Named Nurse Children Looked After

CNWL; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Job summary

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust in Milton Keynes is seeking a Named Nurse for Children Looked After on a fixed-term basis for one year to cover maternity leave. You will play a key role in safeguarding and improving health outcomes for children who are looked after.

The post holder provides expert clinical leadership, works with social care, education and carers, and offers strategic health guidance to commissioners. Significant NHS nursing experience and multi-agency collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Significant NHS nursing experience in senior roles.
• Experience in multi-agency collaboration.
• Knowledge of safeguarding.
• Post-qualification years of experience.
• Leadership and staff management experience.

Responsibilities

• Work with Designated Nurse and Senior Manager to deliver high quality health services.
• Provide expert professional advice, supervision, education and training.
• Provide strategic leadership on CLA issues to commissioners and staff.
• Line manage Milton Keynes CLA health team.
• Develop policies and guidelines with relevant agencies.
• Be a member of the corporate parenting panel.

Skills

NHS experience

Safeguarding knowledge

Clinical leadership

Multi-agency collaboration

Education

Nursing degree (RN/Health Visitor)

Masters study in progress

Job description

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Become part of our team.

We care for you as much as you care for others.

There's a place for you at CNWL.

We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.

Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.

We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

Main area Children Looked After Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Secondment: 12 months (Full time) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Some flexibility required to meet the needs of the post)

Site Milton Keynes Town Milton Keynes Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum (pro rata if part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 06/10/2026 23:59

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Job overview

We are looking for a Named Nurse for Children Looked After on a fixed term basis for one year to cover maternity leave. Are you passionate about safeguarding and improving outcomes for children and young people?

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

Working for our organisation

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.
• Office base in shared accommodation with other community children's and adult services with onsite restaurant, library and good parking facilities.

Detailed job description and main 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

Experience

• 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

• Currently Registered Nurse/Health Visitor
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Masters level study or working towards

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI can be used as a support tool, not a replacement for the applicant’s own work.Applications must remain personal, accurate, and reflective of the candidate’s real experience.AI-generated content must not misrepresent skills, qualifications, or experience.Over reliance on AI-generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances of success.

We monitor applications for any behaviour that could create an unfair advantage, and we check all references carefully. You are likely to be tested on your experience at interview, so be honest and make sure all the information in your application is correct. Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

• Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
• Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system
• Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
• If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.