Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Specialist Nurse for Looked After Children

The closing date is 21 October 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Children in Care (CiC) team based at Sandwell Health Campus within the Safeguarding Children's Team and co-located Sandwell Children's Trust, Wellman Building, an innovative development which has proven positive for partnership working and information sharing with CiC social workers.

This is a diverse role which entails working closely with children, young people, their carers and multiagency partners offering clinical advice, delivering health education and completing statutory Review Health Assessments (RHA). The role incorporates undertaking RHA's for Sandwell's CiC population who live within a 50 mile radius of Sandwell and are completed within the home, school or clinic setting.

You will also be expected to work alongside other health professionals, and partner agencies to promote and drive forward the national and local agenda for the health of looked after children. The post holder will work jointly with Named and Designated professionals to maintain a co-ordinated approach to the improvement of outcomes for Sandwell's children in care and young people. Innovative working and gaining the views of children and young people on the services they are offered are essential to the role.

Main duties of the job

If you are a registered nurse with SCPHN/community paediatric experience we would like to hear from you. Experience of working with children and young people with complex health and social needs, including emotional health difficulties and learning difficulties, would be advantageous. However, a passion for working with, and improving the services for, children in care and young people is a necessity for the successful candidate.

Key Duties:

To communicate effectively with children, young people, team members and staff from other agencies (for example teenage pregnancy, youth offending team and substance misuse services).

To communicate and negotiate with other health care professionals to undertake Looked After Health Assessments for young people placed out of borough (up to 50 mile radius).

To communicate effectively with Health Visitors and School Health Nurses to ensure the particular health needs of vulnerable young people are met.

To support foster carers to promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and to encourage them to be active partners in supporting children and young people.

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it.Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Date posted

08 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

381-CO-7444700

Job locations

Sandwell Health Campus

Lyndon

West Bromwich

B71 4HJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information bout this role, please see the attached job description and person specification.

For an informal discussion please contact Telisha Jenkinson, Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children & Children we Care For Team Leader, 07484038719.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information bout this role, please see the attached job description and person specification.

For an informal discussion please contact Telisha Jenkinson, Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children & Children we Care For Team Leader, 07484038719.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

First Level Nurse (Registered General Nurse) RSCN/Child branch
Educated to degree level or equivalent
Specialist Community Public Health Qualification (SCPHN SN/HV)
Evidence of continual professional Development

Desirable

Appropriate management/leadership qualification or working towards

Experience

Essential

Significant experience in Health visiting/school Nursing
Evidence of managing cases of child abuse and children where there is a cause for concern (children in care)
Evidence of ongoing professional development
Evidence of partnership working to promote clinical excellence
Able to demonstrate a high level of professional autonomy and accountability
Experience of conflict management

Desirable

Evidence of Operational management
Experience of working in diverse communities and with vulnerable groups

Management/Supervision/Coordination Skills

Essential

Ability to influence and challenge safeguarding practice at all levels

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

First Level Nurse (Registered General Nurse) RSCN/Child branch
Educated to degree level or equivalent
Specialist Community Public Health Qualification (SCPHN SN/HV)
Evidence of continual professional Development

Desirable

Appropriate management/leadership qualification or working towards

Experience

Essential

Significant experience in Health visiting/school Nursing
Evidence of managing cases of child abuse and children where there is a cause for concern (children in care)
Evidence of ongoing professional development
Evidence of partnership working to promote clinical excellence
Able to demonstrate a high level of professional autonomy and accountability
Experience of conflict management

Desirable

Evidence of Operational management
Experience of working in diverse communities and with vulnerable groups

Management/Supervision/Coordination Skills

Essential

Ability to influence and challenge safeguarding practice at all levels

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

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

Sandwell Health Campus

Lyndon

West Bromwich

B71 4HJ

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

Sandwell Health Campus

Lyndon

West Bromwich

B71 4HJ

Employer's website

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