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We are looking for a compassionate and dedicated Children in Care Nurse to join our team. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to the health and wellbeing of children and young people in care. You will support the Named Nurse for Children in Care and the wider team to ensure the organisation fulfils its statutory and contractual responsibilities for Children in Care. Deliver high-quality, trauma-informed care in partnership with safeguarding colleagues, CAMHS, and multi-agency partners to improve the health and wellbeing of this vulnerable group.
Job Responsibility:
Undertake timely, holistic Review Health Assessments (RHAs) in line with statutory guidance and contractual targets, including QA of out-of-area RHAs and a proportion of 0–18 RHAs
Provide trauma-informed care, recognising the impact of adverse childhood experiences on behaviour, health, and development, and advise professionals, carers, schools, and residential units on how best to support children
Support children and young people to make healthy lifestyle choices, reduce risk-taking behaviours, and manage their physical, mental, and emotional health
Deliver follow-up assessments for vulnerable children or where health concerns remain outstanding
Provide flexible engagement through home visits, schools, residential homes, clinics, MS Teams, phone, or text
Ensure RHAs cover all aspects of wellbeing, including: dental, vision, skin, hearing, development, mental health, trauma, exploitation, immunisations, diet, lifestyle, neurodiversity, education, sleep, long-term conditions, medication, allergies, sexual health, substance misuse, and safeguarding
Support care leavers with transition planning and self-management of health needs
Requirements:
Registered on either Part 1 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register as a registered children’s nurse and/or Part 3 register as a specialist community public health nurse and having completed a specific programme with a child and family focus
Minimum of two years’ experience in a role relating to health care for children and experience of Children in Care
Excellent IT skills
Excellent communication skills
Excellent literacy skills
Able to work effectively with children and adults
Must have ability to travel effectively across the locality
Full UK Driving Licence
What we offer:
NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission