Children's Community Nurse

Overview

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Children's Community Nurse

The closing date is 05 November 2025

The post holder will be responsible for completing the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care to children on the Children's Community Nursing caseload.

They are required to have a qualification in Children's Nursing with experience of acute and complex conditions to support our families.

All nurses applying must have access to a car and have a driving license.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking Registered Children's Nurse to join our large children's community nursing team on a temporary basis for 12 months to cover maternity and study leave. We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic nurses with excellent communication skills and good organisational skills who can deliver evidence based nursing care to children at home.

The Children's Community Nursing team support children in the community with acute and chronic conditions seven days a week from 8am-10pm. Therefore it is necessary for you to be able to work shifts and weekends. You will be part of a forward thinking, friendly team and you will be supported to develop professionally.

All nurses applying must have access to a car and have a driving license.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We are creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you?ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. We're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at .

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification Qualifications

• RSCN / RN Child
• independent / supplementary prescriber

Knowledge

• Evidence of recent knowledge of children with acute or chronic needs
• Knowledge of children's safeguarding
• Knowledge of community nursing
• Knowledge of research and audit

Experience

• Post registration experience of nursing children with both acute and chronic conditions.
• Community experience

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Children's Community Nursing Manchester Local Care Organisation, Longsight Health Centre

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

349-LCO-

Job locations

Children's Community Nursing Manchester Local Care Organisation, Longsight Health Centre