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Community Nursery Nurse

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

London, E5 0LJView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£34,186 to £37,389

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

4 November 2026

14 days left

Job description

An opportunity has arisen to provide targeted interventions to individual families, as directed and supervised by Health Visitors, through a referral ...

  • To make an active contribution to the Enhanced Health Visiting Service (EHVS)o To plan own delegated workload from the Health Visitor, who will oversee work.
  • To contribute to the health assessment of children (aged under 5) and their families where the work is predictable.
  • Developing, implementing, and evaluating programmes including healthpromotion of care.
  • To work with the EHVS and all other partner organisations, with responsibility for proving quality services which promote the health and wellbeing of a designated population.
  • To undertake planned and unplanned work streams to support parents with a child's behaviour and boundaries setting, introduction to solids, sleep, play and toileting etc.
  • To act as a named link professional for early years settings with thesupport/overseeing of a senior health visitoro To facilitate and carry out universal health reviews for example 27 monthsreviewso Supporting targeted families with specific areas under the support and delegation of health visitor for example toilet training, promote accident prevention, play and stimulation, introduction to solids etc.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Essential & Desirable

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent e.g. NNEB
  • BTEC in Early Years
  • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
  • Community experience working (this could include period working on student placement in the community).
  • Knowledge / understanding of confidentiality issues
  • Working knowledge of safeguarding children.
  • Commitment and adherence to equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Ability to manage workload and prioritise appropriately

Desirable

  • Experience of working with children and families.
  • Insight into Enhanced health visiting service.
  • Understanding of partnership work with GP's Family hub and Early Years Settings.
  • Knowledge of clinical governance and risk

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

20 October 2026

Last checked

21 October 2026

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Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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