Community Nursery Nurse - Amersham Hospital
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
This role supports a health visiting team in delivering the Healthy Child programme to a diverse community. The successful candidate will advise parents on parenting skills, undertake family health needs assessments, and implement health promotion programs. It requires an enthusiastic Community Nursery Nurse with an NNEB, CACHE, or NVQ Child Care Level 3 qualification. The position involves working in various community settings and reporting back to senior staff.
Essential criteria
- NVQ Childcare level 3
- Significant post qualification experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a community setting
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
- Can demonstrate a high level of 3 Application and Interview/Scenarios interpersonal and communication skills o With the ability to negotiate compromises and resolve conflict between staff amicably' o Courteous with all customers, both internal and external' o Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multidisciplinary team, patients and carers and to ensure records are kept accurately and in a legible manner'
- Participates in interagency 3 collaboration
- Ability to motivate, negotiate and support 3 others
- Able to manage self and others within the Team environment
- Calm when under pressure
- Ability to encompass changes in working environment
- Awareness of diverse cultural issues
- Computer skills
- Evidence of ongoing training and development
- Works to evidence based practice
- Able to demonstrate clinically effective 3 practice with children and families
- Able to undertake delegated duties 3 without direct supervision
- Recognises grade responsibilities and when to report back to the Health Visitor/School Nurse /Community Staff Nurse
- Special Circumstances
- Ability to travel to various community sites on a daily basis
- EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
- NVQ Childcare level 3
- Significant post qualification experience
- Experience in a community setting
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
- Can demonstrate a high level of 3 Application and Interview/Scenarios interpersonal and communication skills o With the ability to negotiate compromises and resolve conflict between staff amicably' o Courteous with all customers, both internal and external' o Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multidisciplinary team, patients and carers and to ensure records are kept accurately and in a legible manner'
- Participates in interagency 3 collaboration
- Ability to motivate, negotiate and support 3 others
- Able to manage self and others within the Team environment
- Calm when under pressure
- Ability to encompass changes in working environment
- Awareness of diverse cultural issues
- Computer skills
- Evidence of ongoing training and development
- Works to evidence based practice
- Able to demonstrate clinically effective 3 practice with children and families
- Able to undertake delegated duties 3 without direct supervision
- Recognises grade responsibilities and when to report back to the Health Visitor/School Nurse /Community Staff Nurse
- Special Circumstances
- Ability to travel to various community sites on a daily basis
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 6d ago · Closes in 9d
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Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Community Nursery Nurse - Amersham Hospital
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
The role is one of support for a health visiting team who work with a diverse community delivering the Healthy Child programme, this includes Developmental reviews, Breastfeeding Support, Child Behaviour Management, Sleep, and Nutrition.
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Community Nursery Nurse to work with a dynamic and friendly team of Health Visitors. NNEB, Diploma in Childcare and Education (CACHE) or NVQ Child Care Level 3 Qualification is required.
Main duties of the job
- Working with clients in a variety of community settings e.g. home, clinic, children's centre, educational establishment etc
- Advise and assist parents in developing their parenting skills. Report back to the senior member of staff who holds continuing responsibility for the family any problems or changes identified during work undertaken with a client.
- Undertake Family Health Needs Assessment as directed by the Health Visitor ensuring prompt feedback of all client contact (contemporaneously) to line manager.
- Working with the team to implement and prioritise planned programmes of health promotion, education and advice on all aspects of prevention of ill health to individuals, families and groups.
- Undertake child and or family health
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