Clinical Nurse Specialist - Children's

In this role, youll enjoy a balance of office-based and community-based responsibilities, applying your clinical skills in a diverse and rewarding environment.

Office-based work (23 days per week) in Peterborough (PE2):Here youll work from our local office alongside our operational team. Duties include carrying out clinical assessments, care planning, delivering training, staff supervisions, and contributing to client reviews and staff appraisals all essential for ensuring our care services remain safe, effective, and person-centred.

Community-based work (23 days per week):Youll travel to clients homes across Nottingham, Leicester, and Lincoln, conducting new referral assessments, spot checks, risk assessments, and competency assessments. This gives you the chance to build meaningful relationships with service users and their families.

This dual role offers variety, flexibility, and the satisfaction of seeing the direct impact of your expertise on people's lives.

Main duties of the job

• Take clinical ownership of your client caseload, creating and managing bespoke care plans.
• Conduct assessments and reviews of complex care packages
• Develop and manage personalised care plans
• Lead and deliver training to healthcare staff on clinical procedures
• Supervise and appraise healthcare assistants
• Ensure safe practice through audits, risk assessments, and quality monitoring
• Support recruitment processes and staff induction
• Maintain full compliance with CQC standards and NMC code of practice
• Build strong relationships with clients, their families and care teams.
• Ensure a compliant, high-quality, person-centred care service.

About us

At Apollo Home Healthcare, we provide high-quality, person-centred care to people in the comfort of their own homes. Every individual we support has unique needs we tailor every care package to them, building a compassionate and skilled team around their requirements.

We live and work by the6 Cs:Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage,andCommitment and were looking for people who share those values.

Job responsibilities

Clinical Nurse Specialist (Childrens)

• Location:Peterborough, (PE2) with travel across Nottingham, Leicester & Lincoln
• Hours:Full-time, Monday to Friday

  Are you a clinically skilled and compassionate childrens nurse looking for variety and the opportunity to truly make a difference?

Apollo Home Healthcare is looking for an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our dedicated team.

This is a fantastic role for a Registered Nurse who thrives on working in both office and community settings, providing expert clinical care and leadership.

About This Role

In this role, youll enjoy a balance of office-based and community-based responsibilities, applying your clinical skills in a diverse and rewarding environment.

Office-based work (23 days per week) in Peterborough (PE2):Here youll work from our local office alongside our operational team. Duties include carrying out clinical assessments, care planning, delivering training, staff supervisions, and contributing to client reviews and staff appraisals all essential for ensuring our care services remain safe, effective, and person-centred.

Community-based work (23 days per week):Youll travel to clients homes across Nottingham, Leicester, and Lincoln, conducting new referral assessments, spot checks, risk assessments, and competency assessments. This gives you the chance to build meaningful relationships with service users and their families.

This dual role offers variety, flexibility, and the satisfaction of seeing the direct impact of your expertise on people's lives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take clinical ownership of your client caseload, creating and managing bespoke care plans.
• Conduct assessments and reviews of complex care packages
• Develop and manage personalised care plans
• Lead and deliver training to healthcare staff on clinical procedures
• Supervise and appraise healthcare assistants
• Ensure safe practice through audits, risk assessments, and quality monitoring
• Support recruitment processes and staff induction
• Maintain full compliance with CQC standards and NMC code of practice
• Build strong relationships with clients, their families and care teams.
• Ensure a compliant, high-quality, person-centred care service.

What Were Looking For:

• NMC Registered Nurse (Childrens)
• Minimum 2 years post-registration experience
• Full UK driving licence and access to a car
• Confident in tracheostomy, ventilation, enteral feeding, and suctioning care for children

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary £38,000£42,000 per annum
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Extra day off for your birthday
• Bonus scheme and loyalty rewards
• Paid DBS
• A role with variety
• The opportunity to make a real difference in clients' lives
• Support from a welcoming and collaborative team
• Work across the East Midlands region while enjoying a stable office base in Peterborough

Apply Now

If you're driven, compassionate, and want to be part of a team that helps deliver life-changing care across the UK, wed love to hear from you. Please apply with your CV via this job board. For more information about this role or our recruitment process, please visit our website.

We look forward to hearing from you and hopefully welcoming you to the Apollo Home Healthcare team.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

At Apollo Home Healthcare, we foster an inclusive, supportive environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to equality and diversity throughout our teams.

We promote fairness and opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, disability, ethnicity, religion, beliefs, marital or partnership status, pregnancy, maternity, or sexual orientation.

We want every team member to feel valued, thrive on their talents, and grow with colleagues from all walks of life.

Person Specification Qualifications
• A valid NMC Pin, 2 years post-qualification experience
Experience
• Ventilation Management
• Enteral Feeding
• Experience of delivering clinical interventions with children
• Knowledge of spinal injury care, acquired brain injury care, and neurological conditions is beneficial however, we do offer additional training to enhance your clinical skills.
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.