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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
About
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is one of the largest trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. We have approximately 7,000 staff who provide healthcare to a third of London's population and across wider geographical areas, including Milton Keynes, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.
As a Foundation Trust we involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run and our future development. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Foundation Trust please visit: www.cnwl.nhs.uk
(source: Central and North West London NHS Foundation NHS Trust website)
Contact
- Address
- 350 Euston Road
- Regent's Place
- London
- London
- NW1 3AX
- Contact Number
- 02032145700
Community Nursery Nurse
Closed for applications on: 16-Mar-2026 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 16-Mar-2026 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Beaufort House
- Address
- Cricketfield Road
- Town
- Hillingdon
- Postcode
- UB8 1QG
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
Salary
- Salary
- £32,199 - £34,876 per annum inc HCAS (pro rata if PT)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 4)
Specialty
- Main area
- Community, Health Visiting
- Interview date
- 23/03/2026
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Job overview
Do you want to work as a Community Nursery Nurse in one of the most vibrant, diverse and rewarding areas in West London? Joining Central and North-West London NHS Foundation Trust in Hillingdon can offer you the opportunities and experiences you are looking for. At CNWL we are fully committed to improving the health of all families living in Hillingdon and helping to ensure that all children fulfil their potential.
Community Nursery Nurses work as a member of the Hillingdon 0-19 Service in the delivery of health education/health promotion whilst supporting the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme to families in the borough of Hillingdon. They work closely with children and families who use our services and play an important contribution in our team as well as how people experience our services.
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Working in a skill mixed team, Community Nursery Nurses are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:
- Working in conjunction with Health Visitors to formulate care plans for a programme of intervention to be carried out either at home or clinic settings.
- Providing feedback to the Health Visitor when concerns have been identified during contacts with families.
- Participating in the Healthy Child programme under direction of the Health Visitor.
- Supporting in the running of clinics, facilitating developmental reviews and growth monitoring as required.
- Independently carry out developmental reviews in the clinic or home setting: assessing cognitive and language development, hearing, vision fine and gross motor skills, emotional and social development.
- Providing appropriate health promotion, parenting advice and childcare advice to parents and carers when necessary.
- Referring to other agencies such as Speech and Language Therapists, Early support, Audiologist and other child development specialists.
Working for our organisation
Your experience as a new starter in CNWL is extremely important to us and you can find out how your journey from your first day to the end of your first year will be supported by clicking onto “New Starter Roadmap” which is attached with the job description. Across our organisation we have a thriving set of active staff networks to promote inclusion and communication with our diverse workforce (BAME, LGBTQ+, 50+, Disabled Employees, Women’s, Carers and Lived Experience of Mental Health) and staff will have access to a range of personal, financial and wellbeing benefits.
As well as talking to one of our managers we would be delighted to put you in touch with a recently recruited member of staff in one of our services who can answer any questions that you might have about their experience as a new starter and of the culture in our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please note: This vacancy does not meet the criteria for Skilled Worker sponsorship, unless you meet the criteria by temporary exemption from current changes to immigration rules put in force on 22/07/2025. “Separate provisions are applied to workers who have been sponsored and held continuously Skilled Worker visa since prior to 04/04/2024."
As such, if you don’t meet the Transitional Provision (above) we are unable to consider your application unless you can provide documentary evidence of your right to work in the United Kingdom. If you believe you are eligible for sponsorship or already hold a valid right to work in the UK, please ensure you provide full details of your immigration status in the Pre-Screening Immigration section of your application form.
Please note role eligibility also depends on whether the role meets the salary threshold for the relevant occupational code (SOC CODE).
For further info please visit: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification on this advert for further info.
Community Nursery Nurses are expected to be competent and confident and will have previous experience of working with children before coming into post. They contribute to the effectiveness of services by:
- Supporting the planning, organisation and delivery of defined aspects of the healthy child programme, including health reviews, parenting support and home visiting.
- Working with children and families in the assessment of their health and well-being and making referrals as appropriate under the supervision of the health visiting and school nursing teams.
- Developing and contributing to parenting support groups.
- Support the teams in planning programmes of care to promote positive outcomes for children and families, including those requiring a higher level of health promotion or preventative intervention.
- Communicating effectively with other members of the team regarding the management of individual clients and issues relating to service delivery.
- Working with health visitors and school nursing in regard to safeguarding children and families
- Referring to other teams or services as appropriate.
- Contributing to creating and maintaining high performing teams by:
- communicating well with all members of the team
- understanding their role, responsibilities in the team, and how they help the team achieve its’ objectives
- Reflecting on their own practice regularly
- identifying how care could be improved.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI can be used as a support tool, not a replacement for the applicant’s own work. Applications must remain personal, accurate, and reflective of the candidate’s real experience. AI-generated content must not misrepresent skills, qualifications, or experience. Over reliance on AI-generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances of success.
We monitor applications for any behaviour that could create an unfair advantage, and we check all references carefully. You are likely to be tested on your experience at interview, so be honest and make sure all the information in your application is correct. Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.
Vaccination
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
- Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
- Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system
- Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
- If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NNEB Diploma/BTEC Level 3 in childcare or equivalent
- or Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Early Years
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of working with children
- Experience of assessing child development
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience within a community setting
- Previous NHS Experience
- Experience of using Microsoft word packages to compose standard letters and reports
- Experience of working with databases including Excel to Input, store, modify, structure, maintain & present data & information
- Experience of gathering, analysing & reporting on a limited range of data and information
- Experience of multi agency/partnership working
Knowledge, skills & abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates some understanding of Health Visiting and the Healthy Child Programme
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work without direct supervision
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience within a community setting
- Previous NHS Experience
- Knowledge of child development assessment tools
- Evidence of effective team work
- Demonstrates an interest in public health and health education
- Computer literate
- Reflective and innovative practitioner
- Ability to work flexibly in order to respond to service needs
- Demonstrates a motivated, enthusiastic and non-judgmental approach
- Child Protection knowledge
- Audit knowledge
- AAbility to prioritise & plan own workload to meet deadlines & competing demands
Personal Disposition
Essential criteria
- Willingness to travel to different locations to undertake role effectively
- The post requires a degree of agility and the ability to carry/manoeuvre light to moderate loads
Desirable criteria
- Ability to maintain quality in own work and encourage others to do so
- Willing to develop own skills & knowledge & provide information to others to help their development
Documents
- Community Nursery Nurse Job Description (PDF, 216.6KB)
- Community Nursery Person Specification (PDF, 320.6KB)
- Map (PDF, 81.5KB)
- Accommodation Information for New Starters (PDF, 120.6KB)
- CNWL Staff Networks (PDF, 320.0KB)
- CNWL Values (PDF, 182.9KB)
- CNWL Reward and Wellbeing Handbook 2020 (PDF, 1.1MB)
- CNWL Staff Charter (PDF, 684.7KB)
- CNWL Culture SCARF Behaviour Framework (PDF, 710.2KB)
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Marsha Hamilton
- Job title
- 0-19 Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07592 266484
- Additional information
No longer accepting applications
Sorry, this vacancy is no longer accepting applications.
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