The Named Nurse for Looked After Children is a senior clinical and strategic role responsible for leading and managing health services for children and young people in care within Tameside. The post holder ensures that comprehensive, evidence-based healthcare is accessible to all Looked After Children (LAC), including those placed out of area, and that their health needs are effectively assessed, monitored, and addressed. This role involves direct clinical work with young people aged 16-18, leadership of the LAC nursing team, and collaboration with multi-agency partners to improve outcomes. The Named Nurse will oversee service development, training delivery, safeguarding arrangements, and quality assurance processes, ensuring compliance with statutory responsibilities under the Children Acts and relevant national guidance. The post holder will represent the Trust in interagency forums, contribute to policy development, and provide expert advice and supervision to colleagues. A key focus is promoting the health and wellbeing of LAC through strategic planning, operational leadership, and continuous service improvement.
Due to the promotion of our existing post holder, we are looking to recruit a committed Named Nurse to join our Cared for Children's Service. You will be joining a united and collaborative senior leadership team and will be a strong advocate and committed to safeguarding.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
Values & Behaviours
* Compassion
* Accountability
* Respect
* Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits
Benefits include flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
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