# Children's Community Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/childrens-community-nurse/0cf57dcb-36ab-4792-bb19-8aa9c590d401 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/childrens-community-nurse/0cf57dcb-36ab-4792-bb19-8aa9c590d401.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bodmin - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 28.5 hours per week (Weekend and bank holiday working required) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-23T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-09T14:42:20.820Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Requirement_travel_county_wide/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Childrens_Community_Nursing/Childrens_Community_Nursing-v8102507 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8102507?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an experienced Children's Nurse looking for a new challenge? We are looking to recruit to our Children’s Community Nursing service where you will join an established supportive team here in Cornwall. We are excited to be in a position to have a Band 6 Children's Community Nurse vacancy available. This is a permanent contract for 28.5 hrs currently divided over 3 days per week working 8am to 6pm, to meet service need. The role will be predominantly based in the East of the county but travel county wide will be required on weekends, triage days and to support staff absence. This role includes weekend and bank holiday working and on call requirement for End of Life care. This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply: - Cornwall Foundation Trust - Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time. ### Main duties of the job You will have current experience in looking after acutely unwell children. You must be highly motivated and possess excellent acute clinical assessment skills and are able to communicate and organise effectively. You must be experienced in working under pressure and have the ability to work independently.  We require your skills & enthusiasm to develop our strategy in supporting unnecessary hospital admissions and reduce length of stay by facilitating early and safe discharge from the acute trust as well as supporting children and young people with long term or palliative conditions. You will hold your own caseload, taking responsibility for planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating care given. This is a community-based role that requires frequent travel to various locations throughout the county including areas that may not be accessible by public transportation. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate how they will manage these travel requirements. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of applying specialist knowledge and advanced clinical skills when working with children and young people with complex health needs. . i.e. IV, sub cut IM medication. Central line access & care / enteral feeding devices / Tracheostomy care / technical medical equipment - Caseload management - Experience of supporting/supervising other team members and/or students - Experience of delivering training to others including non NHS staff, patients and their families/carers - A good knowledge and understanding of children’s community nursing issues - Substantial post registration experience of working with children who may have a learning disability, complex health needs, palliative diagnosis, an acute short- or long-term condition requiring nursing intervention **Desirable** - Previous experience in a community setting - Experience in end of life care ### Skills and Aptitude **Essential** - Competent IT skills. ### Knowledge and abilities **Essential** - Ability to co-ordinate and apply best practice in complex and challenging situations - A working knowledge of CQC standards in respect of care delivery **Desirable** - Audit skills ### Education and Qualification **Essential** - Current professional registration – NMC - Professional qualification – RN Child / RSCN - Diploma level specialist training or equivalent relevant experience **Desirable** - Teaching or Mentoring Qualification - Non medical prescriber ## Documents - [autism support (pdf, 38.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=977) - [dyslexia support (pdf, 76.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1833) - [job description (pdf, 347.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10396758) - [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834) - [functional requirement form (pdf, 50.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10396759) - [recruitment complaints policy (pdf, 113.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=976) ## 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.