
Job summary
Children's Community Staff Nurse You will join a friendly and experienced team who work closely together, support each other and share learning. You will have access to excellent training, a flexible-first working approach and a culture where your ideas are welcomed and respected. You will also have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits including: Band 5 NHS Agenda for Change salary with an NHS pension Membership of My Reward Hub with discounts on everyday purchases, plus cashback and voucher offers Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies Online and in-person wellbeing support including mental health services, activity challenges, financial wellbeing tools, coaching and counselling Access to e-learning, bespoke career pathways and development through our Outstanding Learning Enterprise team An open, just culture where youre encouraged to contribute ideas, backed by ringfenced innovation funding each year The pride of working for an organisation where the majority of our rated services hold Good or Outstanding CQC ratings Are you a caring an
Main duties of the job
Are you a caring and motivated Childrens Community Staff Nurse who wants to make a real difference to children and families across Surrey? Join our Community Childrens Nursing team and help deliver highquality, compassionate care in homes, schools, and community settings. You will be based in Wonersh House in Guildford, with travel across the whole of Surrey, working independently and as part of a supportive team. This role allows you to manage your caseload, foster trusted relationships with children and families, and develop community nursing skills. Responsibilities include providing specialist nursing care, performing holistic assessments, creating individualized care plans, supporting safe discharge, and representing the team at various meetings. Ideal candidates should be Registered Childrens Nurses with evidence of recent professional development, confident communication skills, and a good understanding of community health services. The role requires flexibility, stress management, and the ability to travel across Surrey.
About us
HCRG Care Group, established in 2006, is one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services. We work with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. Our mission is to transform lives by delivering and transforming adult and children community health services, primary care services, including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology, and MSK services, as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly assist more than half a million people each year. We are committed to equal opportunities and encourage applications from diverse individuals. Our values prioritize care, thoughtfulness, and action, ensuring all applicants are assessed fairly and without bias, supporting a work environment enriched by diversity and inclusivity.
Details
- Date posted: 08 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £27,905 to £35,392 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 1524551245
- Job locations: HCRG Care Group, Surrey, GU1 1LJ, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Package Description: Children's Community Staff Nurse
You will join a friendly and experienced team who work closely together, support each other and share learning.
You will have access to excellent training, a flexible-first working approach and a culture where your ideas are welcomed and respected. You will also have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits including:
- Band 5 NHS Agenda for Change salary with an NHS pension
- Membership of My Reward Hub with discounts on everyday purchases, plus cashback and voucher offers
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies
- Online and in-person wellbeing support including mental health services, activity challenges, financial wellbeing tools, coaching and counselling
- Access to e-learning, bespoke career pathways and development through our Outstanding Learning Enterprise team
- An open, just culture where youre encouraged to contribute ideas, backed by ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation where the majority of our rated services hold Good or Outstanding CQC ratings
Are you a caring and motivated Childrens Community Staff Nurse who wants to make a real difference to children and families across Surrey?Join our Community Childrens Nursing team and help deliver highquality, compassionate care in homes, schools and community settings.
You will be based at Wonersh House in Guildford, with travel across the whole of Surrey.
You will work independently and as part of a supportive team, managing your own caseload and building trusted relationships with children, young people and families.Every day will be different, and you will play a key role in improving health outcomes and helping children to live well at home.
This is a great opportunity to develop your community nursing skills, work with a wide range of clinical needs and be part of a service that puts children and families at the heart of everything we do.
- You will deliver safe, highquality care in line with NMC standards, maintaining dignity, consent and accurate documentation at all times.
- Provide specialist nursing care to children aged 0 -18, working in homes, nurseries, schools and community settings across Surrey.
- Clinical work may include central line management, tracheostomy care, PEG feeding, catheterisation, infusions and symptom management, including endoflife care.
- Carry out holistic assessments, develop individualised care plans with families and the wider multidisciplinary team and support safe discharge and continuity of care.
- You will contribute to the smooth running of the community nursing team, including supporting staff planning and rota cover for weekends and the 24hour endoflife care rota.
- Communicate clearly and sensitively with children, families and professionals and represent the team at meetings such as safeguarding and discharge planning.
- Use and manage clinical equipment safely, monitor stock and support audit activity, incident reporting and service improvement.
- Work independently, manage your own workload and contribute to quality improvement using evidence-based practice.
Essential
- Registered Childrens Nurse with evidence of recent professional development
- Good understanding of community health services
- Confident communicator with strong interpersonal, written and verbal skills
- Broad clinical knowledge with the ability to prioritise and manage your workload
- Reliable, flexible and calm under pressure
- Confident and assertive in clinical decision-making
- Able to travel independently across Surrey
- Computer literate
Desirable
- Practice Assessor or Practice Supervisor (or equivalent mentorship qualification)
- Experience caring for unwell children in the community or hospital
- Experience of clinical audit or supervision
Other Requirements
- Access to a car insured for business use to travel across Surrey
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes.We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As youd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
Finally, we need to let you know that the company youll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job well need to process and hold information about you.If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Childrens Nurse with evidence of recent professional development, good understanding of community health services, confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills, broad clinical knowledge, reliable, flexible, and calm under pressure, confident and assertive in clinical decision-making, able to travel independently across Surrey, computer literate.
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