Named Nurse Children In Care

Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Tynemouth Road Health Centre Town Tottenham Salary £63,665 - £70,887 Per annum including HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 27/10/2026 23:59

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Named Nurse for Children in Care to join our Haringey team to support and to deliver a commissioned service which includes meeting statutory roles and responsibilities for children looked after, young people and care leavers from birth to 18 years. This is a trauma informed role working with children who have a lived experience of Adverse Childhood Experience and may be unaccompanied asylum seeking young people, children placed for adoption, or may have Special Educational Needs (SEND) and Educational Health Care Plans in place (EHCP).

The children may live with family or connected persons, with foster carers, or in residential home settings in or out of the local area.

The Named Nurse will be responsible to and accountable within the managerial framework of Whittington Health.

The named nurse alongside the Named Doctor, Designated Doctor and Specialty Doctors for looked after children are leaders in Whittington Health to ensure that looked after children's issues are reflected in policies, and service delivery across the provider organisation. They also have a responsibility to support the organization to manage and quality assure health assessments for…