Job overview

Join Our Ventilation & Complex Needs Nursing Service – Maternity Cover Opportunity

Are you ready to make a real difference in the lives of children and families? Our dynamic, community-based service is rooted in the Oldham locality, delivering exceptional care across family homes and local settings.

We’re looking for a Band 5 Registered Children’s Nurse who is passionate, motivated, and eager to work alongside an incredible team of professionals who change lives every single day.

Why join us?

• Career Development: Access to V300 Nurse Prescriber training and other professional growth opportunities
• Flexibility: Enjoy flexible working arrangements that fit your lifestyle
• Innovation & Support: Be part of SCARF and other forward-thinking initiatives that shape the future of care
• Family-Friendly Culture: We value our people and strive to create a supportive, inclusive environment where you can thrive

This is more than a job—it’s a chance to progress your career, improve patient care, and contribute to innovative projects that truly matter.

If you’re ready to take the next step and join a team that’s as remarkable as the work we do, we’d love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Join Our Children’s Long-Term Ventilation & Complex Needs Team
This specialist service supports children and young people with complex health needs, technology dependence, and life-limiting conditions. You’ll primarily work within this team but may also contribute across the wider Children’s Community Nursing Service.

Your Role
Collaborate with colleagues and multidisciplinary partners to design and deliver coordinated care packages that make a real difference every day.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor, assess, implement, and evaluate individualised care plans
• Provide clinical training and support for registered and non-registered staff
• Act as a credible role model and resource for colleagues
• Offer clinical advice to multidisciplinary teams and external agencies
• Participate in the on-call rota and ensure evidence-based practice
• Assess staff skills and competency, and provide holistic support for families and carers

What We’re Looking For

• Registered Children’s Nurse (NMC) with diploma or degree-level education
• Experience with children and young people with complex needs
• Ability to work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.