Children in Care Nurse

HCRG Care Group; Colchester; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

My Reward Hub discounts

Wages on demand access

Wellbeing support

Learning & development

Job summary

HCRG Care Group is seeking a Children in Care Nurse in Colchester. You will support statutory health assessments, attend multi-agency reviews, and deliver high‑quality nursing care for children aged 0–19. The Named Nurse for Children in Care will provide training and supervision, with opportunities for professional development.

You will join the Essex Child and Family Well-being Service. The role starts 4 January 2027; interviews on 7th and 9th October.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, literacy and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively engage with children, young people and adults.
• NMC registration for Children’s Nurse or Specialist Public Health Nurse is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead statutory health assessments for Children in Care.
• Attend statutory reviews and coordinate health plans.
• Collaborate with safeguarding teams and social care.
• Deliver high-quality nursing care and promote healthy lifestyles for Children in Care.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Engage with children and families

Education

NMC Part 1 (Children’s nurse) or Part 3 (Specialist public health nurse)

Job description

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Band 5 AfC & NHS Pension (prorated to the hours)

Weekly contracted hours:

22.5

Location:

Colchester

Closing Date:

20/09/2026

Job Category:

HCRG - Nursing and Midwifery Registered

Service type:

HCRG - Children's Services

Business Unit:

Job Introduction

As a CiC Nurse you will be part of our valued team in our Essex Child and Family Well-being Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 5 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Job Introduction

Are you a compassionate and dedicated professional looking to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children and young people? At HCRG Care Group, we’re offering a wonderful opportunity to join our Children in Care Team within the Essex Child and Family Well-Being Service in North East Essex.

As aChildren in Care Nurse, you’ll play a pivotal role in supporting some of the most vulnerable children and young people in our community, aged 0–19 years. With your expertise, you’ll ensure their health needs are met through statutory health assessments and by attending statutory reviews, fostering their well-being and resilience.

This is more than a job; it’s a chance to grow in your career with dedicated support and training from the Named Nurse for Children in Care. You’ll develop specialized knowledge, skills, and competencies in the field, helping you to truly make a difference.

Please note the start date for this position will be from 4th January 2027. Interviews will be held on 7th and 9th October.

Main Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

• Care Delivery: Lead and support statutory health assessments, ensuring sensitive, age-appropriate care that respects choice, culture, and diversity.
• Partnership Work: Collaborate with safeguarding teams, social care, foster carers, and other agencies to promote the health and well-being of children in care.
• Health Coordination: Oversee health reviews and assessments, ensuring timely completion and adherence to contractual agreements and legal frameworks.
• Clinical Expertise: Deliver evidence-based, high-quality nursing care to support healthy lifestyle choices and improve health outcomes for children in care.

Key Activities

• Conduct holistic health assessments and attend multi-agency meetings.
• Support access to appropriate health services within the community and secondary care.
• Escalate concerns to the Named Nurse for Children in Care as needed.
• Provide clinical guidance to colleagues while maintaining accountability standards..

Training and Supervision

• Support and deliver safeguarding and Children in Care training initiatives.
• Participate in appraisals, supervision, and reflective practice to support colleagues.
• Contribute to training evaluations and implement improvements.

Governance and Policy

• Assist in policy dissemination, case discussions, and monitoring of significant events.
• Contribute to audits and the development of safeguarding processes.

Professional Development

• Maintain competence through ongoing professional development and training.
• Engage in regular supervision to support personal and professional growth.

Accountability

• Report to the Named Nurse for Children in Careand maintain accountability to the Managing Director/Business Unit Head.

The Ideal Candidate

Education/Qualifications

• Registered onPart 1 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registeras a registered children’s nurse and/orPart 3 as a specialist community public health nurse.

Experience, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent communication, literacy, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively engage and work with children, young people, and adults.

Knowledge and Understanding

• In-depth understanding of the health needs of Children in Care.
• Awareness of the importance of confidentiality and knowledge of legislation associated with information sharing.
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic about supporting children and young people.
• Experience working within a Children’s team or directly supporting Children in Care.

Other requirements:- Hold a full driving license with access to a car for work purposes as position requires travel across North East Essex and occasionally the rest of Essex.

Please call Lisa Gooding, Named Nurse for Children in Careon 07973 686522 for more information about this exciting role.

For any queries about the recruitment process of this role, please contact thehiring team via email at [e-mail] or on 07884 659460.

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here.

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

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