Job summary
We are looking for a dedicated and compassionate Nursery Nurse to join our team. Are you fun, caring, and eager to make a real difference in the lives of children and families? You will work alongside the Children's Continuing Care Nurse to provide family-centred nursing care for children with complex needs in the community. Care will be delivered across a range of settings, including homes and schools within the Bedford and Luton area.
The role involves providing care and support for individuals with complex needs on a 24-hour basis, which includes both day and night dutiesas part of a rota system. Flexibility is essential to ensure continuous care and meet the needs of service users.
This is a rewarding role where you will make a real difference to the lives of children and families, helping them achieve the best possible quality of life.
If you love working with children, enjoy building positive relationships, and want a role where every day brings new opportunities to learn and grow, we'd love to hear from you!
Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 30-11-2025
Main duties of the job
With the support of the children's community care nurse provide high quality family centred nursing carefor technology dependent children and children with complex needs in the community.
Care may bedelivered in a range of settings appropriate to the children (e.g. school/home/respite unit) over the 24hrperiod.
The post holder will be required to work in partnership with children and young people with complexneeds, their families, and the multi-disciplinary team to enable the child to attain the optimum life experience.
About us
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- To recognise own strengths and weaknesses and ask for help when unsure from the parents or childrens continuing care nurse
- To build professional relationships with families who may be stressed and finding it difficult to cope with a child who has very complex health needs
- Communicate effectively and appropriately with children who have complex health needs and/or learning difficulties
- To carry out nursing tasks as per daily care plan
- To ensure a safe environment and the safe use of equipment and reporting any unsafe environment or unsafe use of equipment to the Team Leader
- To identify changes in the childs condition assessing and referring appropriately to parents and/ or community nurse
- In an emergency know what to do and who to contact
- Some Line Management of Junior staff following training
Communication Communication Ensure that all organisational-wide communication is accessed and adhered to accordingly via the @ccs.nhs.uk and/or nhsmail.net account given upon start of employment. This also applies to communication sent via internal or external mail, fax, or memo and LCS Intranet
People Management - Parents and families of children with very complex needs
- Childrens Community Nurses
- Carers from other agencies e.g. social services, nursing agencies, schools
Clinical and Practice Governance - Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
- Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed, or transferred electronically must be undertaken regarding the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.
- The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes
- The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures
- Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.
- The post holder must participate in Clinical & Safeguarding audits as required
- Provide patients and their families /carers with information on standards they should expect from the team
- Participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis
- The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.
General
Safeguarding people responsibility
Safeguarding children and adults at risk of abuse or neglect is a collective responsibility.
There is an expectation that all staff develop and maintain their role relevant safeguarding people competencies and comply with local safeguarding partnerships practice. Alongside this employee who are registrants are reminded of their professional duty of care.
Safeguarding means protecting a citizens health, wellbeing and human rights; enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. It is an integral part of providing high-quality health care.
Those most in need of protection include:
- Children and young people
- Adults at risk, such as those receiving care in their own home, people with physical, sensory and mental impairments, and those with learning disabilities
The post holder must always carry out their duties with regard to Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Policy.
To be aware of the responsibilities of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
All post holders must adhere to the code of conduct on confidentiality and be aware of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.
This job description is intended only as a guide to the range of duties involved. The post holder will need to be flexible and adaptable to respond to other duties that may be required from time to time and the changes and developments within the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- To recognise own strengths and weaknesses and ask for help when unsure from the parents or childrens continuing care nurse
- To build professional relationships with families who may be stressed and finding it difficult to cope with a child who has very complex health needs
- Communicate effectively and appropriately with children who have complex health needs and/or learning difficulties
- To carry out nursing tasks as per daily care plan
- To ensure a safe environment and the safe use of equipment and reporting any unsafe environment or unsafe use of equipment to the Team Leader
- To identify changes in the childs condition assessing and referring appropriately to parents and/ or community nurse
- In an emergency know what to do and who to contact
- Some Line Management of Junior staff following training
Communication Communication Ensure that all organisational-wide communication is accessed and adhered to accordingly via the @ccs.nhs.uk and/or nhsmail.net account given upon start of employment. This also applies to communication sent via internal or external mail, fax, or memo and LCS Intranet
People Management - Parents and families of children with very complex needs
- Childrens Community Nurses
- Carers from other agencies e.g. social services, nursing agencies, schools
Clinical and Practice Governance - Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
- Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed, or transferred electronically must be undertaken regarding the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.
- The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes
- The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures
- Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.
- The post holder must participate in Clinical & Safeguarding audits as required
- Provide patients and their families /carers with information on standards they should expect from the team
- Participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis
- The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.
General
Safeguarding people responsibility
Safeguarding children and adults at risk of abuse or neglect is a collective responsibility.
There is an expectation that all staff develop and maintain their role relevant safeguarding people competencies and comply with local safeguarding partnerships practice. Alongside this employee who are registrants are reminded of their professional duty of care.
Safeguarding means protecting a citizens health, wellbeing and human rights; enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. It is an integral part of providing high-quality health care.
Those most in need of protection include:
- Children and young people
- Adults at risk, such as those receiving care in their own home, people with physical, sensory and mental impairments, and those with learning disabilities
The post holder must always carry out their duties with regard to Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Policy.
To be aware of the responsibilities of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
All post holders must adhere to the code of conduct on confidentiality and be aware of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.
This job description is intended only as a guide to the range of duties involved. The post holder will need to be flexible and adaptable to respond to other duties that may be required from time to time and the changes and developments within the Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- NNEB/BTEC/NVQ 3 in childcare or equivalent
Desirable
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Recent post qualifying experience in childcare working in an educational or community environment
- Can assess care needs and implement play plans
- Understands normal development of Children.
- Understands implications of Confidentiality
- Evidenced based knowledge of nutritional, play and routine requirements of children
Desirable
- Have acted as an advocate for children
- Experience of liaising with and supporting families
- Has an understanding of needs of children with complex health needs and disabilities
- Has a knowledge of child protection issues
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Need to be able to keep calm in emergency situations
- To be able to learn nursing skills and know when to ask for help
- Can work as part of a team
Desirable
- Has experience of working with children with health needs, learning difficulties or complex health needs
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
Essential
- Ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
- Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding issues
- Appreciates the significance of safeguarding and interprets this accurately for all individual children
- Can demonstrate an ability to contribute towards a safe environment
- Shows a personal commitment to safeguarding children
Desirable
- Safeguarding training levels 1 and 2
- Level 3 desirable but not essential
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- NNEB/BTEC/NVQ 3 in childcare or equivalent
Desirable
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Recent post qualifying experience in childcare working in an educational or community environment
- Can assess care needs and implement play plans
- Understands normal development of Children.
- Understands implications of Confidentiality
- Evidenced based knowledge of nutritional, play and routine requirements of children
Desirable
- Have acted as an advocate for children
- Experience of liaising with and supporting families
- Has an understanding of needs of children with complex health needs and disabilities
- Has a knowledge of child protection issues
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Need to be able to keep calm in emergency situations
- To be able to learn nursing skills and know when to ask for help
- Can work as part of a team
Desirable
- Has experience of working with children with health needs, learning difficulties or complex health needs
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
Essential
- Ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
- Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding issues
- Appreciates the significance of safeguarding and interprets this accurately for all individual children
- Can demonstrate an ability to contribute towards a safe environment
- Shows a personal commitment to safeguarding children
Desirable
- Safeguarding training levels 1 and 2
- Level 3 desirable but not essential
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).
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).
