Children's Community Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 04/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role involves working as part of the Community Children's Nursing Team, supporting the team leader with caseload management and providing evidence-based nursing care to children and young people in community settings. You will undertake nursing procedures, manage patient records, and participate in safeguarding procedures. The position requires managing a caseload, performing blood sampling, sleep studies, and IV therapy, while also supporting the development of other nurses and students.
Essential criteria
- Recent experience of general children's nursing in either a community or hospital setting
- RSCN qualification
- Being able to work autonomously without constant supervision.
- Team work
Desirable criteria
- Specialist Practitioner in Children's Nursing Course or similar qualification
- Experience of nursing in a diverse inner city community setting
- Car driver
- CVAD competent
- CCN
- Experience of mentoring students
- Competent with all routes on medication inc PO, IV, IM
- Specialist skills - i.e. catheters, CVADs, Cytarabine competent
- CCN Role
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to prioritise clinical workload
- Able to demonstrate awareness of safeguarding and Child Protection
- Recent experience of general children's nursing in either a community or hospital setting
- RSCN qualification
- Being able to work autonomously without constant supervision.
- Team work
- Specialist Practitioner in Children's Nursing Course or similar qualification
- Experience of nursing in a diverse inner city community setting
- Car driver
- CVAD competent
- CCN
- Experience of mentoring students
- Competent with all routes on medication inc PO, IV, IM
- Specialist skills - i.e. catheters, CVADs, Cytarabine competent
- CCN Role
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to prioritise clinical workload
- Able to demonstrate awareness of safeguarding and Child Protection
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £38,488 – £46,852 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Children's Community Nurse
The closing date is 04 October 2026
Job summary
Working as part of the Community Children's Nursing Team, supporting the team leader/Band 6 with prioritising daily workload and caseload management. Providing efficient, effective and evidence-based nursing care to children and young people in community settings, undertaking nursing procedures in accordance with Whittington Health guidelines and policies. Maintaining competence in recognising and managing life-threatening emergencies in children at home and responding appropriately, while participating in safeguarding and child protection procedures, including attendance at case conferences with the team leader/Band 6.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for maintaining confidentiality and the safe management of patient records, prioritising workload according to clinical needs, and managing a caseload of patients to provide ongoing care within the home setting. Working across Hospital @ Home and CCNT, undertaking blood sampling in homes, schools and health centres, sleep studies, caseload reviews and IV therapy in line with Trust guidelines. Supporting the day-to-day running of the service, participating in supervision, and supporting the development of nurses and students through shadowing opportunities.
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