# Band 7 Senior Nurse for Children's Community Nursing > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-7-senior-nurse-for-childrens-community-nursing/9ebacba8-c4be-4aab-9b73-cd054b4e7672 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-7-senior-nurse-for-childrens-community-nursing/9ebacba8-c4be-4aab-9b73-cd054b4e7672.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Birmingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-03T12:21:57.983Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Senior_Nurse_Childrens_Community_Nursing/Senior_Nurse_Childrens_Community_Nursing-v7997447 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7997447?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated nurse who is passionate about working with children and young people in the community to join Birmingham Community Children's Nursing Team. Alongside the Clinical Service Manager and Team Leader, you will play an active part in clinical practice, education, research/audit and the implementation of national guidelines. The successful applicant will work as part of a well-established dynamic team who provide specialist advice and support to children, young people and their families and all members of the health care teams involved in the child/young person’s care. This opportunity will provide experience of working with children and young people and families in the community setting as well as the chance to develop a wide range of clinical skills. The post holder will be expected to proactively participate in the development of the service. A high emphasis is placed on working with staff and families within the clinical and community environment to ensure that the clinical needs of are being met. The post holder is required to be responsible as the senior nurse to support the Clinical Service Manager, provide clinical leadership to the team and coordinate patient care. Full time/part time/flexible hours of working will be considered at interview. ### Main duties of the job The post will work in conjunction with the Children’s Palliative Nurses and Nurses in other Specialist Services to support parents and carers of children with life limiting conditions. This role will also enable you to further enhance your leadership and management skills within a supportive and experienced team. If you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to be a team player, as well as the initiative to work autonomously and effectively this could be the challenge for you. You should have good organisational skills and evidence of continued professional development. Working as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team, the post holder will facilitate optimum quality of life and deliver high quality care to children and their families with an active referral to the children’s community nursing team. This will be achieved in collaboration with children and their families through provision of specialist nursing interventions based on comprehensive holistic assessment, agreement of goal focused care planning and education and support to both children and their families. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details of main responsibilities of the role. We would encourage anyone considering applying for this post to visit the team prior to application and interview and to discuss the role with Rebecca Carless, Team Leader for Children’s Community Nursing, Palliative Care and Rapid Response. \[email protected\] 07784 007 462 For further details / informal visits contact: Name Rebecca Carless Job title Team Leader for Children’s Community Nursing, Palliative Care and Rapid Response. Telephone number 0121 245 5775/ 07784 007 462 ## Job Details We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated nurse who is passionate about working with children and young people in the community to join Birmingham Community Children's Nursing Team. Alongside the Clinical Service Manager and Team Leader, you will play an active part in clinical practice, education, research/audit and the implementation of national guidelines. The successful applicant will work as part of a well-established dynamic team who provide specialist advice and support to children, young people and their families and all members of the health care teams involved in the child/young person’s care. This opportunity will provide experience of working with children and young people and families in the community setting as well as the chance to develop a wide range of clinical skills. The post holder will be expected to proactively participate in the development of the service. A high emphasis is placed on working with staff and families within the clinical and community environment to ensure that the clinical needs of are being met. The post holder is required to be responsible as the senior nurse to support the Clinical Service Manager, provide clinical leadership to the team and coordinate patient care. Full time/part time/flexible hours of working will be considered at interview. ## Job Description The post will work in conjunction with the Children’s Palliative Nurses and Nurses in other Specialist Services to support parents and carers of children with life limiting conditions. This role will also enable you to further enhance your leadership and management skills within a supportive and experienced team. If you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to be a team player, as well as the initiative to work autonomously and effectively this could be the challenge for you. You should have good organisational skills and evidence of continued professional development. Working as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team, the post holder will facilitate optimum quality of life and deliver high quality care to children and their families with an active referral to the children’s community nursing team. This will be achieved in collaboration with children and their families through provision of specialist nursing interventions based on comprehensive holistic assessment, agreement of goal focused care planning and education and support to both children and their families. ## Responsibilities Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details of main responsibilities of the role. We would encourage anyone considering applying for this post to visit the team prior to application and interview and to discuss the role with Rebecca Carless, Team Leader for Children’s Community Nursing, Palliative Care and Rapid Response. \[email protected\] 07784 007 462 For further details / informal visits contact: Name Rebecca Carless Job title Team Leader for Children’s Community Nursing, Palliative Care and Rapid Response. Telephone number 0121 245 5775/ 07784 007 462 ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrate relevant experience in children’s community nursing or paediatric nursing care. - Significant experience of symptom management relating specifically to managing complex health needs - Significant experience of productive multi and inter- disciplinary working - Experience in clinical (informal) and formal teaching ### Skills/Knowledge **Essential** - Clinical skills underpinned by advanced knowledge of children’s community nursing care and current issues - Ability to manage own caseload - Excellent communication skills, verbal and written - Leadership skills - Knowledge of principles of research and audit - Ability to translate evidence into practice - IT competency with email, internet, Microsoft Office ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Ability to work with minimal supervision and with unpredictable work patterns, managing time, work, commitments and priorities to manage own caseload - Ability to work as a member of a team ### Other Job Requirements **Essential** - Access to independent means of transport - Flexible approach to working hours, times and days of week ### Qualifications / Training **Essential** - First Level Registered Nurse - Degree in children’s nursing / children’s palliative care or equivalent - Evidence of continued education. - Independent supplementary prescriber or equivalent or willing to work towards ## Documents - [bchc local benefits (pdf, 99.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2722) - [ccn band 7 senior nurse jd - p3714 (pdf, 280.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10345460) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.