Overview
Band 5 Looked After Children's Nurse - Full and part-time hours available for this community team.
We are currently recruiting to the Looked after Children’s (LAC) team to support our Looked After Child Programme. You will support the LAC nursing team in an identified geographical area; travel across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland may be required.
This is a great opportunity to support the needs of vulnerable children, while working in a supportive, friendly team. You will work with children and young people within the three local authorities in conjunction with other professionals, families and carers, to maximise health potential and address health inequalities.
Embracing our values of compassion, trust, respect and integrity, you will be supported by our FYPCLDA service to develop leadership and service improvement skills.
Please note that this role requires a full UK driving license and access to a car during working hours.
Contact Details: Harriet Mashingaidze, harriet.mashingaidze@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
* You will be responsible for assessing the health of this group of children and young people and implementing any necessary care pathways. You will be offered an induction period, a preceptor to guide you and ongoing training and support for your development.
* You will work under the guidance of a senior Band 6 nurse, undertaking tasks delegated by senior staff including Band 6 nurse, Clinical Team Leader (CTL), Practice Development Nurse (PDN), and the Family Service Manager (FSM)/Named Nurse.
* You should have an understanding of Looked After Children and the service we provide, you should demonstrate a strong desire to improve outcomes and understand the importance of working collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues.
* You must understand the importance of safeguarding children and will be responsible for attending or contributing to case conferences, Looked After Children’s reviews, pathway planning meetings, professional meetings and strategy meetings, to support service delivery. You will attend and contribute to monthly LAC Nurse Team meetings.
* You will understand and demonstrate excellent record keeping, be able to work on your own initiative but be a strong team member, with a well-organised and flexible approach to cover our core hours 8:00-17:30.
About us
We may close the advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applicants; please apply as soon as possible. Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We actively implement equal opportunities and seek people who share our commitment. We encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits and information for applicants can be found in supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours in line with flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period. All jobs require permission to work in the UK. DBS disclosure costs are met by the individual and deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Details
Date posted: 30 October 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 005131
Job locations: County Hall, Penn Lloyd Building, Leicester, Leicestershire LE3 8TB
Job description
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Qualifications
* Please review the attached job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification.
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 DBS to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
County Hall
Penn Lloyd Building
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 8TB
Employer's website: https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/
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