Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative Band 6 Specialist Looked After Children and Care Leaver Nurse to deliver high-quality, compassionate care. The role involves leading statutory health assessments and identifying, addressing, and advocating for the health needs of children in care and care leavers.
You will support a vulnerable group of children and young people with often complex physical, mental health, and emotional wellbeing needs, working to improve health outcomes and promote healthy lifestyles.
The Looked After Children Health Service, commissioned by North Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group and the service is provided by Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, ensures timely assessments, comprehensive health care plans, and specialist health advice in line with statutory guidance.
You will work collaboratively with the Named Nurse, Designated Doctor, carers, and multi-agency professionals to support children and young people both within and outside the local area.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will support the Named Nurse in delivering high-quality, compassionate, and child-centered care for Looked After Children and Care Leavers. You will take a lead role in undertaking statutory health assessments, managing your own caseload, and developing and reviewing holistic care plans to meet the complex physical, emotional, and mental health needs of children and young people.
You will work collaboratively with a wide range of multi-agency partners, including social care, education, and other health professionals, attending and contributing to meetings to ensure coordinated and effective care. The role also involves providing specialist advice, guidance, and delivering training to colleagues, carers, and partner agencies to promote best practice and improve health outcomes.
You will contribute to service development, policy implementation, and quality improvement initiatives, ensuring care is evidence-based and aligned with local and national guidance. The post offers an opportunity to engage with vulnerable and hard-to-reach groups, advocate for children and young people, and play a key role in safeguarding and promoting their wellbeing within a supportive and dynamic team environment.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will support the Named Nurse for Looked After Children in delivering a high-quality, effective, and compassionate health service for Looked After Children, Care Leavers, and other vulnerable groups. They will contribute to improving health outcomes by ensuring statutory requirements are met and that children and young people receive timely, holistic, and child-centered care.
The role includes undertaking statutory health assessments in a variety of settings, including home, clinic, and community environments, and developing, implementing, and reviewing individualised health care plans. The post holder will manage their own caseload, ensuring effective prioritisation and coordination of care in partnership with children, young people, carers, and professionals.
The post holder will work collaboratively within a multi-agency framework, attending and contributing to professional, strategy, and review meetings, and liaising with colleagues across health, social care, education, and other partner organisations. They will provide specialist advice, guidance, and support on the health needs of Looked After Children and Care Leavers, including complex and sensitive cases.
A key element of the role is to promote evidence-based practice and contribute to the development, implementation, and review of policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines in line with local and national standards. The post holder will support safeguarding practices and ensure that children and young people remain at the centre of all decision-making.
The role also involves delivering and supporting training for health professionals, foster carers, and partner agencies, helping to raise awareness and improve knowledge of the health needs of Looked After Children. The post holder will contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, audit, and performance monitoring to ensure continuous improvement of the service.
In addition, the post holder will demonstrate effective team working, act as a positive role model, and support colleagues through supervision, advice, and shared learning. They will engage in continuous professional development, participate in appraisal and supervision processes, and maintain up-to-date knowledge in line with professional and organisational requirements.
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will support the Named Nurse for Looked After Children in delivering a high-quality, effective, and compassionate health service for Looked After Children, Care Leavers, and other vulnerable groups. They will contribute to improving health outcomes by ensuring statutory requirements are met and that children and young people receive timely, holistic, and child-centered care.
The role includes undertaking statutory health assessments in a variety of settings, including home, clinic, and community environments, and developing, implementing, and reviewing individualised health care plans. The post holder will manage their own caseload, ensuring effective prioritisation and coordination of care in partnership with children, young people, carers, and professionals.
The post holder will work collaboratively within a multi-agency framework, attending and contributing to professional, strategy, and review meetings, and liaising with colleagues across health, social care, education, and other partner organisations. They will provide specialist advice, guidance, and support on the health needs of Looked After Children and Care Leavers, including complex and sensitive cases.
A key element of the role is to promote evidence-based practice and contribute to the development, implementation, and review of policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines in line with local and national standards. The post holder will support safeguarding practices and ensure that children and young people remain at the centre of all decision-making.
The role also involves delivering and supporting training for health professionals, foster carers, and partner agencies, helping to raise awareness and improve knowledge of the health needs of Looked After Children. The post holder will contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, audit, and performance monitoring to ensure continuous improvement of the service.
In addition, the post holder will demonstrate effective team working, act as a positive role model, and support colleagues through supervision, advice, and shared learning. They will engage in continuous professional development, participate in appraisal and supervision processes, and maintain up-to-date knowledge in line with professional and organisational requirements.
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person Specification
Application form and interview
Essential
- Evidence of professional Knowledge in safeguarding children knowledge. Evidence of high communication skills through verbal meetings and written reports with the ability to priorities own workload.
Desirable
- Experience of working autonomously within vulnerable children/young people. Experience of multiagency working. Experience of accurate clinical records.
Application form
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Child, Adult, or Mental Health) with the Nursing and Midwifery. Council (NMC).
Desirable
- Health Visiting / School Nursing professional qualification, with entry onto the 3rd part of the NMC Register. Evidence of post graduate training in reacted topics. Evidence of level 3 safeguarding training or working towards.
Person Specification
Application form and interview
Essential
- Evidence of professional Knowledge in safeguarding children knowledge. Evidence of high communication skills through verbal meetings and written reports with the ability to priorities own workload.
Desirable
- Experience of working autonomously within vulnerable children/young people. Experience of multiagency working. Experience of accurate clinical records.
Application form
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Child, Adult, or Mental Health) with the Nursing and Midwifery. Council (NMC).
Desirable
- Health Visiting / School Nursing professional qualification, with entry onto the 3rd part of the NMC Register. Evidence of post graduate training in reacted topics. Evidence of level 3 safeguarding training or working towards.
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).
