Job summary
- Main area
- Children's community nurse
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: Possibility of weekends and bank holiday working within this role
- Hours
- 22.5 hours per week (Part time)
- Job ref
- 396-779-N-374069-CCN-JK-Y
- Employer
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Whitton Corner Health and Social Care Centre
- Town
- Whitton
- Salary
- £44,485 - £52,521 per annum inclusive of HCAS (Outer)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Children's Community Nurse
Band 6
Home, community, hospital
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
Job overview
Job overview
Are you passionate about patient care? Join our supportive community-based paediatric team.
- Exciting opportunity for a highly motivated band 6 children's nurse in our Richmond Children’s Community Nursing Service.
- Learning opportunities to complete training in cytotoxic medication administration, foundation oncology and palliative care.
- Opportunity to develop teaching skills.
- Collaboration with allied professionals, the wider multidisciplinary team, social care, and local education providers.
- Caring for children with acute and long term conditions, including enteral feeding, IV antibiotic administration, oxygen therapy, blood sampling via central venous access devices, wound care and palliative care. Care is delivered across a range of settings including patient homes and in a nurse led clinic.
- Access to lease car via Tusker Car Scheme.
- May be required to work weekends and bank holidays.
A valid driver's license and access to a car is essential.
Main duties of the job
- Seeking Band 6 children’s nurses with motivation to work in our Children’s Community Nursing Service.
- Requires the ability to work autonomously and within a collaborative nursing team.
- Involvement in acute and long-term condition treatments and teaching.
Working for our organisation
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the full job description and person specification attached to see full outline of post.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RNC/ RSCN
- Nursing experience
- IV certificate
- Experience with working with children with complex needs
Desirable criteria
- Central venous device access
- Cytotoxic workbook
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working alongside multidisciplinary teams
- Up to date knowledge of safeguarding children and young people
- Teaching children, young people, families, carers and other professionals
- Ability to work autonomously
Desirable criteria
- Experience with enteral feeding
Your application: Please ensure your supporting statement aligns with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.
Artificial Intelligence: We kindly ask that you refrain from using AI tools to draft your application, as we value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own communication style.
References: Please provide 3 years of employment/educational history with professional email addresses (not personal ones like Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot supply these, inform the interviewers to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Closing date: To keep our recruitment process efficient, some vacancies may be capped and closed early once we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted by email or SMS from the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted. Please check your registered Trac email regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults at risk of harm. For roles involving direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All employees, however, hold a responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable adults as part of their duties and to understand the specific safeguarding responsibilities associated with their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jess Donnelly
- Job title
- Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0203 903 3650
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
South West London Recruitment Hub
- Telephone
- 07553093660
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