Looked after Children`s Nurse | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Whitstable; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organisation in Whitstable is looking for a qualified Looked After Children's Nurse to deliver health assessments for children in care. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with various agencies and participate in LAC reviews. Ideal applicants should possess a Registered Nurse qualification and be adaptable and enthusiastic. This role contributes significantly to improving the health outcomes of looked after children, reflecting the organisation’s commitment to high standards in patient care.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives

Support for candidates with disabilities

Qualifications

• Experience in Looked After Children’s services is preferred.
• Must have full UK driving licence.
• Excellent communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive holistic health assessments.
• Participate in LAC reviews and professional meetings.
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Holistic health assessments

Multi-agency collaboration

Child care experience

Nursing qualifications

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Additional nursing qualification (e.g., health visiting)

Job description

Overview

Would you like to join an innovative, dynamic organisation that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people? We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable qualified Looked After Children’s Nurse to join our caring and progressive team in Whitstable.

Our LAC nursing service is commissioned across Kent and Medway to deliver health assessments for all children, placed in care, by Kent County Council and Medway Council. Clinics are held at multiple locations across the county. Health assessments are held six-monthly for children aged under five and yearly for those five and over.

The Looked After Children’s (LAC) Nurse will work as an integral part of a multi-agency service to provide a seamless pathway for the holistic care of Looked After Children in Kent. These children may be under the care of Kent, Medway or another local authority, and will include unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC). You will aim to improve the health outcomes of Looked after Children in accordance with the Statutory Guidance for Promoting the Health and Wellbeing of Looked After Children (DH & DoE 2015).

Responsibilities

• In addition to providing comprehensive holistic health assessments, the role of the LAC Nurse includes:
• All LAC nurses are registered nurses with additional experience and, in some cases, additional nursing qualifications, such as health visiting, school nursing, midwifery, practice nursing, district nursing and sexual health.
• Nurses participate at LAC reviews, professional meetings and network meetings.
• Attend and participate in education plans.
• Participate in children and young person wellbeing groups in partnership with colleges.
• Provide packages of care for individual children.
• Work with other agencies both within and outside of health services.
• Direct referrals to GP and specialties.
• Liaise with multi-disciplinary teams as required.
• Attend local foster carer support groups.
• Participate with delivering the Solihull parenting programme.

Working pattern and environment

Additional Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 8-6.

Equal opportunity and inclusion

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. We value equity, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission.

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work.

Flexible working and accessibility

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both.

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As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. You will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment; if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you; their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles, so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community difference here. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

This advert closes on Sunday 5 Oct 2025