Reporting to:Community Care Nurse Manager

Location:Blended working between home and community visits. Ideally based around Manchester, Leeds or Sheffield, with travel across the wider North and Midlands region. Travel is included in working hours.

Salary:£42,500 plus performance bonus up to £3,000 per year and car allowance of £320 per month, plus mileage.

Contract type:Full-time, permanent contract

Working pattern:Core hours are Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:30, with some flexibility. Out-of-hours work may be required for client visits. 37.5 hours per week.

Who Are We?

At Newcross Healthcare, we are transforming healthcare through innovation, technology and education, guided by our values of integrity, respect, empathy and teamwork.

As one of the UK’s leading providers of healthcare staffing and professional development, we empower over 80,000 health and social care professionals with smarter workforce tools, free digital learning and accredited training.

By combining professional excellence and intelligent technology with genuine human compassion, we are shaping a more connected and caring future for healthcare. Our values guide everything we do, ensuring exceptional care for patients and strong support for our teams.

Who Are You?

If you are a Registered Children’s Nurse (RNC) who leads with compassion as well as clinical skill, this is a role where your work truly matters. At Newcross Healthcare, we care deeply about children with complex needs and the families who love them. Every day, we help children live safely and confidently at home, creating stability, hope and precious moments of normal family life.

If you have experience in paediatric complex care, this is a rare opportunity to build a rewarding career where you are valued, supported and empowered. You will have excellent benefits, meaningful progression and the chance to change lives every day.

You will work as part of a national team of nurses at Newcross Healthcare. With an allocated territory, you will have a dedicated caseload, working with a team of healthcare assistants and nurses to deliver first-class care and support.

What Will You Do?

A full job description is available, but below are some of the key responsibilities.

• Be visible and accessible to service users, families and carers, working together to ensure efficient, effective and caring services.
  
• Devise, implement and evaluate care plans, risk assessments and associated care documentation, while maintaining a person-centred approach.
  
• Work alongside and support the registered manager to ensure all referrals are reviewed and assessed.
  
• Maintain a safe service as a trusted voice and adviser, ensuring full competency sign-off.
  
• Support, monitor and be accountable for delegated clinical tasks to care leads and healthcare workers.
  
• Work closely with the senior clinical lead nurse to support continual improvement of community care.
  
• Provide clinical leadership, support, supervision and direction to care leads and healthcare workers, ensuring their training and competencies are maintained.
  
• Manage and communicate proactively to ensure safe, responsive and effective care, reducing risk.
  
• Be solution-driven and take part in crisis management of care packages.
  
• Support the registered manager with debriefing service users and carers following critical incidents and difficult situations.
  
• Undertake clinical investigations when delegated.
  
• Provide support and guidance out of hours via on-call.
  

What We Are Looking For

• Registered Children’s Nurse (RNC). You must be a qualified children’s nurse with current NMC registration, RN8, RNC or RSCN.
  
• Experience of leading a team and providing clinical leadership, support, supervision and direction to care associates and healthcare workers.
  
• Experience in paediatric settings such as community care, complex care, children’s hospice, paediatric high dependency or paediatric intensive care.
  
• At least two years of post-qualification experience in a similar field.
  
• Experience of care planning, including devising, implementing and evaluating care plans and risk assessments.
  
• Experience of supporting and monitoring care leads and healthcare workers.
  
• Ability to undertake clinical investigations when required.
  
• Strong clinical skills supporting children with complex health needs, such as PEG, seizures, ventilation, tracheostomy care, CIC and dystonia. Training will be provided where needed.
  

What Happens Next?

To apply, please submit your CV and complete the short screening questionnaire. This helps confirm the role aligns with your experience and expectations. It also helps us review your application more efficiently.

To apply and find out more about us, visit:https://www.newcrosshealthcare.com/

We look forward to learning more about you.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business. We promote fair employment practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression and are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute.

If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, or you would like reasonable adjustments to apply or attend an interview, please contact us. We will discuss how we can support you.