Clinical Nurse Specialist - Community Paediatrics

Job description

Job summary

Join Our Brent Community Paediatric Team as a Clinical Nurse Specialist

Are you an experienced and compassionate Registered Nurse looking to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people? We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Brent Community Paediatric Team, supporting children and young people aged 0-19 years with special educational needs, additional needs and disabilities.

Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you'll provide specialist nursing assessment, care coordination and ongoing support from referral and diagnosis through to long-term medical and therapeutic care. You'll develop and implement personalised healthcare plans, work closely with families and partner agencies, and play a key role in improving outcomes for children with complex needs.

This role also offers the opportunity to contribute to service development, provide clinical leadership and develop a specialist area of interest as your career progresses.

We're looking for a Registered Nurse (RN, RSCN or RGN) with significant experience working with children and young people within a multidisciplinary setting. A Specialist Community Practitioner qualification in Health Visiting, Children's Community Nursing or School Nursing is desirable.

If you're passionate about delivering outstanding family-centred care and want to be part of an innovative, supportive team, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Triage referrals and provide families with information, advice, and support to access the most appropriate services.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments of children and young people with complex disabilities and neurodevelopmental needs, including developmental assessments and detailed clinical histories.
• Manage and coordinate specialist care, providing follow-up support through clinics, telephone consultations, and home visits where appropriate.
• Contribute to Education, Health and Care Needs Assessments (EHCNAs) and produce high-quality health advice and reports for EHCPs.
• Run nurse-led clinics and review children following medication changes or multidisciplinary reviews, escalating concerns when required.
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams to plan and deliver effective, family-centred care.
• Provide specialist advice, training, and support to families, carers, and professionals.
• Support children and young people through key transition periods, including transition to adult services.
• Use advanced clinical judgement to independently manage defined clinical pathways within professional scope of practice.
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement, identifying innovative ways to enhance care delivery for children with disabilities and complex needs.

About us

We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.

What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.

Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.

We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

• RGN, RSCN, RN(Child)
• Community Practitioner Qualification, such as HV, CCN, SN
• Current NMC Registration
• Evidence of further study to demonstrate personal development
• Level 3 Safeguarding training (Children)

Desirable

• Specialist qualification in children's community nursing, child development, neurodisability or equivalent experience
• Leadership or quality improvement training

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience of clinical nursing with children with disabilities and special needs
• Experience of delivering specialist nursing assessment, intervention and follow-up within a child development or community paediatric setting
• Experience of contributing to safeguarding processes and multi-agency working
• Experience of working in a community clinical team and/or multi-professional team
• Experience of providing clinical leadership, supervision and support to colleagues
• Experience of running nurse led clinics

Desirable

• Experience of data analysis
• Experience of delivering specialist nursing assessment, intervention and follow-up within a child development or community paediatric setting

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent assessment, clinical reasoning and decision-making skills
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
• Excellent communication skills, verbally and in writing, with ability to communicate across agencies using negotiation and persuasive skills
• Ability to build effective multidisciplinary and multi-agency relationships
• Ability to manage complex and sensitive situations using sound professional judgement
• Knowledge of clinical governance, quality improvement and risk management

Desirable

• Ability to analyse information and use data to support service improvement
• Knowledge of current legislation, policy and national guidance relating to children's services (including SEND, safeguarding and integrated working

Key Attributes

Essential

• Demonstrates compassionate, child- and family-centred practice
• Able to prioritise and manage a demanding workload
• Able to work independently and as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrates integrity, accountability and professionalism consistent with the NMC Code
• Flexible and adaptable to changing service needs

Desirable

• Professional, approachable and resilient.
• Car driver/ able to travel between sites

Person Specification
Education/Qualification

Essential

• RGN, RSCN, RN(Child)
• Community Practitioner Qualification, such as HV, CCN, SN
• Current NMC Registration
• Evidence of further study to demonstrate personal development
• Level 3 Safeguarding training (Children)

Desirable

• Specialist qualification in children's community nursing, child development, neurodisability or equivalent experience
• Leadership or quality improvement training

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience of clinical nursing with children with disabilities and special needs
• Experience of delivering specialist nursing assessment, intervention and follow-up within a child development or community paediatric setting
• Experience of contributing to safeguarding processes and multi-agency working
• Experience of working in a community clinical team and/or multi-professional team
• Experience of providing clinical leadership, supervision and support to colleagues
• Experience of running nurse led clinics

Desirable

• Experience of data analysis
• Experience of delivering specialist nursing assessment, intervention and follow-up within a child development or community paediatric setting

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent assessment, clinical reasoning and decision-making skills
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
• Excellent communication skills, verbally and in writing, with ability to communicate across agencies using negotiation and persuasive skills
• Ability to build effective multidisciplinary and multi-agency relationships
• Ability to manage complex and sensitive situations using sound professional judgement
• Knowledge of clinical governance, quality improvement and risk management

Desirable

• Ability to analyse information and use data to support service improvement
• Knowledge of current legislation, policy and national guidance relating to children's services (including SEND, safeguarding and integrated working

Key Attributes

Essential

• Demonstrates compassionate, child- and family-centred practice
• Able to prioritise and manage a demanding workload
• Able to work independently and as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrates integrity, accountability and professionalism consistent with the NMC Code
• Flexible and adaptable to changing service needs

Desirable

• Professional, approachable and resilient.
• Car driver/ able to travel between sites

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

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

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust
Address

Chalkhill Primary Care Centre

113 Chalkhill Road

Wembley

HA9 9FX

United Kingdom

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