Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a full time post in the Looked after Children's Nursing Team, predominantly based in Southwark but with responsibilities covering Lambeth too.
The Looked after children's health team promotes and monitors the health and wellbeing of looked-after children and young people, aged 0-18, who've been placed in care by Children's Social Care services, London Borough of Southwark and Lambeth.
The role includes being part of a nursing service to assist the Trust in fulfilling its responsibilities towards looked after children. To work effectively across health, social care, education and the voluntary sector to achieve the best health outcomes for children and young people looked after by Southwark and Lambeth.
The service is led by the Named Doctor and Nurse for Looked after Children. The team is responsible for co-ordinating and arranging statutory health assessments for children and young people placed in and out of borough to ensure they have the best possible outcomes. The team work in conjunction with other agencies to ensure that the health needs of those most vulnerable are appropriately being identified and addressed.
As part of Guy's and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, Evelina London is there for children, young people and women from London to South East England and provides specialist care for families around the UK and across the world.
Closing: Midnight Thursday July 31st 2025
Interview: Tuesday August 12th 2025
Main duties of the job
We are seeking to recruit a dynamic and innovative nurse to join our Looked after Children's Clinical Nurse Specialist team.
You will provide a nursing service to assist the Trust in fulfilling its responsibilities towards looked after children.
You will be able to work effectively across health, social care, education and the voluntary sector to achieve the best health outcomes for children and young people looked after by Southwark and Lambeth.
The clinical priority is to work with children and young people 0-18 years carrying out statutory health assessments and providing advice and support to meet the health needs of looked after children recommended in the Department of Health statutory guidance 'Promoting the Health of Looked After Children' (DH 2015).
If you feel you have the skills, enthusiasm and ambition to be part of this fantastic team, we would love to hear from you.
About us
Children's community services
We provide a comprehensive range of services for the 121,000 children and young people that live in Lambeth and Southwark. This includes universal services - health visiting, family nurse partnership, school nursing, nutrition and dietetics, and a newborn hearing screening programme. Our specialist services cover community paediatrics, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, complex needs nursing, sickle cell and audiology. As well as part of statutory services including looked after children, child protection, safeguarding, and adoption and fostering.
We have two main health centres, Mary Sheridan Centre in Lambeth and Sunshine House in Southwark but we have many more across Lambeth and Southwark. We also provide services in schools, community buildings, in families' homes, and occasionally in hospital. Through group sessions and individual appointments, face-to-face and virtual, we hold over 176,000 appointments every year.
We strive to recruit and retain staff who are motivated to develop and learn with us as we continually strive to ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe, and focused on women, children and their families.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached JD and person specification for additional details.
- Job Summary- To provide a nursing service to assist the Trust in fulfilling its responsibilities towards looked after children. To work effectively across health, social care, education and the voluntary sector to achieve the best health outcomes for children and young people looked after by Southwark and Lambeth. The clinical priority is to work with children and young people 0-18 years carrying out statutory health assessments and providing advice and support to meet the health needs of looked after children recommended in the Department of Health statutory guidance Promoting the Health of Looked After Children (DH 2015).
- Key Relationships - Trust Safeguarding Team, Childrens Social Care, Foster Carers, GPs, Police, Specialist Childrens Services, Health Visitors, School Nurses, Child Health Administration Teams, Designated Doctor for Looked after Children, Paediatricians, Residential Units, Family Nurse Partnership Team, Sexual Health Services and CAMHS services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached JD and person specification for additional details.
- Job Summary- To provide a nursing service to assist the Trust in fulfilling its responsibilities towards looked after children. To work effectively across health, social care, education and the voluntary sector to achieve the best health outcomes for children and young people looked after by Southwark and Lambeth. The clinical priority is to work with children and young people 0-18 years carrying out statutory health assessments and providing advice and support to meet the health needs of looked after children recommended in the Department of Health statutory guidance Promoting the Health of Looked After Children (DH 2015).
- Key Relationships - Trust Safeguarding Team, Childrens Social Care, Foster Carers, GPs, Police, Specialist Childrens Services, Health Visitors, School Nurses, Child Health Administration Teams, Designated Doctor for Looked after Children, Paediatricians, Residential Units, Family Nurse Partnership Team, Sexual Health Services and CAMHS services.
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Education
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse or RN with significant paediatric experience
- Education to degree level.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Specialist Community Practitioner (HV/ SN)
Previous Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working with children and families in a community nursing setting
- Working with school aged children / young people
- Leading on initiatives within the community setting with children and young people
- Working with multi-disciplinary teams
- Working with families with complex needs
- Relevant experience of working with Children Looked After
Desirable
- Clinical Supervisor in Child Protection
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential
- Knowledge of developments, guidelines and legislation relating to Looked After Children and its implication for practice
- Awareness of recent research and developments relating to Looked After Children and Child Protection
- Ability to plan, review and prioritise work
- Teaching and training skills
- Demonstrate effective leadership and good interpersonal skills
- Be skilled in professional decision making
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Education
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse or RN with significant paediatric experience
- Education to degree level.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Specialist Community Practitioner (HV/ SN)
Previous Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working with children and families in a community nursing setting
- Working with school aged children / young people
- Leading on initiatives within the community setting with children and young people
- Working with multi-disciplinary teams
- Working with families with complex needs
- Relevant experience of working with Children Looked After
Desirable
- Clinical Supervisor in Child Protection
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential
- Knowledge of developments, guidelines and legislation relating to Looked After Children and its implication for practice
- Awareness of recent research and developments relating to Looked After Children and Child Protection
- Ability to plan, review and prioritise work
- Teaching and training skills
- Demonstrate effective leadership and good interpersonal skills
- Be skilled in professional decision making
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
