthering your community career or making the move into a Community Children's Nursing Band 6 Role?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two B6 1WTE permanent posts in the Children's Community Nursing Service, based at Queen Mary's Hospital, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust . We are looking for highly motivated, experienced and enthusiastic Children's Nurses, passionate about providing high quality care to babies, children and young people in the community setting . You will require at least 2 years post graduate general paediatric experience , and be a car owner and driver.



Epsom and St Helier children's services have been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good' as well as being given great feedback from the London Healthy Partnership peer review. Queen Mary's Hospital for Children is based at the St Helier site. Children are seen in the dedicated Paediatric A&E which sits alongside the adult ED; Outpatient clinics, Ward and assessment unit.



We recognise that our team members are our greatest asset - it's their hard work and effort that really makes a difference. That's why we encourage our staff to fulfil their full potential. We'll do everything we can to support you, along with offering excellent learning and development opportunities.




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Main duties of the job

With support from Senior CCN Service members you will :


Support the transition of babies, children and young people from hospital to home. Provide specialist knowledge to meet the diverse range of needs of patients and their families in a variety of community and hospital settings, acting as a resource of paediatric expertise and providing advice to other professionals, promoting evidence based practice. You will hold a clinical caseload within your scope of competency You will have responsibility for the ongoing assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation of outcomes of specialised nursing care in partnership with children, young people, their families. Work in partnership with the wider multi disiplinary team. Safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people Document as per NMC and Trust requirements Main clinical responsibilities will involve: medicines management, blood sampling and administration of medications via IV , IM , S/C and CVAD'S, administration of SACT, gastrostomy and enteral feeding management, wound management, and care of babies, children and young people with complex health needs. Be an effective team player with the ability to work autonomously in patients homes, working collaboratively with CYP their families/carers and multidisciplinary teams.



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Working for our organisation

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.



We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.



The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.


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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting Job description/Person Specification documents which contains more information about the role and responsibilities.


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Person specification

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Knowledge and experience

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Essential criteria

IV Competent / IV therapy certificate/ IV Capital Nurse CVAD Competent Comprehensive experience working in paediatric settings #####

Desirable criteria

Experience working in a paediatric community setting Tracheostomy competency Completion of SACT competency passport ####

Qualifications

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Essential criteria

RSCN/RN Child Teaching and mentorship qualification #####

Desirable criteria

Specialist Practice Community Children's Nurse Tracheostomy trainer ANTT/CVAD trainer ####

Skills

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Essential criteria

Competency in relevant paediatric clinical nursing skills Evidence of mentorship, supervision, facilitation and teaching #####

Desirable criteria

Evidence of working with children with life limiting/threatening illnesses and End of Life Evidence of delivering education and training to children, young people, families/carers

Your application

: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References

: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We

do notaccept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date

: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.

DBS

: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.



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Disability Advice Line:

SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our

Confidential Disability Advice Line at:

Telephone: 02082963786

Text: 07501066267

Email: esth.dal@nhs.net.

Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.


This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.