Matron Children’s Community Nursing Service: Sponsorship Available

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Are you a highly skilled, visible and committed Children’s Community Nurse? We are looking for someone who is passionate about making a difference to the health and well-being of children and young people in our community, whilst supporting and inspiring the teams to provide high quality care.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead a cluster of innovative and dynamic Community Children’s Nursing services (Children’s Continuing Care, CYP Specialist Inclusion School Nursing and Paediatric Continence Service) which are part of an integrated network of services for children in Bexley & Greenwich. Alongside the current Matron you will be leading teams that provide high quality specialist child-centred nursing care, in community settings, schools and the child’s own home.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will lead on Continuing Care Assessments, Caseload Management and working in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.

The post holder will provide visible clinical leadership to ensure that Children and Young people and their families/carers receive high quality, evidence-based care. They will be accountable for upholding standards and quality, ensuring a positive patient experience, maintaining patient safety, and promoting clinical effectiveness within the service.

Person Specification

Education /Qualifications

Essential

  • RSCN or RN (child) Degree level
  • NMC Registration
  • Evidence of professional development

Desirable

  • Masters level qualification in a related subject (or equivalent experience)

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to motivate others and manage change
  • Ability to work in a community setting with vulnerable families with language and cultural barriers

Desirable

  • Service development experience

Experience

Essential

  • 5 years experience children’s nurse, 2 years senior nurse role
  • Experience of management of teams in the community setting
  • Extensive experience in assessing care needs, planning implementation and evaluation of care plans.
  • Extensive experience in teaching and assessing the competencies of other staff and carers.
  • Experience of completing Continuing Care Assessments and setting up care packages for CYP with complex health needs

Desirable

  • Previous experience of research and audit

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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 here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 7 September 2026

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