Band 5 Looked After Children's Nurse
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Job summary
Band 5 Looked After Children's Nurse- Full time hours post however part time hours considered for this community team.
We are currently recruiting to the Looked After Children's (LAC) team, to support our Looked After Child Programme, you will support the LAC nursing team in an identified geographical area, however this will also necessitate travel across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland.
This is a wonderful opportunity to support the needs of vulnerable children, whilst working in a supportive, friendly team. You will work with children and young people within the three local authorities in conjunction with other professionals, families, and care givers, to maximise their health potential and address their health inequalities.
Embracing our values of compassion, trust, respect, and integrity, in return you will be supported by our FYPC/LDA service to develop your leadership and service improvement skills.
Contact Details:
Harriet Mashingaidze, harriet.mashingaidze@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for assessing the health needs of children and young people and implementing appropriate care pathways.
A structured induction will be provided, along with a preceptor, ongoing training, and support to ensure you feel confident and competent in the role.
You will work under the supervision of a senior Band 6 nurse and carry out delegated duties from senior staff, including the Band 6 nurse, Clinical Team Leader, Practice Development Nurse, and Family Service Manager/Named Nurse.
The ideal candidate will have an understanding of Looked After Children and a strong commitment to improving outcomes for this group.
You should demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues to meet children's needs. A sound understanding of safeguarding is essential.
You will attend or contribute to safeguarding meetings, case conferences, LAC reviews, pathway planning, professional and strategy meetings, as well as monthly LAC Nurse Team meetings. You must demonstrate excellent record-keeping skills, work effectively on your own initiative, and be a reliable team member.
Flexibility is required to cover core hours between 8:00am and 5:00pm.
A full UK driving licence and access to a car during working hours are essential.
Further details can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification.
About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment.
We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Details
Date posted
27 April 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
005884
Job locations
County Hall, Penn Lloyd Building
Glenfield
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 8TB
Employer details
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
County Hall, Penn Lloyd Building
Glenfield
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 8TB
Employer's website
https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)
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