Named Nurse Children Looked After: Sponsorship Available

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are looking for a Named Nurse for Children Looked After on a fixed term basis for one year to cover maternity leave. Are you passionate about safeguarding and improving outcomes for children and young people?

The post holder will take a key role in ensuring the Trust meets its statutory responsibilities and complies with all relevant legislation and guidance. This is a senior clinical post supporting children looked after and providing professional and clinical leadership, expert clinical advice and consultancy to staff and working collaboratively with local authorities, education, primary care and carers to promote positive outcomes and advocating the needs and rights of children who are looked after, making a meaningful difference.

Applicants are required to have significant experience as a registered nurse working in senior roles across the NHS with demonstrable experience at a multi-agency level.

If you are committed to improving the health and well being of children who are looked after and want to be part of a team that values compassion, collaboration and excellence then we would love to hear from you .

Main duties of the job

  • To work alongside the Designated Nurse , Named Doctor and the Senior Manager to ensure that high quality, evidence based health services are delivered.
  • To provide expert professional advice, supervision, education and training to maintain clinical excellence for all staff who have direct involvement with Children Looked After and their carers. In addition, to provide support to all staff in various agencies who work with Children Looked After
  • To provide expert advice and information to partners to improve the health and wellbeing of Children Looked After
  • To line manage staff within the Milton Keynes CLA health team.
  • Provide strategic and operational leadership, advanced knowledge and skills, expert advice and support on CLA issues to commissioners and other staff across the NHS and MK Local Authority

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of knowledge and experience of safeguarding
  • Substantial clinical experience of the health needs of children/young people and the health needs of Children Looked After
  • Multi agency and multi professional working
  • Extensive years post qualification working experience
  • Substantial experience in Staff management
  • Evidence of expertise in child protection

Qualifications

Essential

  • Currently Registered Nurse/Health Visitor
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent

Desirable

  • Masters level study or working towards

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).

Closing Date: 11 October 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.