Job overview
Are you a passionate, energetic and an experienced Community Children’s Nurse?
An exciting opportunity has become available for a part time band 6 Senior Children's Nurse to work within the Bexley and Greenwich Community Children’s Nursing Team and integrated Hospital at Home Team.
The post holder will be a Children’s Nurse with extensive knowledge and experience of working within the community, thus being an exceptional role model and able to demonstrate evidence of up to date academic development post registration.
The team provides a seven day service from 08.00 to 20:30, there is also 24 hour on call provision for children & young people who require end of life care at home.
Main duties of the job
The CCN/HAH is part of an integrated network of services for children in Bexley and Greenwich providing highly skilled, nursing care to children and families with nursing needs in their own homes or community settings.
To provide a high standard of evidenced based nursing care for children and young people with the following conditions: acute and long term conditions, children with disabilities and complex conditions including those requiring palliative and end of life care.
This is a post suitable for a Children’s Community Nurse who should have experience of working within a Community Children’s Nursing Team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will work within an integrated Children's Nursing team covering both CCN/HAH, the role as a community Children's Nurse is highly varied . We are one large team covering both borough's of Greenwich & Bexley. The caseload is varied with referrals of CYP who have complex medical needs, long term health conditions and short term health conditions requiring rapid service input to enable CYP to be discharged from hospital early.
Please refer to attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of role responsibilities.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of post registration experience of working autonomously with children in the community.
- Evidence of working as band 6 children’s nurse in a relevant area of children’s nursing
- Experience in assessing complex care needs, planning implementation and evaluation of care plans.
Desirable
- Experience of relevant clinical competence
- Experience in teaching other staff and carers and assessing their competencies
Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN or RN (child) Diploma / degree level.
- Evidence of significant professional development in children’s nursing.
- Current NMC registration
Desirable
- Practice Assessors qualification
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to work with children with complex health needs
- Ability to lead and work as part of a team
- Excellent communication skills and inter personal skills
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This advert is for Senior Community Children's Nurse with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust in Dartford, London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse (community and district) role. The advertised salary is pro rata pa inc. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 23 Jun 2026.
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