Band 6 Looked After Children Nurse

Leicestershire Partnership; Leicester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust’s Looked After Children Health Team is recruiting a Band 6 Nurse to join our dedicated team. You will provide specialist health assessments, care planning and advocacy for children and young people in care, working in partnership with social care, education and other agencies.

We value autonomous working, professional resilience and commitment to reducing health inequalities. A full UK driving licence and access to a car during working hours are essential.

Qualifications

• Experienced nurse with passion for reducing health inequalities.
• Autonomous working style.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a car during working hours.

Responsibilities

• Undertake Looked After Children health assessments and care planning.
• Coordinate support with social care, education and partner agencies.
• Promote health and wellbeing and advocate for children and young people in care.

Skills

Nursing

Band 6

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Looked After Children Service at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where you will play a key role in improving the health and wellbeing of some of the most vulnerable children and young people within our communities.

Our Looked After Children Health Team is a friendly, supportive and experienced team of Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses and Care Navigators dedicated to improving outcomes for children and young people in care. Through strong partnership working and a child-centred approach, we undertake statutory health assessments, promote health and wellbeing, provide advocacy, and coordinate support to ensure children and young people receive the best possible care and opportunities to thrive.

As a Band 6 Nurse, you will provide specialist health assessments, care planning, health promotion, advocacy and ongoing support for children and young people in care. Working collaboratively with colleagues across social care, education and partner agencies, you will contribute to delivering high-quality, child-centred care and improving health outcomes.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated nurse with a passion for reducing health inequalities and promoting the voice of children and young people. You will be supported by an experienced multidisciplinary team and will have opportunities to further develop specialist skills in safeguarding, trauma-informed practice, attachment, emotional wellbeing and leadership.

This role is ideal for a nurse who enjoys autonomous working, professional challenge and making a meaningful difference to the lives of children and young people.

A full UK driving licence and access to a car during working hours are required.

For more information or clarification, please contact Claire Read on 07500096375 ([e-mail]) or Karen Wheatley 07766 443249 ([e-mail]).

Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)

As a Looked After Children Nurse, you will manage a caseload of children and young people in care, undertaking Review Health Assessments, developing SMART health plans and working collaboratively to ensure identified health needs are met. You will act as a trusted advocate, support transitions into adulthood and contribute to safeguarding, statutory reviews and multi-agency planning.

This is an exciting opportunity to increase your experience, skills and knowledge working with children in care, with a particular focus on supporting Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) to reach their potential and meet their health outcomes.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong communication skills, emotional resilience, professional curiosity and a commitment to delivering high-quality, child-centred care that enables every young person to achieve the best possible health and wellbeing outcomes.

Please refer to the attached Job/Person Specification for a complete summary of the role.

About Us

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 including AI in our recruitment process can be found in the Information for Applicants document attached.

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.