Nurse for Children in Care

Job summary

An exciting new opportunity has arisen to join our expanding team of nurses within the Integrated Children in Care (CIC) Service at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for compassionate, motivated, and enthusiastic nurses who are committed to improving outcomes for children and young people in care.

The successful post holders will work closely with the Specialist Nurses and wider multidisciplinary health team to deliver a high-quality, evidence-based service that promotes, protects, and improves the health and wellbeing of Children in Care. The role includes undertaking statutory health assessments, identifying health needs, and supporting the delivery of holistic, child-centred care.

Working collaboratively with partner agencies and the wider children's workforce, the post holder will contribute to safeguarding, health promotion, and ensuring children and young people receive timely and appropriate health interventions. The role also provides an opportunity to act as a resource and advocate for best practice across Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

? The post holder will be required to provide specialist advice. ? The post holder will be required to work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including social workers, foster carers and the wider children's workforce. ? The Post holder will be based in a locality with a defined Caseload of Children? The Post holder will assess, plan and evaluate the health needs of children on their caseload, challenging and escalating concerns where needed to ensure that the needs of the child are paramount.? The post holder will ensure that the voice of the child clearly informs the delivery of services and their own practice.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

29 May 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

327-26-404

Job locations

Countywide

Countywide

Countywide

GL1 1LY

United Kingdom

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