Job summary
Closing Date: 19.09.2025
Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date: commencing 22.09.2025
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 29.09.2025
Full and part-time hours available
Are you a highly motivated and innovative individual who is focused upon delivering a high standard of nursing care to children and their families? If so then the Bradford Children's Community Nursing Team is the place for you.
We are looking to recruit Children's Nurses (RSCN/RN Child) with recent, extensive experience in caring for children in the community and/or acute setting. You will need to possess excellent communication skills, practical clinical skills, as well as a clear and compassionate approach to children and their families. A flexible approach to care delivery and the ability to manage change in a positive and effective way is also essential in this constantly changing environment. You will be expected to work autonomously and hold your own caseload of patients and in return we will ensure that you are well supported through our extensive training and preceptorship package.
Main duties of the job
Our Children's Community Nursing service provides nursing support for children, young people and their families with complex health care needs wherever they may require it. Our Continuing Care Service also delivers packages of care to these children to support their being cared for within their own homes. This is in addition to some short term nursing interventions which we deliver in client's own homes. The main aim of our service is to care for children at home and to prevent them being admitted to hospital.
Responsible for the assessment of care needs as well as the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. The post holder will manage their own caseload of patients and be responsible for ensuring appropriate care is received.
The post holder is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care without direct supervision and is required to teach junior staff, both qualified and unqualified.
To coordinate the workload as part of a skilled team providing quality-based nursing service for children, young people and their families
Participates in teaching, mentoring and assessing of students, trainees and professional staff.
Aims to safely avoid hospital admissions and maintain safe care of the child/family in the home setting where appropriate.
About us
At Bradford Teaching Hospitals we're passionate about providing outstanding care for the people of the Bradford district and communities across the North of England. We're keen to meet people interested in sharing our passion and helping us continue to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients.
We're a renowned teaching hospital trust at the forefront of research, education and development, with a state-of-the-art simulation and skills training centre on site.
In short, we can help you lift your career to the next level. We've received huge investment to improve patient care which means we have truly world-class facilities including a brand-new neonatal suite, state-of-the-art intensive care unit, a newly refurbished A&E department, new children's unit and a welcoming, modern atrium and reception area for staff and visitors.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people with complex health care needs & conditions, providing nursing support to them & their families
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community nursing setting
- Experience of working within a multi-cultural environment
- Experience of mentoring Student Nurses/Trainee Nursing Associates
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of appropriate safeguarding adults and children training and knowledge.
Desirable
- Understanding of SystmOne/ EPR
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work independently, organise and prioritise own workload and to make reasoned decisions under pressure
- Self-motivated with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to work as part of a multi-professional team and co-ordinate multi-disciplinary working
- Excellent time management skills and a flexible approach to working
- Ability to contribute to the training and education of others
- Ability to assess patients and formulate appropriate plans adhering to local and national guidance.
- Ability to reflect on practice, perform audit and recommend change
- Computer skills- Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- ENB997/8 or SLIP or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification (accredited) or actively working towards
- Community Specialist Practitioner Degree
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people with complex health care needs & conditions, providing nursing support to them & their families
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community nursing setting
- Experience of working within a multi-cultural environment
- Experience of mentoring Student Nurses/Trainee Nursing Associates
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of appropriate safeguarding adults and children training and knowledge.
Desirable
- Understanding of SystmOne/ EPR
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work independently, organise and prioritise own workload and to make reasoned decisions under pressure
- Self-motivated with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to work as part of a multi-professional team and co-ordinate multi-disciplinary working
- Excellent time management skills and a flexible approach to working
- Ability to contribute to the training and education of others
- Ability to assess patients and formulate appropriate plans adhering to local and national guidance.
- Ability to reflect on practice, perform audit and recommend change
- Computer skills- Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- ENB997/8 or SLIP or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification (accredited) or actively working towards
- Community Specialist Practitioner Degree
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.
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).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
