• Job Description

  Req#: C9448-25-0202?language=en&page=73&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Are you looking to specialise in children's services supporting the health of children in care across Cambridgeshire to develop your knowledge and skills?

  Do you want to work for Cambridgeshire Community Services; a Trust that is outstanding with the CQC?

  We are a small team of paediatricians, nurses, and administrators with excellent relationships with our partner agencies.

  We have consistently positive feedback from our service users.

  Our vision is to improve the health outcomes of Children in Care (Looked after Children) and achieve a standard of health and development as good as the children of the same age living in the same area.

  The team are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative, highly motivated, and passionate dedicated nurse to work as an integral part of a multiagency service to provide a seamless pathway and in accordance with the Statutory Guidance for Promoting the Health and Wellbeing of Looked After Children (DH & DoE 2015).

  Why not click on the link to the Job Description and find out more about the role. We look forward to receiving your application.

  Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 20-07-2025

  Main duties of the job

  Job Purpose

  The Looked After Children Specialist Nurse will work as an integral part of a multiagency service to provide a seamless pathway and aim to improve the health outcomes of Children in Care (Looked after Children) and achieve a standard of health and development as good as the children of the same age living in the same area in accordance with the Statutory Guidance for Promoting the Health and Wellbeing of Looked After Children (DH & DoE 2015).

  Job summary

  The post holder will work collaboratively with the other members of the Looked After Children health team, all other CCS health providers, the Designated Nurse for Children in Care within the Integrated Care Service, the Local Authority, Primary Care, and Education to provide timely quality assessments that meet the needs of the individual children, young people, their carers and their relatives and effectively manage resources to assure a high standard and that recommendations from the written Health Action Plan are implemented.

  Expected results are defined but the post holder will decide how they are best achieved with the guidance of national and local policies, peers, and external sources.

  About us

  Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

  There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

  If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

  Details

  Date posted

  08 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum, pro-rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  448-CCYP-7318419

  Job locations

  Phorpres House

  189 London Road

  Peterborough

  PE2 9DS

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Duties and Responsibilities

  To provide all Looked After Children placed in Cambridgeshire a choice of a health assessment consultation face to face within the home, by video, by telephone or via a questionnaire to offer specialist health advice in line with statutory guidance.

  To ensure the resulting Health Action Plan is received by the relevant agencies, carers, and young people as appropriate and that they are carried out in a timely manner.

  Follow up in a 3-month period to ensure that any actions or outcomes on the health action plan have been met.

  Attend external and internal meetings for a Children in Care as required within capacity or provide a recent report.

  Play an active role in health promotion activities utilising Making Every Contact Count strategy.

  Develop own and colleagues practice by engaging in ongoing professional development knowledge and skills and sharing these, and those brough to the team from previous posts and engaging in peer supervision.

  Provide health and support to Local Authority workers.

  Support care leavers to maximise quality of their healthcare in adulthood and provide Care Summaries/passports of previous care received as far as is possible with information available.

  Provide quality assurance of Review Health Assessment for those placed outside Cambridgeshire to ensure equity of quality of care is provided to all Cambridgeshire children.

  Education and Training

  Be proactive in identifying own education/development needs in line with manager and continue to develop own specialist knowledge and practice into the needs of children and specifically those of CLA/Care Leavers, up to and including Level 3 Safeguarding Children training.

  Communication and relationship skills

  Provide and receive complex, sensitive information and use motivational and negotiating skills to elicit agreement and cooperation where they may be barriers to understanding and establish and maintain effective communication with a wide range of individuals and groups.

  Develop and maintain close working relationships with the Children in Care Health Team, partner health providers, Local Authority, carers and children and young people providing highly specialised advice and clinical support when required.

  Support Led Nurse to liaise with other CLA Health Teams across CCS to ensure effective working relationships and promote positive outcomes for all Children in Care.

  Analytical and Judgement skills

  Make judgements that involve complex facts and/or situations which require analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options.

  Planning and organisational skills.

  Plan and organise service requirements and own work to undertake provision, a broad range of complex activities such as of health assessment, meetings, follow up of action plans, quality assurance, and provision for health care plans for those outside the service expectation and generic email inbox which requires the formulation and adjustment of plans.

  Physical skills and effort

  Standard driving and keyboard skills, sitting, standing, and walking.

  Patient client care

  Provides specialised advice in relation to the care of children and young people in care.

  Policy and service development implementation

  Responsible for policies for own area of work and propose policy and service changes that impact beyond own area of activity.

