Thank you for your interest in the Specialist Children Looked After Nurse role within the Children Looked After Service. The role of Specialist Children Looked After Nurse will be based at Heart of Hounslow Centre for Health, 92 Bath Road , Hounslow TW3 3EL. The service provides care to children and young people who are looked after by the local authority from 0-17 years. The cohort is highly vulnerable and presents with complex safeguarding needs.
The role will provide clinics predominantly at Heart of Hounslow Centre for Health and some further outreach and health promotion work within the community. Applicants will be required to have availability to work a minimum of two days per week, dependent on service requirements. Standard working hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm, although flexibility will be required to work occasional later sessions to meet service delivery needs.
The role will suit a Registered Nurse with current NMC registration; a qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor or School Nurse), an experienced Children Looked After Nurse or a Specialist Safeguarding Nurse with experience of working with children and young people.
We are keen to support areas of personal interest within the service, e.g., trauma-informed care and safeguarding. We also offer opportunities to develop leadership and management skills.
This demanding and rewarding specialist position requires a practitioner with excellent professional skills, sound clinical judgement, and a strong commitment to safeguarding children and young people.
You will work collaboratively with social care, education, health professionals, carers, and other partner agencies to deliver effective, child-centred care and improve outcomes for children looked after. We have close links with our colleagues in Community Paediatrics, specialties and therapy services both within the local hospitals and in the community. You will be an excellent communicator, motivated, adaptable, and committed to delivering high-quality, child-centred care.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
