Children in Care Nurse

Job summary

Are you a compassionate and dedicated professional looking to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children and young people? At HCRG Care Group, were offering a wonderful opportunity to join our Children in Care Team within the Essex Child and Family Well-Being Service in North East Essex. As a Children in Care Nurse, youll play a pivotal role in supporting some of the most vulnerable children and young people in our community, aged 019 years. With your expertise, youll ensure their health needs are met through statutory health assessments and by attending statutory reviews, fostering their well-being and resilience. This is more than a job; its a chance to grow in your career with dedicated support and training from the Named Nurse for Children in Care. Youll develop specialized knowledge, skills, and competencies in the field, helping you to truly make a difference. Please note the start date for this position will be from 4th January 2027. Interviews will be held on 7th and 9th October. Please call Lisa Gooding, Named Nurse for Children in Care on 07973 686522 for more information about this exciting role.

Main duties of the job

Are you a compassionate and dedicated professional looking to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children and young people? At HCRG Care Group, were offering a wonderful opportunity to join our Children in Care Team within the Essex Child and Family Well-Being Service in North East Essex. As aChildren in Care Nurse,youllplay a pivotal role in supporting some of the most vulnerable children and young people in our community, aged 019 years. With yourexpertise,youllensure their health needs are met through statutory health assessments and by attending statutory reviews, fostering their well-being and resilience. This is more than a job; its a chance to grow in your career with dedicated support and training from the Named Nurse for Children in Care. Youll develop specialized knowledge, skills, and competencies in the field, helping you to truly make a difference. Please note the start date for this position will be from 4th January 2027. Interviews will be held on 7th and 9th October. Please call Lisa Gooding, Named Nurse for Children in Care on 07973 686522 for more information about this exciting role.

About us

HCRG Care Group offers an opportunity to join the Children in Care Team within their Essex Child and Family Well-Being Service in North East Essex. The role of Children in Care Nurse provides the chance to help some of the most vulnerable children and young people in the community. HCRG Care Group emphasizes the importance of dedicated support and training to its team members, offering specialized knowledge, skills, and professional growth opportunities. The organization has a robust support system led by the Named Nurse for Children in Care, ensuring the individual can enhance their skills to make a significant difference in their field. The role involves statutory health assessments, fostering the well-being of the children and young people, and working within a collaborative environment that supports and enhances professional development. HCRG Care Group is committed to creating an impactful experience, positioning itself as a supportive and development-oriented organization.

Details

• Date posted: 25 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: 1541777978
• Job locations: HCRG Care Group, North East Essex, CO77FD, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Are you a compassionate and dedicated professional looking to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children and young people? At HCRG Care Group, were offering a wonderful opportunity to join our Children in Care Team within the Essex Child and Family Well-Being Service in North East Essex.

As aChildren in Care Nurse,youllplay a pivotal role in supporting some of the most vulnerable children and young people in our community, aged 019 years. With yourexpertise,youllensure their health needs are met through statutory health assessments and by attending statutory reviews, fostering their well-being and resilience.

This is more than a job; its a chance to grow in your career with dedicated support and training from the Named Nurse for Children in Care. Youll develop specialized knowledge, skills, and competencies in the field, helping you to truly make a difference.

Please note the start date for this position will be from 4th January 2027.

Interviews will be held on 7th and 9th October

Please call Lisa Gooding, Named Nurse for Children in Care on 07973 686522for more information about this exciting role.

Main Responsibilities:

Core Responsibilities

• Care Delivery: Lead and support statutory health assessments, ensuring sensitive, age-appropriate care that respects choice, culture, and diversity.
• Partnership Work: Collaborate with safeguarding teams, social care, foster carers, and other agencies to promote the health and well-being of children in care.
• Health Coordination: Oversee health reviews and assessments, ensuring timely completion and adherence to contractual agreements and legal frameworks.
• Clinical Expertise: Deliver evidence-based, high-quality nursing care to support healthy lifestyle choices and improve health outcomes for children in care.

Key Activities

• Conduct holistic health assessments and attend multi-agency meetings.
• Support access to appropriate health services within the community and secondary care.
• Escalate concerns to the Named Nurse for Children in Care as needed.
• Provide clinical guidance to colleagues while maintaining accountabilitystandards..

Training and Supervision

• Support and deliver safeguarding and Children in Care training initiatives.
• Participate in appraisals, supervision, and reflective practice to support colleagues.
• Contribute to training evaluations and implement improvements.

Governance and Policy

• Assist in policy dissemination, case discussions, and monitoring of significant events.
• Contribute to audits and the development of safeguarding processes.

Professional Development

• Maintain competence through ongoing professional development and training.
• Engage in regular supervision to support personal and professional growth.

Accountability

• Report to the Named Nurse for Children in Care and maintain accountability to the Managing Director/Business Unit Head.

Ideal Candidate:

Education/Qualifications

• Registered onPart 1 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registeras a registered childrens nurse and/orPart 3 as a specialist community public health nurse.

Experience, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong IT skills, including proficiency in digital systems.
• Excellent communication, literacy, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively engage and work with children, young people, and adults.

Knowledge and Understanding

• In-depth understanding of the health needs of Children in Care.
• Awareness of the importance of confidentiality and knowledge of legislation associated with information sharing.
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic about supporting children and young people.

Desirable

• Experience working within a Childrens team or directly supporting Children in Care.

Other requirements:- Hold a full driving license with access to a car for work purposes as position requires travel across North East Essex and occasionally the rest of Essex.

Package Description:

As a CiC Nurse you will be part of our valued team in our Essex Child and Family Well-being Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 5 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).