Community Children's Nurse

We are seeking a compassionate and motivated Community Children's Nurse to join our Lifetime Service on a part-time basis.

In this rewarding role, you will support children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, helping them receive high-quality nursing care in the environment of their choice. Working closely with families, carers and multidisciplinary colleagues, you will play a vital role in delivering person-centred care that promotes comfort, dignity and quality of life.

You will undertake allocated clinical and administrative tasks identified by caseload managers and contribute to the delivery of holistic nursing care tailored to the individual needs of each child and family.

Join us and help ensure children and young people receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

Main duties of the job

• Be responsible for maintaining and updating own clinical competence and skills

• Promote a family centred approach to care and empowerment of the child's family to take a lead in their child's care

• Develop and maintain knowledge of the conditions that affect the children on the caseload

• Work as part of the Lifetime core nursing team to provide clinical advice and support to the multi-agency teams

• Undertake specialist investigations and with support from nursing team interpret results and initiate appropriate action.

• Deliver clinical training to parents, carers and others to enable children to be cared for in a variety of settings

• Provide nursing interventions to children in accordance with the Lifetime and Sirona policies and procedures

• To plan, implement and review care that is provided in partnership with children, parents and others caring for the family with senior nursing support

• • About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Details

Date posted

02 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year

per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

083-8316120-WW

Job locations

Kingswood Hub,

Alma Road

Kingswood

BS14 5DA

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this positio

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this positio

Person Specification

Exeprience

Essential

• Excellent communication skills and an ability to work in multi-disciplinary environments
• Previous experience working with children with complex health needs
• Car Driver (able to travel across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire)

Desirable

• Paediatric intensive care/paediatric high dependency care experience
• Experience in paediatric palliative care and complex health care
• Ability to manage work autonomously
• Be competent or willing to attain competency in extended role skills as required by the care to be delivered.
• Knowledge of ventilation, tracheostomy care, oxygen monitoring
• Experience with central lines, port-a-caths, venepuncture, obtaining specimen samples

Qualifications

Essential

• RSCN/RN Child registered on part 8 or 15 NMC register

Desirable

• Community Children's Nursing experience
• Facilitating Learning and Assessment in Practice Course or Equivalent (Student Practice Supervisor/Assessment)

Person Specification

Exeprience

Essential

• Excellent communication skills and an ability to work in multi-disciplinary environments
• Previous experience working with children with complex health needs
• Car Driver (able to travel across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire)

Desirable

• Paediatric intensive care/paediatric high dependency care experience
• Experience in paediatric palliative care and complex health care
• Ability to manage work autonomously
• Be competent or willing to attain competency in extended role skills as required by the care to be delivered.
• Knowledge of ventilation, tracheostomy care, oxygen monitoring
• Experience with central lines, port-a-caths, venepuncture, obtaining specimen samples

Qualifications

Essential

• RSCN/RN Child registered on part 8 or 15 NMC register

Desirable

• Community Children's Nursing experience
• Facilitating Learning and Assessment in Practice Course or Equivalent (Student Practice Supervisor/Assessment)

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Kingswood Hub,

Alma Road

Kingswood

BS14 5DA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Kingswood Hub,

Alma Road

Kingswood

BS14 5DA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this positio

Exeprience

Essential

• Excellent communication skills and an ability to work in multi-disciplinary environments
• Previous experience working with children with complex health needs
• Car Driver (able to travel across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire)

Desirable

• Paediatric intensive care/paediatric high dependency care experience
• Experience in paediatric palliative care and complex health care
• Ability to manage work autonomously
• Be competent or willing to attain competency in extended role skills as required by the care to be delivered.
• Knowledge of ventilation, tracheostomy care, oxygen monitoring
• Experience with central lines, port-a-caths, venepuncture, obtaining specimen samples

Qualifications

Essential

• RSCN/RN Child registered on part 8 or 15 NMC register

Desirable

• Community Children's Nursing experience
• Facilitating Learning and Assessment in Practice Course or Equivalent (Student Practice Supervisor/Assessment)