Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE Maths and English as a minimum
• Level 3 Diploma in Childcare & Education (Formerly NNEB/
• Diploma in Nursery Nursing) OR
• NVQ level 3 in Early Years Care & Education OR
• BA/BSc Degree in Early Childhood Studies

Desirable

• Safeguarding Level 1
• Evidence of other post-qualification, training, and experience
• Care Certificate

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Awareness of Community Services
• Partnership working
• Understand health and safety legislation for self and others.

Desirable

• Ability to deliver nursing care to children/young people competently and safely under direction and supervision of senior staff
• Previous experience of working in a relevant clinical area

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Post-qualification experience working with children/young people and parents/carers.
• Evidence of working within an acute or community setting

Desirable

• Nursing care of children who have complex health/palliative care needs.
• Nursing care of children who are technology dependent.
• Clinical skills, such as: enteral feeding, tracheostomy and seizure management, venepuncture, skin care, administration of medication, sleep studies, continence assessments.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Team player.
• Able to work in a team and independently.
• Able to organise own time and workload.
• Excellent verbal and written.
• Communication skills
• Flexible approach to working hours/duties.
• Willing to work flexible hours, nights & weekends associated with this post
• Frequent Travel Essential – You will need to travel, so you must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role

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).

Closing Date: 11 November 2025

How to Apply;

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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