Vacancies

Student Specialist Practitioner Community Children’s Nursing

Main Responsibility

Professional Conduct & Accountability

• Take responsibility for own learning; report any issues affecting course completion to the Practice Teacher and University.

• Adhere to NMC Codes, organisational policies, and maintain confidentiality at all times.

• Follow sickness/absence reporting procedures and work flexibly within the service, including weekends and 24-hour end-of-life care support as needed.

Clinical Practice

• Assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate care for children and families, acting as a named nurse when appropriate.

• Undertake evidence-based nursing interventions and use clinical skills specific to the speciality after competency assessment.

• Monitor and adapt care plans; participate in emergency situations and safeguarding processes.

• Maintain accurate records, support infection control, and advocate for children and families.

Communication

• Communicate clearly with children, families, and multidisciplinary teams using appropriate methods.

• Manage sensitive and complex information with empathy and professionalism.

The course runs for 52 weeks with 7 weeks annual leave. The annual leave is set by the university and non-negotiable. 

The Ideal Candidate

We are committed to putting patient and service user care first and we are looking for dedicated professionals who share our values and our passion for delivering quality care. 

Essential

• Registered Children’s Nurse with experience caring for sick children
• Evidence of ongoing professional development and audit participation
• Strong clinical knowledge, broad skillset, and understanding of community health services and nursing workforce issues
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and IT skills
• Ability to manage workload, delegate, and prioritise effectively
• Effective under pressure; reliable, flexible, innovative, and assertive
• Physically capable of occasional moderate effort
• Able to travel across Surrey and work in diverse settings.

Desirable

• Mentorship qualification (e.g., ENB998)
• Practice Assessor/Supervisor experience
• 1+ year post-qualification experience caring for sick children

Successful applicants must have a Nursing or Midwifery honours degree at 2:2 or above to access the PG Dip

Package Description

As a Student Specialist Practitioner in Community Children's Nursing, we value you and your wellbeing, offering a range of benefits to help you feel supported and appreciated:

• Competitive Pay & Pension: Enjoy a Band 5 Agenda for Change salary and NHS pension benefits.
• Professional Growth: Join our Strive for Better networks, connecting with NHS professionals nationwide to share insights and develop leading care practices.
• Exclusive Rewards: Access discounts and premium offers at national supermarkets, well-known retailers, and indulgent treats like Virgin Experience Days through our Reward Gateway.
• Wellbeing Support: Benefit from our 24/7 free wellbeing service, offering access to counselors, career coaching, legal advice, and more.
• Flexible Pay Options: Use Wagestream to track your earnings and access your wages as you need them, without worrying about high-interest loans or overdrafts.
• Learning & Development: Advance your career with support from our Learning and Development team, who collaborate with universities and Health Education England. Access e-learning, career pathways, and funding opportunities to help you grow.
• Recognition & Involvement: Celebrate achievements with local and national awards, contribute ideas to improve services, and stay informed through regular updates from our leadership team.

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care. 

Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

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