Sirona care & health CIC

Community Children's Nurse - Continuing Care Team

The closing date is 13 February 2026

Job summary

We are looking for a passionate Childrens Nurse to join our Continuing Care Team! This is a part time position for 30 hours per week.

The Lifetime Service is a Community Children's Nursing (CCN) and Psychology Service for Children and young people with non-malignant, life limiting and life-threatening conditions.

The team is based in Kingswood and provides a service across 3 ICB areas, supporting children aged 0- 18 and their families, in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG). The service has a Continuing Care Team (CCT) which provides unregistered trained support workers to work with children and young people who meet the children's continuing care framework.

Main duties of the job

To work within the Continuing care team (CCT) to support children and their families who meet the Children's Continuing care criteria and to work with children with complex health care needs and palliative care in the community. To be responsible for the line management of Community Children's nurses and Lifetime support workers (LSW) . To facilitate early discharge from acute settings and fully integrate into the community. To deputise for the Team leader of CCT as required.

To line manage, to be involved in the recruitment, induction, training and preceptorship of junior members of staff. Creating, delivering and evaluating training programs, specific to a child's needs, within a multi-agency environment. To be involved in the rota for LSW ensuring that commissioned care needs are met. To ensure that care is delivered to agreed standards and within the policy framework of Sirona Care and Health and NMC guidelines.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality!

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits we offer.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.

Details

Date posted

26 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

083-7756987-WW

Job locations

Lifetime CCT, Level 2, Kingswood hub

Alma Road

Bristol

BS15 4DA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC registration (Childrens Nursing)
  • Degree/Diploma in Childrens Nursing

Skills, experience and knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of professional agenda and NMC standards
  • Ability to support and challenge in a supportive way
  • Understanding of systems and processes in relation to safe service delivery
  • Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Understanding of Equality and Diversity
  • Ability to work in a changing environment

Desirable

  • Children's Continuing Care experience
  • Clinical experience encompassing Special Schools, Children's Community Nursing, Complex Care and Palliative Care
  • Experience of complex rota's to meet service and staffing demands.
  • Relevant community experience i.e. Specialist Practitioner CCN or SCPHN
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC registration (Childrens Nursing)
  • Degree/Diploma in Childrens Nursing

Skills, experience and knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of professional agenda and NMC standards
  • Ability to support and challenge in a supportive way
  • Understanding of systems and processes in relation to safe service delivery
  • Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Understanding of Equality and Diversity
  • Ability to work in a changing environment

Desirable

  • Children's Continuing Care experience
  • Clinical experience encompassing Special Schools, Children's Community Nursing, Complex Care and Palliative Care
  • Experience of complex rota's to meet service and staffing demands.
  • Relevant community experience i.e. Specialist Practitioner CCN or SCPHN

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Lifetime CCT, Level 2, Kingswood hub

Alma Road

Bristol

BS15 4DA


Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Lifetime CCT, Level 2, Kingswood hub

Alma Road

Bristol

BS15 4DA


Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Band 7 Team Lead

Zoe Dunn

zoe.dunn9@nhs.net

03001245916

Details

Date posted

26 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

083-7756987-WW

Job locations

Lifetime CCT, Level 2, Kingswood hub

Alma Road

Bristol

BS15 4DA


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