Job summary
- Main area
- Childrens Community
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 36 hours per week (the staff member will work 8am -9pm across a 7 day service and some 8am -4pm)
- Job ref
- 382-SWC57-26
- Employer
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- newton Drive Health Centre
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Children's Community Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
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Band 6 Children's Community Sister (part-time 36 hours)
Shift patterns expected are 12 hour shifts /some 8.30 am-16.30 shift
Service covers 7 days a week all year round
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced children’s nurse to join the children’s community nursing team. Our versatile and responsive team work with children and young people at home, special schools and other community settings. They provide direct nursing care, support and education and training to children and families with a variety of medical conditions and complex needs.
The team support children with acute and complex conditions and support children and their families with life limiting conditions. The team support Paediatric Virtual within the community setting .
Main duties of the job
The applicant must be dynamic, dedicated, self-motivated, and able to work well independently but also within a team. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential for the role as the successful candidate will work with children, young people and families and the wider multidisciplinary team in the community.
As a band 6 nurse the applicant will be expected to deputise for the team leader when necessary and supervise junior members of staff.
The applicant must be either an experienced senior band 5 or currently a band 6 nurse with Intravenous/central line competency. Experience of ward and ideally community setting .
The post holder will hold the Community Specialist Practitioner Course qualification or be willing to undertake this as the opportunity arises
The post holder will be based at Newton Drive Health Centre working alongside colleagues from various health professions. They can expect to be well supported via various routes including Trust induction, local team induction programme, clinical supervision, and Team meetings, Appraisal / Personal Development Review / Personal Development Plan etc.
Working for our organisation
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.
As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the clinical care and treatments of children and young people within the Children’s Community Nursing Team .
The team support children and young people age 0-16 years and up until 19 years for those with SEND
The post holder will support young people in the process of transition to adulthood services and ensure they are fully supported with their required onward health and care needs
The post holder will support with the coordination of Virtual ward and participate in daily ward rounds to support early discharge from hospital and provision of responsive follow up care at home
It is expected the post holder will take at least one lead area of responsibility within the team, championing this work, reviewing National Guidelines, Standards or NICE and maintaining a quality and research driven service/care.
The post holder will support directly with nurse lead clinics and new team initiatives and undertake the required audits to demonstrate effectiveness of new practice developments
The experienced post holder will directly support junior staff and students ensuring strong effective mentorship and guidance
They will develop and deliver comprehensive teaching and training to education and nursery settings
They will directly support children and staff within our 4 local special schools ensuring children are well supported with their health and care needs comprehensively understood by the staff caring for them within their school day
The post holder will be flexible with their hours to provide support before school and in the evening, including contributing towards a 24/7 palliative care service.
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before applying for the role.
The successful applicant will need to be a car driver to enable them to undertake the essential travel within this role.
Person specification
qualifications and training
Essential criteria
- Registered Childrens Nurse – Bsc hons child nursing
- Qualification in teaching and mentoring /or experience in formal training delivery
- Community Specialist Practitioner or equivalent /willingness o undertake
- paediatric life support training up to date
Desirable criteria
- Advanced Communication skills training
- Counselling training
- childrens community degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- experience in working within a children's community nursing team
- At least 3 years experience working as a band 5 staff nurse
- Experience of working autonomously, delivering patient care
- Experience of multi agency working and collaborative working
- Experience of working with children with complex medical needs
- experience of leadership and management and managing change
- Experience of high level of complex communication experiences
Desirable criteria
- Experience of at least 2-3 years working as a band 5 staff nurse
- experience of undertaking IV therapy ,venopuncture and port management
- Experience of transition and preparing for adulthood hood
skills
Essential criteria
- excellent verbal and communication skills
- Skilled in teaching and delivering effective training to others
- skilled in the development of guidelines and pathways
- IT literate and experienced with systems and processes
- Ability to work with colleagues across health, education and social care settings
Desirable criteria
- ENB Mentorship or equivalent
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- evidence of professional updating
- understanding of safeguarding procedures
- understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
- working knowledge of SEND legislation
Desirable criteria
- experience of audit/data collection
other
Essential criteria
- Able to prioritise work
- Able to work well with the MDT and outside agencies
- flexible attitude to work
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Deborah Peddie
- Job title
- Team Leader Childrens Community Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07717667390
- Additional information
Joelle Wrigley
Service Manager
Children’s Community Health Services
01253 951700
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