# Nurse for Children Looked After

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
- **Location:** Croydon University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 pa inc HCAS
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-13T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01T11:05:07.341Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Croydon/Croydon_Health_Services_NHS_Trust/Nursing/Nursing-v8222034
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8222034?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Children Looked After (CLA) Health Team at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust as a Band 6 Children Looked After Nurse.

The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary health team to improve health outcomes for children and young people looked after. The role involves undertaking statutory Review Health Assessments, developing health action plans, promoting health and wellbeing, and working closely with children, carers, social care and partner agencies.

The successful candidate will be passionate about safeguarding, reducing health inequalities and ensuring children and young people receive high quality, trauma-informed care.

Interviews: 25th September 2026

### Main duties of the job

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document (Job Description) which contains more information about the role.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience working with children/young people and vulnerable families
- Experience of participating in safeguarding children supervision
- Experience working within multi-agency safeguarding frameworks
- Experience of care planning and case management.

**Desirable**

- Experience delivering training
- Cross agency working;
- Involvement in audits

### SKILLS/ABILITIES

**Essential**

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to assess complex health needs and formulate care plans
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Report writing and IT skills
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to present information clearly both verbally and in writing
- Ability to provide advice and consultation to professionals and carers.

**Desirable**

- Teaching, presentation and facilitation skills.
- Ability to formulate comprehensive health care plans

### KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

**Essential**

- Knowledge of safeguarding and CLA legislation
- Understanding of health needs of Children Looked After
- Awareness of multi-agency working

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of audit and quality improvement

### EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND/OR TRAINING

**Essential**

- RGN/ RN, RMN, RSCN or SCPHN, Registered Nurse (NMC)
- Level 3 Safeguarding Children training

**Desirable**

- Degree in Nursing or related subject
- Post-registration study in safeguarding, child protection, public health, school nursing, looked after children or adolescent health
- Trauma-informed practice training
- Motivational Interviewing training

## Documents

- [b6 cla nurse jd (pdf, 584.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10530733)
- [chs accomodation (pdf, 676.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1725)
- [croydon trust values (pdf, 324.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2317)
- [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2414)
- [chs dbs policy statement (pdf, 53.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=972)
- [onboarding roadmap (chs) (pdf, 92.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2449)
- [map of croydon university hospital (pdf, 95.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=974)

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