Community Staff Nurse/Registered Practitioner - HCP (Part-Time)
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Community Staff Nurse / Midwife (band 5), 0-5 Healthy Child Programme (health visiting team). Part-time 22.5 hours
We have an opportunity for enthusiastic and conscientious practitioners to join our 0-5 team based in Crawley. Our service is open Monday to Friday 9-5.
Are you an NMC registered or about to qualify (child, adult, mental health or learning disability) nurse or a midwife with a passion for public health and improving outcomes for children in West Sussex? Would you like to work for a friendly and passionate health visiting team who make a difference to children's lives every day?
Driving licence and car owner is essential.
Please note that the part-time salary range is £19,243 to £23,425.80 per annum based on 22.5 hour per week.
Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes - GOV.UK
Health and Care Worker visa: If you'll need to meet different salary requirements - GOV.UK
Main duties of the job
West Sussex HCP have achieved full UNICEF UK'sBaby Friendly accreditation and hold the UNICEF Gold Award for embedding Baby Friendly care in our workplace.
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Details
Date posted
28 April 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum / pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
150-MT2609-CC-A
Job locations
Pound Hill Children and Family Centre
Crawley Lane
Littlehampton
RH10 7EB
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description for full details.
As a Healthy Child Programme we are fully invested in supporting the learning and development of our staff. You will be actively encouraged to develop your skills and newly appointed practitioner you can expect:
We also offer bi-monthly learning sessions, annual forum and opportunities for regular clinical supervision and safeguarding supervision to all of our qualified staff.
Informal chats/visits are welcomed. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description for full details.
As a Healthy Child Programme we are fully invested in supporting the learning and development of our staff. You will be actively encouraged to develop your skills and newly appointed practitioner you can expect:
We also offer bi-monthly learning sessions, annual forum and opportunities for regular clinical supervision and safeguarding supervision to all of our qualified staff.
Informal chats/visits are welcomed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Desirable
We have an opportunity for enthusiastic and conscientious practitioners to join our 0-5 team based in Crawley. Our service is open Monday to Friday 9-5.
Are you an NMC registered or about to qualify (child, adult, mental health or learning disability) nurse or a midwife with a passion for public health and improving outcomes for children in West Sussex? Would you like to work for a friendly and passionate health visiting team who make a difference to children's lives every day?
Driving licence and car owner is essential.
Please note that the part-time salary range is £19,243 to £23,425.80 per annum based on 22.5 hour per week.
Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes - GOV.UK
Health and Care Worker visa: If you'll need to meet different salary requirements - GOV.UK
Main duties of the job
- Managing a clinical caseload
- Undertaking holistic assessments, identifying health needs, parenting capacity and family/environmental factors
- Implementing and evaluating programmes of care
- Delivering evidence based health promotion advice
- Undertaking targeted support in line with our commissioned service
- Inter-professional working to deliver the healthy child programme and safeguard children
West Sussex HCP have achieved full UNICEF UK'sBaby Friendly accreditation and hold the UNICEF Gold Award for embedding Baby Friendly care in our workplace.
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Details
Date posted
28 April 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum / pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
150-MT2609-CC-A
Job locations
Pound Hill Children and Family Centre
Crawley Lane
Littlehampton
RH10 7EB
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description for full details.
As a Healthy Child Programme we are fully invested in supporting the learning and development of our staff. You will be actively encouraged to develop your skills and newly appointed practitioner you can expect:
- A thought after induction programme with dedicated Practice Education Team
- 6 months of action learning sets
- 2-day breastfeeding training as part of our Gold Unicef accredited service.
We also offer bi-monthly learning sessions, annual forum and opportunities for regular clinical supervision and safeguarding supervision to all of our qualified staff.
Informal chats/visits are welcomed. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description for full details.
As a Healthy Child Programme we are fully invested in supporting the learning and development of our staff. You will be actively encouraged to develop your skills and newly appointed practitioner you can expect:
- A thought after induction programme with dedicated Practice Education Team
- 6 months of action learning sets
- 2-day breastfeeding training as part of our Gold Unicef accredited service.
We also offer bi-monthly learning sessions, annual forum and opportunities for regular clinical supervision and safeguarding supervision to all of our qualified staff.
Informal chats/visits are welcomed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse or Midwife
- To hold or be willing to obtain Child protection Module
Desirable
- Registered Childrens Nurse
- Evidence of academic study within last 5 years
- Undergraduate degree 2:1 or above
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills with an ability to negotiate and manage conflict
- Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate for the role
- Ability to identify difficult situations and act appropriately to obtain support
- Good IT skills
- Commitment to lifelong learning and development
Desirable
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Children Procedures
Experience
Desirable
- Experience working with children
- Experience of working within a community setting
- Undergraduate degree 2:1 or above
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse or Midwife
- To hold or be willing to obtain Child protection Module
Desirable
- Registered Childrens Nurse
- Evidence of academic study within last 5 years
- Undergraduate degree 2:1 or above
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills with an ability to negotiate and manage conflict
- Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate for the role
- Ability to identify difficult situations and act appropriately to obtain support
- Good IT skills
- Commitment to lifelong learning and development
Desirable
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Children Procedures
Experience
Desirable
- Experience working with children
- Experience of working within a community setting
- Undergraduate degree 2:1 or above