Job summary
Senior Staff Nurse Children's Hospital@Home
£44,485 - £52,521 Inclusive of Hcas pro rata per annum
Are you an acute children's nurse who is looking to branch out into community nursing? Or a Children's Community nurse looking for more acute-focused nursing care at home?
Bromley Healthcare, in collaboration with King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, has been commissioned by the Bromley CCG to deliver an innovative and exciting Paediatric Hospital@Home service. The team visits acutely unwell children in the community to offer treatment, preventing them from being admitted to hospital and/or staying in longer than needed. The H@H team forms part of the Pan London H@H forum with its additional support and links that will help to provide a cohesive and high quality service to the children of Bromley. The H@H will sit alongside the Bromley Children's Community Nursing Team for support and work closely with Princess Royal University Hospital for clinical supervision and consultant oversight for patients within the service.
The successful candidate will have excellent team working and decision making skills and put their patients first. We are looking for experienced and highly skilled children's nurses who can work autonomously to care for acutely unwell children at home.
interviews to be held on 30th October 2025
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities relating to this job role.
About us
Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people and adults.
Social Enterprises are a fairly new and exciting way to deliver healthcare, offering many of the traditional advantages of the NHS with the freedom for innovation by being able to reinvest any surpluses we make into the community.
Salary is dependant on NHS experience and current banding/pay point.
Excellent benefits package available including various pension schemes, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, discounted electronics, access to EAP, high street discounts, Blue Light Card eligibility, opportunity to apply for low interest personal loans and an excellent lease car scheme and we are constantly looking to expand our staff benefits.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role is to work within a team of highly qualified nurses to continue to develop the Children and Young People's Hospital@Home service for the Bromley borough. This service is an acute, rapid response service to facilitate early discharge and prevent hospital admissions so these children and young people can be cared for within their own home environment for administration of IV antibiotics and review of acute episodes of illness i.e. exacerbation of wheeze, gastroenteritis.
The team must work closely with the referring hospital to ensure appropriate referrals are received in a timely manner and the smooth transition of care from the hospital to the community. They will liaise with the hospital team throughout the time the child or young person is on the caseload to ensure the best treatment and care is provided.
Please see the attached job description and person spec for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role is to work within a team of highly qualified nurses to continue to develop the Children and Young People's Hospital@Home service for the Bromley borough. This service is an acute, rapid response service to facilitate early discharge and prevent hospital admissions so these children and young people can be cared for within their own home environment for administration of IV antibiotics and review of acute episodes of illness i.e. exacerbation of wheeze, gastroenteritis.
The team must work closely with the referring hospital to ensure appropriate referrals are received in a timely manner and the smooth transition of care from the hospital to the community. They will liaise with the hospital team throughout the time the child or young person is on the caseload to ensure the best treatment and care is provided.
Please see the attached job description and person spec for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Professional Registration
Essential
Training
Essential
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Respiratory qualification or experience
- Mentorship Course
Specific skills
Essential
- Administration of medications via IV, IM and SC routes
- Current UK license/Car driver with clean license and use of vehicle for business purposes.
Desirable
- Use of central lines
- Respiratory assessment inc. chest auscultation
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience of working autonomously gained through previous working with children and families in the community/ED environment.
- Proven evidence of autonomous practice
- Demonstrate a good knowledge of recent developments in paediatric care
- Good understanding of Safeguarding issues and policy framework
- Ability to assess and interpret highly complex events/conditions, with the ability to make judgements and recommendations regarding management of nursing care in the community
- Able to use skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct patient care
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Ability to use research and evidence based findings in practice
- Able to use methodical and structured recording of client information, nursing actions and clinical observations.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and record keeping skills
- Ability to prioritise work effectively and excellent time management skills
- Knowledge of clinical governance and how it is applied to clinical practice
Desirable
- Experience or participation in service development projects
- Peripheral cannulation and venepuncture
- Experience in Teaching
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Committed to improving services.
- Committed to 6 C's.
- Good Interpersonal Skills.
- Able to work individually and as part of a team.
- Flexible approach to meeting service & client needs.
- Time management skills and ability to prioritise.
Information Technology
Essential
- Well developed IT skills, data collection and internet skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of Emis, Symphony and EPR systems
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Professional Registration
Essential
Training
Essential
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Respiratory qualification or experience
- Mentorship Course
Specific skills
Essential
- Administration of medications via IV, IM and SC routes
- Current UK license/Car driver with clean license and use of vehicle for business purposes.
Desirable
- Use of central lines
- Respiratory assessment inc. chest auscultation
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience of working autonomously gained through previous working with children and families in the community/ED environment.
- Proven evidence of autonomous practice
- Demonstrate a good knowledge of recent developments in paediatric care
- Good understanding of Safeguarding issues and policy framework
- Ability to assess and interpret highly complex events/conditions, with the ability to make judgements and recommendations regarding management of nursing care in the community
- Able to use skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct patient care
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Ability to use research and evidence based findings in practice
- Able to use methodical and structured recording of client information, nursing actions and clinical observations.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and record keeping skills
- Ability to prioritise work effectively and excellent time management skills
- Knowledge of clinical governance and how it is applied to clinical practice
Desirable
- Experience or participation in service development projects
- Peripheral cannulation and venepuncture
- Experience in Teaching
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Committed to improving services.
- Committed to 6 C's.
- Good Interpersonal Skills.
- Able to work individually and as part of a team.
- Flexible approach to meeting service & client needs.
- Time management skills and ability to prioritise.
Information Technology
Essential
- Well developed IT skills, data collection and internet skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of Emis, Symphony and EPR systems
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).
