Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Senior Community Children's Nurse - CFHD

The closing date is 06 April 2026

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced 1.0 wte (37.5 hours)Childrens Nurse RSCN or RN (child) to join our Childrens Community Nurse Pathway at either band 5 or band 6 depending on experience.

This post is for 12mths fixed term and can be based in Exeter or Mid Devon. This position includes provision of support out of hours and the postholder will need to support this work on call on a rota basis.

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! We are developing an innovative, integrated model of childrens community services and looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated locality and county-wide professional teams. As a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your daily work, your career development and your support network.

Main duties of the job

The Childrens Community Nursing pathway works across Devon to provide nursing care and is comprised of three teams; the Childrens Community Nurse team, Special School Nurse team, and the Palliative Care team. The teams work closely together to provide a high quality responsive and dynamic service for children and young people in the community setting across Devon.

The post holder should have proven experience of working with children who have complex disability and or life limiting/ threatening conditions, who can demonstrate the ability to work well within a team environment, be able to work autonomously and ideally have community nursing experience.

The post holder will care for children with a wide variety of health conditions providing nursing care to promote care close to home and avoid hospital admission. You will work in partnership with other health service providers and other agencies, both statutory and voluntary, to provide exceptional levels of nursing care to our patients and strive to continually improve care with the involvement of patients and families.

This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service that is children, young people, families and staff focused.

About us

About us

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.

CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health which are provided by Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services.

CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate training.

Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.

Our children and young people say

We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.

Date posted

23 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9369-26-0203

Job locations

Children & Family Health Devon

Bittern Road

Sowton Industrial Estate

Exeter

EX2 7FW

CFHD - Unit 7 - Oaklands Court

Tiverton Way

Tiverton

EX16 6TG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RSCN or RN Child (part 15)
Current registration with the NMC
ENB 998 / C&G 730 or equivalent or willingness to undertake

Desirable

Community Specialist Practitioner Degree or diploma (or substantial documented experience of working in the community)
Degree level qualification in nursing
ENB 415/405 or equivalent experience
Non-medical prescriber V100 or V300 or willingness to undertake

Person Sepcification

Essential

Please see the attached document for full job description and person specification

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working within the community / primary care setting
Proven relevant post registered experience
Proven experience of working with children with complex medical needs, special needs and life limiting conditions
Broad general knowledge of normal child development
Working knowledge of a wide range of nursing models of practice Working knowledge of relevant legislation and national guidelines
Working knowledge and evidence of observational implementation of therapeutic assessments, interventions and procedures relevant to children and young people

Desirable

Experience of working with children using ventilators and tracheostomies (or equivalent experience)
Experience of providing end of life care

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RSCN or RN Child (part 15)
Current registration with the NMC
ENB 998 / C&G 730 or equivalent or willingness to undertake

Desirable

Community Specialist Practitioner Degree or diploma (or substantial documented experience of working in the community)
Degree level qualification in nursing
ENB 415/405 or equivalent experience
Non-medical prescriber V100 or V300 or willingness to undertake

Person Sepcification

Essential

Please see the attached document for full job description and person specification

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working within the community / primary care setting
Proven relevant post registered experience
Proven experience of working with children with complex medical needs, special needs and life limiting conditions
Broad general knowledge of normal child development
Working knowledge of a wide range of nursing models of practice Working knowledge of relevant legislation and national guidelines
Working knowledge and evidence of observational implementation of therapeutic assessments, interventions and procedures relevant to children and young people

Desirable

Experience of working with children using ventilators and tracheostomies (or equivalent experience)
Experience of providing end of life care

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).