Children's Community Nurse
The closing date is 27 August 2025
Job summary
We are recruiting for a Community Children's Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
We are offering a rare opportunity to work with Children & Young people from birth to sixteen years of age requiring nursing care in the community setting for a variety of medical conditions.
In addition, you will receive a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,034 and a maximum payment of £1,791 per annum pro rata.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide care to Children and Young People in a community setting to avoid unnecessary visits to hospital as appropriate. You will be required to manage your own caseload whilst supporting the day-to-day service provision.
You will need to assess, plan, implement and evaluate a holistic programme of care for children with a generic condition working independently within the NMC Scope of Professional Practice and as a team member.
The post holder will also contribute in further developing the generic children's community service in the East & North Hertfordshire NHS Teaching Trust.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Requests have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen
Details
Date posted
13 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata + 5% HCAS of basic salary
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
361-7381434
Job locations
New QEII Hospital
Howlands
Welwyn Garden City
AL7 4HQ
Employer details
Employer name
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address
New QEII Hospital
Howlands
Welwyn Garden City
AL7 4HQ
Employer's website
https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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