Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Named Nurse Children Looked After

The closing date is 01 March 2026

Job summary

Are you passionate about safeguarding and improving outcomes for children and young people? Due to retirement of the current post holder we are looking for a Named Nurse for our Children Looked After Team.

The post holder will take a key role in ensuring the Trust meets its statutory responsibilities and complies with all relevant legislation and guidance. This is a senior clinical post supporting children looked after and providing professional and clinical leadership, expert clinical advice and consultancy to staff and working collaboratively with local authorities, education, primary care and carers to promote positive outcomes and advocating the needs and rights of children who are looked after, making a meaningful difference.

Applicants are required to have significant experience as a registered nurse working in senior roles across the NHS with demonstrable experience at a multi-agency level.

If you are committed to improving the health and well being of children who are looked after and want to be part of a team that values compassion, collaboration and excellence then we would love to hear from you .

Main duties of the job

To work alongside the Designated Nurse , Named Doctor and the Senior Manager to ensure that high quality, evidence based health services are delivered.
To provide expert professional advice, supervision, education and training to maintain clinical excellence for all staff who have direct involvement with Children Looked After and their carers. In addition, to provide support to all staff in various agencies who work with Children Looked After
To provide expert advice and information to partners to improve the health and wellbeing of Children Looked After
To line manage staff within the Milton Keynes CLA health team.
Provide strategic and operational leadership, advanced knowledge and skills, expert advice and support on CLA issues to commissioners and other staff across the NHS and MK Local Authority

About us

We can offer

A supportive and experienced CLA team and management structure with strong leadership , supervision and peer support.
Access to a wide range of CNWL training, including trauma, attachment, safeguarding and professional development opportunities
Opportunities to contribute to service development and multi-agency partnership working
Flexible working options, staff well being initiatives and NHS staff benefits scheme.

Date posted

13 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum (pro rata if part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

333-D-MK-CM-1187

Job locations

Milton Keynes

The Open University

Milton Keynes

MK7 6AA

Job description

Job responsibilities

Ensure high quality statutory health assessments for Children Looked After placed in Milton Keynes and throughout the UK take place within the statutory timescales, allocating cases where required to the appropriate professional.
Where Milton Keynes children are placed outside of the Borough the post holder will ensure liaison with relevant agencies and professionals across that local economy in order to maintain continuity of care.
Work with other health care organisations to monitor performance of local health services for children and young people looked after.
Collect and scrutinise data, preparing reports and understanding how many children have had their initial and review assessments in the required period and related exceptions.
Undertake an analysis of the range of health neglect and need for health care for local Children Looked After i.e. case mix analysis to inform service planning; contributing to the production of health data on Children Looked After across the health community.
Provide clinical leadership, expert advice and support on health issues for CLA to social care, education partners, all health care providers, foster carers and residential children's homes, developing care plans and reviewing health care provided.
Work with relevant agencies and take the lead in developing related policies, procedures and guidelines ensuring these are up to date and in line with the organisations strategic and statutory requirements.
Be a member of the corporate parenting panel in conjunction with other health service planners/ commissioners

Job description

Job responsibilities

Ensure high quality statutory health assessments for Children Looked After placed in Milton Keynes and throughout the UK take place within the statutory timescales, allocating cases where required to the appropriate professional.
Where Milton Keynes children are placed outside of the Borough the post holder will ensure liaison with relevant agencies and professionals across that local economy in order to maintain continuity of care.
Work with other health care organisations to monitor performance of local health services for children and young people looked after.
Collect and scrutinise data, preparing reports and understanding how many children have had their initial and review assessments in the required period and related exceptions.
Undertake an analysis of the range of health neglect and need for health care for local Children Looked After i.e. case mix analysis to inform service planning; contributing to the production of health data on Children Looked After across the health community.
Provide clinical leadership, expert advice and support on health issues for CLA to social care, education partners, all health care providers, foster carers and residential children's homes, developing care plans and reviewing health care provided.
Work with relevant agencies and take the lead in developing related policies, procedures and guidelines ensuring these are up to date and in line with the organisations strategic and statutory requirements.
Be a member of the corporate parenting panel in conjunction with other health service planners/ commissioners

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Evidence of knowledge and experience of safeguarding
Substantial clinical experience of the health needs of children/young people and the health needs of Children Looked After
Multi agency and multi professional working
Extensive years post qualification working experience
Substantial experience in Staff management
Evidence of expertise in child protection

Qualifications

Essential

Currently Registered Nurse/Health Visitor
Educated to degree level or equivalent

Desirable

Masters level study or working towards

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Evidence of knowledge and experience of safeguarding
Substantial clinical experience of the health needs of children/young people and the health needs of Children Looked After
Multi agency and multi professional working
Extensive years post qualification working experience
Substantial experience in Staff management
Evidence of expertise in child protection

Qualifications

Essential

Currently Registered Nurse/Health Visitor
Educated to degree level or equivalent

Desirable

Masters level study 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Milton Keynes

The Open University

Milton Keynes

MK7 6AA

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Milton Keynes

The Open University

Milton Keynes

MK7 6AA

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)