Job summary
- Main area
- Community Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: Subject to Probation period
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-NMUH-8262270
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Michaels Primary Care Centre,
- Town
- Enfield
- Salary
- £55,524 - £62,652 Inclusive of Outer London HCAS pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Nurse For Children in care and Care leavers, Enfield
NHS AfC: Band 7
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic candidate to the role of Specialist Nurse For Children in care and Care leavers, within the Enfield Community Services remit under the management of the Babies, Children's, & Young People Division.
This role is offered at 30x hours per week, covering 4x days, and the working pattern for this role will be agreed at interview. The successful candidate will work with a team of highly specialist nursing, medical, and AHP staffing across our Enfield Community Services to provide a high-level service to all Children in care and Care leavers.
Please note;
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Main duties of the job
To work together with the Designated Nurse, Named Nurse and Doctor for Looked After Children in meeting the health needs of looked after children as recommended in the Department of Health guidance ‘Promoting the Health needs of Looked After Children’ 2022.
The post holder will provide a direct clinical service for Enfield’s Looked After Children, across the age range (0-18 years) and will be required to travel out of Borough.
The service will ensure all children have access to a good quality health assessment with all initial assessments being carried out by a Paediatrician and follow-ups of children being co-ordinated by the Looked After Children Nursing team, including Enfield children placed out of borough.
Key duties of the role include, but are not limited to:
- Leading in implementing Government guidance on promoting physical, mental and emotional health of looked after children and young people through targeted health interventions including health promotion initiatives.
- Ensuring Operational policies and local procedures reflect best practice.
- Working with the Named Nurse develop policies and protocols for specific issues relating to the health of children and young people in care
Working for our organisation
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Core Clinical responsibilities
1.1 Maintain professional behaviour at all times and promote a positive image of Royal Free Trust at all times, in line with first class values.
1.2 Provide specialist clinical expertise and leadership to promote the physical, emotional and developmental health of children in care
1.3 Support the day to day operational management and effective delivery of the children in care nursing service.
1.4 Coordinate and quality assure initial and review health assessments for children placed in and outside Enfield. Ensure health recommendations are actioned, referrals completed and outcomes monitored.
1.5 Liaise with social care, primary care, paediatric ,CAMHS and other partner agencies to ensure continuity of care.
1.6 Identify, assess and escalate unmet health needs, clinical risks and safeguarding concerns
1.7 Ensure timely access to appropriate health services, including children placed out of borough.
1.8 Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure compliance with relevant policies, legislation and professional standards.
1.9 Promote evidence-based practice, health equality and improved health outcomes for children in care
1.10 Complete duty on a rotational basis, responding to clinical situations/meetings, utilizing clinical judgement and decision making to initiate appropriate interventions for the children in our care.
1.11 To be responsible for the for confidentiality and the safekeeping of client records, maintain accurate records and adhere to Trust information governance policy.
A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification.
Person specification
Education and Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse/Midwife, RSCN, R/N Child Branch or SCPHN (HV or SN) with current NMC registration Evidence of professional development in child protection and children in care Educated to degree level or equivalent
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Competent in using IT including Microsoft word, and Microsoft office
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Ability to interpret, assist with implementation and adaption of Government policies, guidance and audit findings relating to Looked After Children and child protection
- Demonstrate a good understanding of the common problems affecting the physical/mental health of children and adolescents especially about Looked After Children
- To be able to work with a culturally/racially diverse population and recognise issues of equal opportunity and access to services
- Ability to communicate sensitive and complex information to young people, foster carers and other professionals of all levels and across organisations
- Ability to build networks which will support good working relationships across agencies Ability to work independently and effectively within a small team
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Minimum 4 years relevant post registration experience
- Experience of working with vulnerable, hard to reach young people
- Experience of working with children and young people with a complex and abusive family history
- Experience of working with young people regarding their sexual health
- Experience of working with other agencies, especially social services and commitment to inter-agency working
- Experience of working with children, adolescents and their families in a wide range of health settings
- Experience of planning and delivering training and health promotion Knowledge of national/local child protection policy and legislation
- Experience of using clinical audit to review service delivery and support service changes within a community setting Knowledge of the national childhood immunisation programme Knowledge of the C card scheme
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work independently, self-motivated and to work within a team
- Able to prioritise and plan work load
- Willingness to collect data to maintain service performance indicators
- To be able and willing to travel to see young people independently
- Ability to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
- Ability to produce accurate timely and meaningful reports and assessments
Trust values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- To undertake out of borough health assessments, as necessary. This will include travelling long distances for journeys that are achievable within the working day.
- To be able and willing to work evenings and some weekends Computer literate Car driver with use of car and with full driving licence
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Patricia McAllen Reid
- Job title
- Named Nurse for Children in Care and care Leavers
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07483 689179
- Additional information
Mary Murrill 07904 104668 (Wed and Thurs only)
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