  Financial and physical resources

  Observes personal duty of care in relation to equipment and resources used in such as weighing scales, stadiometers, and calibration of equipment.

  People Management

  Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process.

  Receive and give appropriate supervision as required by Trust policy.

  Maintain up-to-date knowledge in own area of expertise and undertake development as appropriate.

  Maintain personal records of professional development as required by the NMC and Trust Mandatory training policy.

  Responsibility for information resources/research and development

  Regularly undertakes audits and participate in research and development and take an active role in collection of statistics and data using computer-based data entry programmes such as excel to audit compliance of the Children in Care health team and partner agencies.

  Emotional effort

  Occasional exposure to highly distressing or emotional circumstance

  Clinical and Practice Governance

  Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/ records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.

  Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed, or transferred electronically must be undertaken about the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.

  The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes.

  Be aware of and adhere to Trust infection control policies and procedures.

  It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with NMC and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration

  Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.

  The post holder must participate in clinical and other audits as required

  Provide patients and their families /carers with information on standards they should expect from the team

  Participate in clinical, management and safeguarding supervision on a regular basis.

  The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.

  General

  Safeguarding people responsibility

  Safeguarding children and adults at risk of abuse or neglect is a collective responsibility.

  There is an expectation that all staff develop and maintain their role relevant safeguarding people competencies and comply with local safeguarding partnerships practice. Alongside this employee who are registrants are reminded of their professional duty of care.

  Safeguarding means protecting a citizens health, wellbeing and human rights; enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. It is an integral part of providing high-quality health care.

  Those most in need of protection include:

  1. Children and young people
  2. Adults at risk, such as those receiving care in their own home, people with physical, sensory and mental impairments, and those with learning disabilities.

  The post holder must at all times carry out their duties with regard to Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Policy.

  To be aware of the responsibilities of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and staff.

  All post holders must adhere to the code of conduct on confidentiality and be aware of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.

  This job description is intended only as a guide to the range of duties involved. The post holder will need to be flexible and adaptable in order to respond to other duties that may be required from time to time and the changes and developments within the Trust.

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure and Barring Service to be made to check for any previous criminal convictions. Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust is committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff, or users in line with its equal opportunities policy and policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Duties and Responsibilities

  To provide all Looked After Children placed in Cambridgeshire a choice of a health assessment consultation face to face within the home, by video, by telephone or via a questionnaire to offer specialist health advice in line with statutory guidance.

  To ensure the resulting Health Action Plan is received by the relevant agencies, carers, and young people as appropriate and that they are carried out in a timely manner.

  Follow up in a 3-month period to ensure that any actions or outcomes on the health action plan have been met.

  Attend external and internal meetings for a Children in Care as required within capacity or provide a recent report.

  Play an active role in health promotion activities utilising Making Every Contact Count strategy.

  Develop own and colleagues practice by engaging in ongoing professional development knowledge and skills and sharing these, and those brough to the team from previous posts and engaging in peer supervision.

  Provide health and support to Local Authority workers.

  Support care leavers to maximise quality of their healthcare in adulthood and provide Care Summaries/passports of previous care received as far as is possible with information available.

  Provide quality assurance of Review Health Assessment for those placed outside Cambridgeshire to ensure equity of quality of care is provided to all Cambridgeshire children.

  Education and Training

  Be proactive in identifying own education/development needs in line with manager and continue to develop own specialist knowledge and practice into the needs of children and specifically those of CLA/Care Leavers, up to and including Level 3 Safeguarding Children training.

  Communication and relationship skills

  Provide and receive complex, sensitive information and use motivational and negotiating skills to elicit agreement and cooperation where they may be barriers to understanding and establish and maintain effective communication with a wide range of individuals and groups.

  Develop and maintain close working relationships with the Children in Care Health Team, partner health providers, Local Authority, carers and children and young people providing highly specialised advice and clinical support when required.

  Support Led Nurse to liaise with other CLA Health Teams across CCS to ensure effective working relationships and promote positive outcomes for all Children in Care.

  Analytical and Judgement skills

  Make judgements that involve complex facts and/or situations which require analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options.

  Planning and organisational skills.

  Plan and organise service requirements and own work to undertake provision, a broad range of complex activities such as of health assessment, meetings, follow up of action plans, quality assurance, and provision for health care plans for those outside the service expectation and generic email inbox which requires the formulation and adjustment of plans.

  Physical skills and effort

  Standard driving and keyboard skills, sitting, standing, and walking.

