Children's Staff Nurse | East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 01 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata pa |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 02 May 2026 |
| Location: | Aylsam, NR11 6LZ |
| Company: | Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7913690/839-7913690-JH |
Summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic Registered Nurse (LD/Paediatric) to join our team. Squirrels is a residential respite unit for children with complex health needs and learning disabilities. The unit has 2 beds and provides short breaks for children aged 5 - 18 years of age in a home from home environment. The role includes 24 hr shift rotation throughout the week and weekend.
The post holder will be able to demonstrate experience in working in partnership with parents and children, key professionals and agencies. You will be able to demonstrate good communication skills, variety of clinical skills and knowledge. A requirement of this role is to be able to lead a shift, taking responsibility for the smooth running of the unit, allocating tasks and clinical duties.
All applicants should be able to demonstrate commitment to CPD.
• To provide quality care to children in partnership with families and carers as commissioned and described within the service specification.
• Assess the health and nursing care needs of children and young people within the individual care environment.
• Administer medications, treatments and interventions as prescribed and to monitor their effects.
• To offer and provide relevant training and support and advice to teaching welfare and social services staff in relation to children and young peoples individual needs.
• To contribute to the development of guidelines, protocols and care pathways for the management of children with complex surgical problems, enteral feeding, oxygen, catheterisation etc.
• To comply with all policies, procedures, clinical protocols, standards and guide lines based on legislation, evidence based nursing practice and NMC guidelines for conduct and professional practice.
Please note, the selection processes at East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.
• The post holder will be expected to participated as part of an integrated team using a person centered approach, access, plan, implement and evaluate care delivered.
• To provide quality care to children in partnership with families and carers as commissioned and described within the service specification.
• Assess the health and nursing care needs of children and young people within the individual care environment. To develop, implement and evaluate nursing care plans in partnership with the patient/young person families and carers whilst working in close co-operation with other disciplines.
• To assist the training of less experienced registered staff, nursing auxiliaries, health care assistants and student nurses ensuring compliance to NMC standards to support learning and assessment in practice.
• To provide, implement and regularly assess the teaching of specific nursing techniques, including invasive procedures to identified staff in a variety of settings.
• To support and train parents/carers in the correct use of identified medical equipment.
• Administer medications, treatments and interventions as prescribed and to monitor their effects.
Professional
• To act as a specialist support, educator and resource to all other relevant professionals e.g. health, education, social care and voluntary agencies.
• To offer and provide relevant training and support and advice to teaching welfare and social services staff in relation to children and young peoples individual needs.
• To support the Integrated Team Leader and Professional Champion in the development of the team and build on the existing service to meet the changing needs of children/young people with complex health care needs.
• To work with the Integrated Team Leader and Professional Champion to develop evidence based practice by utilising research and auditing clinical effectiveness for the children in the community.
• To contributed to the development of guidelines, protocols and care pathways for the management of children with complex surgical problems, enteral feeding, oxygen, catheterisation etc.
• Ensure that all practice is in accordance with the most recent NMC Code: Standards of conduct, performance and ethics: Standards for Medicines, Management and Standards of Record Keeping.
• To comply with all policies, procedures, clinical protocols, standards and guild lines based on legislation, evidence based nursing practice and NMC guidelines for conduct and professional practice.
• Ensures accurate record keeping as per Trust policy and NMC Guidelines.
• Adhere to the Medicines Management Code and NMC Standards for the safe keeping and administration of medicine.
• Contribute to the accuracy of statistical returns.
• Maintain awareness of clinical and professional developments in nursing and participate in nursing research to enhance patient care.
• To actively participate in the Trust Management, clinical supervision and safeguarding supervision.
• Attend staff meetings, training sessions and courses required.
• Provide support, guidance and supervision to junior staff as required.
This advert closes on Wednesday 15 Apr 2026
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