Job summary
Full time Children in Care Nurse - Band 6
37.5 hours per week, permanent role
Please note you may be required to take part in a young persons interview panel as part of this interview process.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nurse with significant experience of working with Children in Care, to join our caring and compassionate team who wants to make a real difference to the children we work with.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to be part of a trauma informed innovative team, become an expert nurse, use your clinical analysis skills autonomously, and be an evidenced-based practitioner.

We are seeking a nurse who can comprehensively assess the health, development and social-emotional needs of both the 0-5 and 5-18 age group. So applications from experienced Health Visitors or SCPHN qualified colleagues are particularly invited.

Applicants must have confident report writing skills, be able to work independently, have significant safeguarding experience, the ability to plan, prioritise and time manage their own workload. Applicants will need to be able to work well under pressure and be emotionally resilient practitioners.

Main duties of the job
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

• To directly support Children in Care and young people leaving care, to reach their full potential by achieving the best possible health outcomes.
• Ensure statutory responsibilities are met by offering timely, person centred assessments and interventions in line with Statutory Guidance. As part of a caseload covering 0-18, for children living both in and outside of Coventry.
• Support the Named and Specialist Children in Care professionals, in providing a needs-led, individual outcomes focussed, accessible health offer to children and young people.
• To provide advice, support and training; including the provision of specialist advice to professionals in relation to improving the health and well-being outcomes of Children in Care.
• To take part in audits and peer reviews, to improve quality, standards and make improvements to our service.

About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Details
Date posted: 08 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 444-8135746-CH
Job locations: City of Coventry Health Centre, Coventry, CV1 4FS, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
The role of the Children in Care Nurse is to work with other Health and Social Care services to support specialist health care delivery within a multi-professional Children in Care team. We are looking for an experienced practitioner who will work with and advocate for, Children in Care & young people to promote their best health outcomes.

Clinically, you will be expected to independently manage your own case load, managing your time to conduct holistic statutory Review Health Assessments (RHAs) and writing comprehensive Children in Care Leavers Health Summaries - living inside and outside Coventry. You will also act as a point of contact for professional liaison, take part in a duty rota and attend safeguarding meetings.

You will be expected to work within the local specification and national guidance to respond to Children in Care and young people, their carers and others supporting them. You may be required to travel across the country to engage with Coventrys Children in Care who are placed out of city.

Person Specification
Knowledge & Skills - Essential

• Ability to independently assess, plan implement and evaluate programmes of quality care for highly complex & vulnerable children & young people
• Ability to independently write comprehensive reports
• An understanding of Working Together to Safeguard Children and other supporting legislation / guidance

Experience - Essential

• Demonstrable post qualification experience of working with children & young people in a range of settings
• Multi-agency liaison & collaboration, with respect to complex children's cases
• Ability to work autonomously

Personal Attributes - Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate compassionate care for this client group
• Must be able to exercise initiative

Other - Essential

• Must hold current driving licence and be a car user

Qualifications - Essential

• nurse /midwife qualification and registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.