Named Nurse Children in Care
| Posting date: | 06 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | £57,528.00 to £64,750.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £57528.00 - £64750.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 May 2026 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L14 5AB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9411-26-0099 |
Summary
The Post Holder will: The post holder will operationally lead and manage the Children in Care Health Team within Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust to ensure the Trust as a collective promote physical, mental and social wellbeing for this group of children and young people. Provide clear, visible leadership, strategic vision and professional clinical expertise relating to Children in Care, care experienced and adoption. The post holder will work closely with external agencies, such as social care managers and teams to ensure effective communication and ensure the services work to improve health outcomes, reduce health inequalities and safeguard Children in Care through the provision of an evidenced based and needs led service. The Named Nurse for Children in Care will support all activities necessary to ensure that the organisation meets its responsibilities for children and young people in care. The Named Nurse for Children in Care has the responsibility to liaise with professional leads for specialist services, to support development of Children in Care pathways and processes which includes the acute and community services. To act as the Named Nurse for Children in Care for the organisation, supporting the Director of Safeguarding and Statutory Services in advising the Trust Board of their corporate responsibilities for statutory services setting the goals and standards for the organisation. Be responsible for directing and supporting the work in relation to Children in Care and Adoption providing advice across the Trust. This may include contributing to multi-agency strategies pertaining to safeguarding and Children in Care. To support the Director of Safeguarding and Statutory Services in leading and line managing a Specialist Children in Care Nursing Team and associated health and social care professionals. To provide expert advice and support on a daily basis to a wide-ranging workforce on all aspects of Children in Care and care experienced where matters can be highly complex and in difficult, sensitive and emotive situations. To work with the strategic leads for safeguarding, Children in Care, and others to monitor statutory performance indicators, ensuring all of the Trusts safeguarding policies are robust and reflect national, regional and local policy. To support represent the organisation as a member of the relevant Local Safeguarding Children Partnerships (LSCP) and Local Safeguarding Adult Boards (LSABs) their subgroups and other inter-agency forums, providing expert advice. To contribute to the Trust response to LSCP for contributions to Rapid Reviews, Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews (LCSPRs), Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs) and Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs). To work collaboratively with other Named Professionals, Designated Professionals, and other agencies within secondary and primary care in support of all activities necessary to ensure that the Alder Hey meets its responsibilities in statutory services. Working alongside the Director of Safeguarding and Statutory Services to provide expert advice, professional guidance, and leadership at a strategic and operational level to support the development and implementation of evidence-based practice.