  Patient client care

  Provides specialised advice in relation to the care of children and young people in care.

  Policy and service development implementation

  Responsible for policies for own area of work and propose policy and service changes that impact beyond own area of activity.

  Financial and physical resources

  Observes personal duty of care in relation to equipment and resources used in such as weighing scales, stadiometers, and calibration of equipment.

  People Management

  Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process.

  Receive and give appropriate supervision as required by Trust policy.

  Maintain up-to-date knowledge in own area of expertise and undertake development as appropriate.

  Maintain personal records of professional development as required by the NMC and Trust Mandatory training policy.

  Responsibility for information resources/research and development

  Regularly undertakes audits and participate in research and development and take an active role in collection of statistics and data using computer-based data entry programmes such as excel to audit compliance of the Children in Care health team and partner agencies.

  Emotional effort

  Occasional exposure to highly distressing or emotional circumstance

  Clinical and Practice Governance

  Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/ records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.

  Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed, or transferred electronically must be undertaken about the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.

  The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes.

  Be aware of and adhere to Trust infection control policies and procedures.

  It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with NMC and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration

  Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.

  The post holder must participate in clinical and other audits as required

  Provide patients and their families /carers with information on standards they should expect from the team

  Participate in clinical, management and safeguarding supervision on a regular basis.

  The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.

  General

  Safeguarding people responsibility

  Safeguarding children and adults at risk of abuse or neglect is a collective responsibility.

  There is an expectation that all staff develop and maintain their role relevant safeguarding people competencies and comply with local safeguarding partnerships practice. Alongside this employee who are registrants are reminded of their professional duty of care.

  Safeguarding means protecting a citizens health, wellbeing and human rights; enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. It is an integral part of providing high-quality health care.

  Those most in need of protection include:

  1. Children and young people
  2. Adults at risk, such as those receiving care in their own home, people with physical, sensory and mental impairments, and those with learning disabilities.

  The post holder must at all times carry out their duties with regard to Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Policy.

  To be aware of the responsibilities of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and staff.

  All post holders must adhere to the code of conduct on confidentiality and be aware of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.

  This job description is intended only as a guide to the range of duties involved. The post holder will need to be flexible and adaptable in order to respond to other duties that may be required from time to time and the changes and developments within the Trust.

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure and Barring Service to be made to check for any previous criminal convictions. Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust is committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff, or users in line with its equal opportunities policy and policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • RGN/RMN/RNC/RNLD/Registered Midwife
  • Demonstrate knowledge and skills as an experienced community practitioner
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • NMC Registration

  Desirable

  • Children's Nurse SCPHN
  • Evidence of post-qualification study in relevant area
  • Level 3/4 safeguarding Training

  Experience

  Essential

  • Recent experience of working with CiC (LAC)/Care Leavers/Vulnerable Children
  • Experience and understanding of the health outcomes for CiC (LAC) and the guidelines/strategies available to promote optimum health
  • Evidence of assessment of care needs, planning, implementation and evaluation of care plans

  Desirable

  • Experience of working with mental health, sexual health, contraception, substance dependency

  Knowledge & Skills

  Essential

  • Written and oral communication skills, to include record keeping, report writing, data collection, and evaluation
  • Ability to work autonomously to plan and implement own workload

  Desirable

  • Use of SystmOne for recording and reporting data

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • RGN/RMN/RNC/RNLD/Registered Midwife
  • Demonstrate knowledge and skills as an experienced community practitioner
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • NMC Registration

  Desirable

  • Children's Nurse SCPHN
  • Evidence of post-qualification study in relevant area
  • Level 3/4 safeguarding Training

  Experience

  Essential

  • Recent experience of working with CiC (LAC)/Care Leavers/Vulnerable Children
  • Experience and understanding of the health outcomes for CiC (LAC) and the guidelines/strategies available to promote optimum health
  • Evidence of assessment of care needs, planning, implementation and evaluation of care plans

  Desirable

  • Experience of working with mental health, sexual health, contraception, substance dependency

  Knowledge & Skills

  Essential

  • Written and oral communication skills, to include record keeping, report writing, data collection, and evaluation
  • Ability to work autonomously to plan and implement own workload

  Desirable

  • Use of SystmOne for recording and reporting data

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

  Address

  Phorpres House

  189 London Road

  Peterborough

  PE2 9DS

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.cambscommunityservices.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

  Address

  Phorpres House

  189 London Road

  Peterborough

  PE2 9DS

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.cambscommunityservices.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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