Looked After Children Nurse | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	16 May 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£42,939 - £50,697 pa inc
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	15 June 2025
Location:	London, SE18 3RG
Company:	Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7201005/277-7201005-CYP

Summary

Are you a passionate and experienced nurse looking to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people? If so, we would love to welcome you to our dedicated and dynamic team within the Children and Young People’s Directorate at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust.

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and innovative Band 6 Looked After Children Nurse to join us in delivering high-quality, compassionate care to our Looked After Children , aged 0–18 years. In this rewarding role, you will take the lead in carrying out statutory health assessments and play a pivotal part in identifying, addressing, and advocating for the health needs of children in care.

Working within our integrated, multi-agency team, you will collaborate with professionals across health, education, and social care to ensure a holistic and person-centred approach to care . Your insight and clinical expertise will support better health outcomes and help shape positive futures for some of our most vulnerable children and young people.

The successful candidate will be fully supported in the role by operational management, access to clinical and managerial supervision, access to clinical education team various opportunities across the trust.

If you are committed to delivering excellence in care and want to be part of a supportive team that truly values your contribution, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

Join us and be part of something that really matters.
• Work collaboratively with the Named Doctor, Named Nurse, and other key professionals to deliver comprehensive, holistic health assessments for all children entering care or currently being looked after
• In partnership with the Named Doctor, Named Nurse, and GPs, contribute to the development of personalised Health Care Plans (HCPs) to address identified and ongoing health needs.
• Lead on the coordination and implementation of Health Care Plans through effective liaison with relevant health and social care professionals.
• Take responsibility for completing statutory review health assessments for Looked After Children (LAC) aged 0–18 years in accordance with national and local guidance.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate Health Care Plans in collaboration with LAC and their carers, ensuring a person-centred approach.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement, coordination, and quality of health care provision for LAC and care leavers across services.
• Promote active involvement by supporting children, young people, carers, and families to navigate services, participate in health-related decisions, and access advocacy where appropriate.

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care
Clinical Responsibilities
• Undertakes statutory health assessments for Looked After Children (LAC), including developmental and emotional well-being, in line with national and local guidelines.
• Identifies health needs and initiates appropriate follow-up, referrals, or interventions.
• Manages a defined caseload and works collaboratively to ensure effective service delivery.
• Assesses health needs of LAC across a defined population and supports accessible, community-based healthcare.
• Works in partnership with social care, education, and health professionals to deliver timely health improvement interventions.
• Provides sensitive support during emotionally challenging situations, such as new placements or placement breakdowns.
• Recognises safeguarding concerns and collaborates with multi-agency teams to deliver coordinated care, including participation in CAF/TAC and child protection processes.
• Actively contributes to child protection conferences, core groups, and multi-disciplinary assessments.
• Regularly reviews caseloads and highlights service pressures or concerns to line management.
Management Responsibilities
• Manages and prioritises own caseload, ensuring effective assessment, planning, and implementation of care.
• Shares responsibility for the overall team caseload, ensuring smooth service delivery.
• Builds and maintains positive working relationships with colleagues, clients, and external stakeholders.
• Attends relevant meetings, cascades key information to the team, and contributes to service development.
• Oversees local induction and orientation of new staff members.
• Supports the team in achieving performance targets and KPIs.
Research, Audit & Quality
• Maintains accurate, timely records in line with SOPs and data governance standards to support audit and service evaluation.
• Engages in evidence-based practice and contributes to innovation, research, and education.
• Participates in audits, quality improvement projects, and research initiatives as required.
• Keeps abreast of emerging evidence and applies learning to practice development.
Communication & Collaboration
• Effectively communicates with children, carers, and professionals to promote health and well-being through individual, group, and clinic-based interventions.
• Collaborates with GPs, social care, and multi-agency teams, sharing complex and sensitive information appropriately and professionally.
• Demonstrates confident communication skills across all levels of the organisation and partner agencies.
• Adapts communication methods to meet the diverse needs of service users.
• Attends and contributes to key meetings, representing the LAC health service.
• Uses sound judgment to assess complex situations and influence positive outcomes in multi-agency settings.
Learning & Professional Development
• Actively participates in forums, working groups, and the development of care packages tailored to local needs.
• Demonstrates a commitment to ongoing professional development for self and peers.
• Provides quality placement experiences and supervision for pre-registration nursing and midwifery students.
• Engages in the annual appraisal process and completes identified training.
• Supports and contributes to internal and external training related to the role.


This advert closes on Sunday 1 Jun 2025

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