Named Nurse Children in Care
| Posting date: | 03 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £55,690.00 to £62,682.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 March 2026 |
| Location: | Eastbourne, BN21 3XY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9374-26-0157 |
Summary
1. Work in close partnership with the Named Doctor to ensure that the Trust meets its responsibilities for children in care and young people. To assist the Trust in fulfilling its responsibilities as a provider of health services to improve the health of LAC. 2. To support the Children in care Nursing Team to focus on reducing the health inequalities this group face given current evidence around exploitation, smoking, alcohol, healthy eating and physical activity. 3. To co-ordinate the statutory health assessments and care planning process and provision by supporting the Children in care nursing team in planning and undertaking CIC review health assessments, formulating SMART health care plans, case loading, monitoring and evaluating health services in line with local and national targets and legislation for children looked after and young people placed both within and outside East Sussex. 4. To interpret and implement national policies and guidance by developing local policy which apply to the Trust. 5. To construct systems to ensure that all children in care review health assessments are of a high standard and completed on time. 6. To ensure that health care plans are implemented and that outcomes are measured. 7. To undertake regular audit of statutory CIC health review assessments conducted by Trust health staff. 8. Audit outcomes for children in care in relation to interagency working with Local Authority staff. 9. Provide a high-quality research based CIC service and be a source of expertise for the Trust. . Be responsible to and accountable within the managerial framework of East Sussex Healthcare Trust.