Are you a compassionate and experienced children’s nurse looking to make a real difference in the lives of children, young people, and their families? We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join our supportive and dedicated Community Children’s Nursing Team as a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse.Based within a friendly and professional team in Surrey, you’ll play a vital role in delivering high-quality, holistic nursing care to children and young adults aged 0–18 in the places they feel safest—at home, in schools, and in nursery settings. Every day is different, and every child and family brings a unique story. Your clinical expertise, kindness, and ability to work independently will help shape the care journey for some of the most vulnerable in our community.In this senior role, you will also support the Clinical Team Leader, provide guidance to junior staff, and contribute to the planning and coordination of care. If you’re someone who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about community nursing, we would love to hear from you.Package DescriptionAs a Community Children’s Senior Staff Nurse we value you and your wellbeing, offering a range of benefits to help you feel supported and appreciated:Competitive Pay & Pension: Enjoy a Band 6 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.Main ResponsibilitiesClinical Practice & Care DeliveryProvide high-quality, evidence-based nursing care for children and young people aged 0–18 in their homes, schools, and nurseries.Independently assess, plan, implement, and evaluate complex care packages, including end-of-life care.Maintain advanced clinical skills in areas such as central line care, tracheostomy, enteral feeding, ventilation, and specialist infusions.Undertake clinical procedures including physical assessments, venepuncture, catheterisation, and PEG/tracheostomy tube management.Promote dignity, privacy, and person-centred care at all times.Leadership & Team SupportSupport and supervise Band 5 staff, acting as a mentor and role model.Deputise for the Clinical Team Leader and contribute to team planning, workload allocation, and service coordination.Participate in a weekend rota and 24-hour end-of-life on-call service.Service Development & QualityContribute to the strategic planning and continuous improvement of the Children’s Community Nursing Service.Support audit, data analysis, and service evaluation to inform practice and resource use.Help develop and implement systems to ensure delivery of safe, efficient, and responsive care.Facilitate training, study days, and skill-sharing across teams and partner organisations.Communication & CoordinationEffectively communicate complex, sensitive, and sometimes contentious information to families and professionals.Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams, including acute settings, to ensure smooth care transitions and early discharges.Participate in safeguarding processes, child protection conferences, and discharge planning meetings.Professional ResponsibilitiesMaintain accurate and contemporaneous documentation.Adhere to NMC codes, standards, and trust policies.Lead by example in upholding clinical governance, risk management, and safeguarding standards.Stay updated with current best practices through ongoing professional development.Resource & Risk ManagementWork within delegated budgets and oversee the appropriate use of supplies and equipment.Support equipment ordering, stock control, and safe clinical environment maintenance.Assist in managing complaints, incidents, and emergency situations with professionalism and sensitivity.Please see attached job description for a full list of responsibilitiesThe Ideal CandidateEssential CriteriaRegistered Children’s Nurse (RN Child or RSCN) with current NMC registrationPractice Assessor/Supervisor qualification (e.g. ENB 998 or equivalent)Experienced paediatric nurse with staff management experienceProven commitment to ongoing professional development and clinical auditStrong understanding of community health services and workforce issuesAble to work independently and manage complex caseloads in diverse community settingsExcellent communication, interpersonal, and teamworking skillsConfident in motivating others, managing change, and prioritising workloadsBroad clinical skillset with good knowledge of health and safety, safeguarding, and risk managementComputer literate with effective written and verbal communication skillsAble to work with families from varied cultural and language backgroundsDesirable CriteriaCommunity Children’s Nursing qualificationSupervisory experience in child protection or clinical supervisionLeadership or management qualificationExperience caring for children with tracheostomies or on non-invasive ventilationEducated to Level 7 or equivalent through training or experienceOther requirements: Full UK Driving Licence with a car insured for business use.Please see attached Job Description for full Personal Specification.About The CompanyWe 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.Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. 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