Named Nurse for Children in Care

Job summary

The Named Nurse for Children in Care will work collaboratively with colleagues across the health and social care community, education and third sector organisations to improve the outcomes of children in care individually and as a community.

The Named Nurse for Children in Care will work closely with the Designated Doctor and Nurse to ensure the safe, effective delivery of a high quality service.

Main duties of the job

Working with the Safeguarding Team, named and designated professionals and the wider children's workforce the named nurse will:

o act as a principal health contact for children's social care for the Trust in relation to the health needs of Children in Care

coordinate the provision of high quality local health services for Children in Care population and for individual children in line with national guidance

ensure the timeliness and quality of health assessments for Children in Care and ensure processes are in place to implement and review the health care plan at key points in the child's care journey

Create an environment where risk is identified , mitigated ( where possible) reported and /or escalated through the agreed mechanisms within the Trust and with Gloucestershire partnership

act as a key conduit and contact point for the child and their carer, where they have difficulties accessing health services

The Named Nurse will also seek to improve the health outcomes for Children in Care by working collaboratively to affect change via innovative practice, influencing policies that affect health and the facilitation of health enhancing activities.

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

16 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

327-25-1055

Job locations

Rikenel

Rikenel, Montpelier

Gloucester

GL1 1LY

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