Job Summary
Are you ready for a new challenge? We are offering an exciting opportunity for a motivated, ambitious and experienced nurse to take on the role of a Looked After Children\'s Nurse, supporting our Cared for Children in Cheshire East. This is a varied role for a practitioner with clinical expertise relating to safeguarding children and young people.
Main duties of the job
* To support the Specialist Nurses Looked after Children to provide a safe and effective health service to children and young people looked after by local authorities and placed within the local authority boundary of Cheshire East.
* To support the Named Nurse in developing the service and adopting best practice methods of service delivery to ensure that national and local guidelines and requirements are met.
* Provide specialist advice, support and training on Safeguarding Children to all WCT staff; taking a leading role in matters relating to the health and wellbeing of looked after children.
* Work as part of the Integrated multi-agency team, ensuring that the Safeguarding Strategy is implemented across the borough and that all practitioners can access advice and support about the health needs of children and young people.
* Work as part of the Multi-agency Team to ensure that the views of children and young people, and healthcare workers in linked services can influence the development of Cared for Children clinical practice within East Cheshire.
* To work collaboratively with the multi-agency team, contributing to information sharing from across the local health economy including primary and secondary care to inform risk assessments, care planning and decision making.
About Us
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by CQC (Dec 2023) with some outstanding areas. Policies provide standard organisational ways of working in line with objectives, legislation and requirements. Employees must abide by Wirral Community NHS Trust policies at all times.
Details
* Date posted: 21 October 2025
* Pay scheme: Agenda for change
* Band: Band 6
* Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rota
* Contract: Permanent
* Working pattern: Part-time
* Reference number: 844-7392653
* Job locations: Salinae Health Centre, Lewin Street, Middlewich, Cheshire East, CW10 9DG
Job Description and Person Specification
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details about this exciting role.
Person Specification
* Essential Skills and Attributes
o Excellent inter-personal skills including negotiation, influencing and presentation skills
o Excellent leadership skills
o Ability to make sound judgments regarding the welfare of children
o Ability to plan interagency interventions for children and families
o Ability to influence, motivate and negotiate with others
o Ability to produce clear and concise written reports
o Strong analytical and problem solving skills
o Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
o Self-management and motivation
o Confidence to challenge traditional practice and persistence to address difficult issues
o IT literate
* Experience and Knowledge
o Minimum of 3 years post registration experience as Health Visitor, School Nurse or RSCN, with significant safeguarding experience
o Knowledge of Community Health Care provision
o Awareness of legislative framework underpinning children\'s health provision, safeguarding and looked after children
o Ability to assess needs of children and planning interventions to safeguard
o Experience in delivering training to colleagues
o Ability to manage potentially hostile or emotive situations sensitively
* Desirable
o Experience of working with children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties
* Qualifications and professional training
o Essential: RGN/RN/RSCN/RM; portfolio of evidence showing CPD
o Desirable: Nursing degree or allied health practitioner equivalent; Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse or RSCN; teaching or mentorship qualification
* Personal Qualities
o Flexibility in work patterns
o Ability to balance work and home life
o Good communication
o Able to travel between sites
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a DBS disclosure.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For more information please see NHS Careers.
Employer details
* Employer name: Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
* Address: Salinae Health Centre, Lewin Street, Middlewich, Cheshire East, CW10 9DG
* Employer website: https://www.wchc.nhs.uk/
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Part-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
Note: This description reflects the essential duties and requirements of the role based on the information provided. All other details are to be referred to in the attached documents and official job posting.
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