Overview

Due to a team member being seconded to a course, this post seeks an experienced, innovative clinical nurse with extensive paediatric nursing expertise to join the Continuing Care Team. The service sits within a wider multi-disciplinary service including Nursing (Specialist School Nursing, Asthma, Epilepsy, CCNT, Enuresis, Diana Palliative Care Team) and community paediatric dietetics. You will deliver an effective, person-centred service for children, young people and families with the highest level of medical needs in the borough, including technology-dependent, highly complex and/or requiring palliative care, assessing and supporting with packages of care in the community. You will have excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, leadership experience and be able to work within a senior management team to support the wider service. You should be highly motivated, caring and passionate about improving the healthcare and wellbeing of children and young people in Newham. You will work in an environment that actively supports continuous professional development and is part of a service that enjoys a successful relationship with colleagues from a range of disciplines and organisations.Details

Date posted: 27 August 2025Pay scheme: Agenda for ChangeBand: Band 7Salary: £53,751 to £60,651 a year pro rata inclusive of outer London weightingContract: SecondmentWorking pattern: Part-timeReference number: 363-SS7379970Job locations: Appleby Health Centre, Appleby Road, Canning Town, E16 1LQResponsibilities

Play a key role in managing the Children''s Continuing Care caseload within the Community Children''s Nursing Service in Newham, within the remit of the current Children and Young People\''s Continuing Care National Framework, delivering an effective and person-centred service for children, young people and their families with the highest level of medical needs in the borough, including those that are technology dependent, highly complex and/or requiring palliative care.Lead and develop the Continuing Care Team, working with the Children Community Nursing Team (CCNT), Diana Palliative Care Team and external stakeholders to implement effective service pathways and ensure delivery of key quality outcomes.Work seamlessly with other professionals and partner agencies when assessing eligibility for Continuing Care and supporting multidisciplinary teams in the assessment process; ensure the provision of care achieves individual outcomes and aligns with Personalisation and SEND agendas and supports transition to appropriate adult services.Qualifications and Experience

Essential

Registered nurseCurrent NMC registrationEvidence of continued professional developmentFirst-level degree or willingness to undertake

Desirable

RSCN/RN Child Branch

Experience

Essential

Significant community experienceSignificant experience of working with children with complex and life-limiting conditionsExperience of inter-agency workingExperience of working with continuing care frameworksExperience managing complex discharges from hospital to communityExperience of managing complaints and incidents

Desirable

Experience of personal health budgets and Education Health Care plans

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Experienced practitioner in long term ventilation and tracheostomy careAn expert in assessing the holistic needs of children with complex needs and designing subsequent packages of careAn advocate for children, young people and their familiesExcellent knowledge of the NHS framework for continuing careExcellent written and verbal communication skills including providing and receiving sensitive or contentious informationExcellent teaching skillsAble to represent health at integrated service meetings presenting findings of continuing care assessmentsAct as a specialist resource for children, young people, their families and inter agency staff in planning end of life careWillingness to work on call rota to support end of life care

Compliance

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975; as such, a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be made 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.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. Guidance can be found on the UK government website for overseas applicants.UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.Employer details: East London NHS Foundation Trust, Appleby Health Centre, Appleby Road, Canning Town, E16 1LQ.

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