Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people and adults. Being born from NHS Bromley’s community provider unit we have been providing community services to the people of Bromley for many years and we have a wealth of experience.

Bromley Healthcare is a great place to work. The unique way we deliver services and offer everyone who works here a voice, means that your career with us will be rewarding. Social Enterprises are a fairly new and exciting way to deliver healthcare, offering many of the traditional advantages of the NHS (such as excellent training and development) with the freedom for innovation by being able to reinvest any surpluses we make into the community.

Priority consideration will be given to Bromley Healthcare staff formally identified as being at risk.

Please note that for positions that require you to drive as part of your job role we will be asking for evidence of business insurance. 

Job overview

Community Children's Nurse - 12-15 month FTC to cover maternity leave.

£38,762 - £45,765 inclusive HCAS per annum

Are you a Paediatric Nurse with community experience who is considering a new job for 2022?

Bromley Healthcare's Children’s Community Nursing Team may be the team for you. This team of nurses and health care assistants currently provide services within the child’s home, in schools, and at clinics for children and young people in accordance with our service specification.

You will work with other team members to provide family-centred nursing care, support, and advice that is responsive, evidence-based, and high quality to meet the needs of the children and young people on our caseload.

This is an exciting time to join our service as the changes within the NHS are impacting positively on the development and expansion of the children’s community nursing team. 

Part-time hours would be considered at a minimum of 22.5hrs/week. 

Main duties of the job

JOB SUMMARY

 To be responsible for the caseload within the Children’s Community Nursing Team, providing specialist community nursing care, advice and support to children and their families within the home, school or other locations.

Ensuring the services provided are high quality, effective, well-co-ordinated and responsive to the changing needs of the local population.

 Act as a resource within this specialist area across Health, Social Care and Educational agencies, thereby promoting holistic family care.

Be a key health professional responsible for meeting the health needs of identified pupils with complex chronic health conditions within schools, and other locations, planning and leading the implementation of individual care plans for the schools and other locations, liaising with fellow professionals, education staff, parents/carers and other agencies as necessary.

Additionally, the children’s community nursing team offer a comprehensive palliative care package to children as needed, so the post holder will also be expected to participate in this 24 hour on-call service - for end of life care only.

It is a fully integrated post covering all aspects of the Integrated Children’s Community Nursing team within the remit of Bromley Healthcare, which will include working within the Children’s Resource Centre, clinics, schools and other locations as necessary to meet service requirements as well as within the child’s home.

Working for our organisation

Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people and adults. Being born from NHS Bromley’s community provider unit we have been providing community services to the people of Bromley for many years and we have a wealth of experience.

Bromley Healthcare is a great place to work. The unique way we deliver services and offer everyone who works here a voice means that your career with us will be rewarding.

Social Enterprises are a fairly new and exciting way to deliver healthcare, offering many of the traditional advantages of the NHS (such as excellent training and development) with the freedom for innovation by being able to reinvest any surpluses we make into the community.

Salary is dependent on NHS experience and current banding/pay point, applicants from outside the NHS will receive the start point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms & conditions.

Excellent benefits package available including various pension schemes, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, discounted electronics, access to EAP, high street discounts, Blue Light Card eligibility, opportunity to apply for low interest personal loans and an excellent lease car scheme and we are constantly looking to expand our staff benefits.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full description of the role.