Job summary
An exciting leadership opportunity has arisen within Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTM UHB) for an experienced and motivated nurse to join our Safeguarding and Public Protection Service as a Band 7 Team Leader for Looked After Children.

This is a rewarding role for a passionate practitioner who is committed to improving outcomes for looked after children, care-experienced young people, and their families.

You will lead and support a dedicated multidisciplinary team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, child-centred health assessments, care planning, and safeguarding services across the Health Board.

As the Team Leader for Looked After Children, you will provide clinical and professional leadership to the Looked After Children Health Team, ensuring that vulnerable children and young people receive timely, effective, and compassionate healthcare.

Working closely with local authority, education, foster carers, residential settings, and other health professionals, you will play a pivotal role in promoting the health, wellbeing, and safety of children in care.

The successful candidate will lead service development, drive quality improvement initiatives, and ensure compliance with Welsh Government and statutory requirements.

Whilst primarily based within the Looked After Children Team, the post holder will contribute to the wider Safeguarding and Public Protection Team, providing support across the broader safeguarding agenda as required.

Main duties of the job

• Act as first point of contact for telephone queries relating to Looked After Children service, dealing frequently with safeguarding issues, child and adult abuse requiring empathy, reassurance and persuasive skills to allay any fears or anxieties the caller may have.
• Work collaboratively with partner agencies across health, social care and wider statutory and third-sector services to ensure Looked After Children receive equitable, high-quality healthcare, with services responsive to their individual needs, vulnerabilities and looked after status.
• Support wider multi-agency safeguarding arrangements, promoting effective information sharing, professional challenge, escalation and collaborative decision-making to safeguard children, young people and adults at risk.
• Contribute to the development, implementation and review of safeguarding systems, processes, policies and pathways across the Looked After Children health service and, where required, the wider safeguarding service. This will support consistency, quality assurance and compliance with relevant statutory duties, national guidance and organisational governance arrangements.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales's largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM's location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff's vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy--Our Health, Our Future--focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

• We listen, learn, and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits including; a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.

At CTM, you'll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.

Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification
Welsh language skills
Desirable

• Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above

Experience
Essential

• Extensive post-registration experience in a relevant area of professional practice, with a proven track record of working across complex multi-agency safeguarding and Looked After Children arrangements.

Knowledge
Essential

• Clear understanding and specialist knowledge of Looked After Children and adverse childhood experiences

Qualifications
Essential

• Evidence of attendance at specialised short courses, training, experiences and skills to its equivalency
• Be a Registered Nurse with current NMC registration, and have significant experience in relevant areas of practice

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Employer details
Employer name: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address: Heol Draw, Church Village, Pontypridd, CF38 1UR, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Senior Nurse for Safeguarding
Janine Curtis
Janine.Curtis@wales.nhs.uk
07775551045

Details
Date posted: 24 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £50,129 to £57,365 a year
per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 110-NMR251-0926
Job locations: Heol Draw, Church Village, Pontypridd, CF38 1UR, United Kingdom

Supporting documents
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