The closing date is 24 July 2026

Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (857)

Job summary
The Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care (CYPCC) Team are looking for experienced registered nurses (RN Child, RNLD/RNMH, RN with PHN qualification) who are passionate about improving care for children and young people with complex needs.

You will need to be able to work independently and take a lead role in providing needs led and child centred assessment, development & clinical oversight of care packages for children and young people with complex needs referred for and receiving Children and Young People's Continuing Care. Experience of working in the field of childrens complex health/palliative care/learning disability/mental health is essential. We are particularly keen to attract nurses with experience of working with children/young people/adults with autism and/or intellectual disability and behaviours that challenge in order to develop our team skill mix due to an increase in referrals in this area.

We have various hours available; our CYPCC Nurses are predominantly remotely based and work across the Humber and North Yorkshire region. Where possible CYPCC Nurses will be allocated cases within the closest distance to their home, however willingness to travel across the 6 places (North Yorkshire, York, Hull, East riding, North and North East Lincolnshire) is a requirement. This will be discussed with the manager at interview stage.

Main duties of the job
Our CYPCC Nurses undertake evidence based, holistic needs assessments following the National Framework for Children and Young People's Continuing Care. The assessment process is a collaborative approach with the child and family at the centre, and extensive input from multi-agency professionals.

Utilising specialist nursing knowledge you will signpost to commissioned NHS services, identify gaps in health care provision, develop and commission comprehensive needs led packages of care in partnership with the child/young person, their family, and professionals across health, social care and education.

The post holders will provide specialist health advice and contribute to complex case management alongside colleagues in health, social care, and education. You will take an active role in the Education, Health and Care planning (EHCP) process; Care, Education and Treatments Reviews (CETRs) and multi-agency meetings with local authority Children with Disabilities Services. You will work under the guidance of our clinical Team Leaders and CYPCC Strategic, Operational, and Quality Lead, with access to regular clinical and safeguarding supervision, and opportunities for training and development.

About us
We are a welcoming and supportive team with an extensive skill mix and endless passion and drive for high quality service delivery. Positive outcomes for children and their families are at the heart of everything we do. You will join us at a time when we are making significant progress in our quality improvement programme, with opportunities to influence service design and delivery through various working groups and projects.

We support flexible working, with staff wellbeing and development of paramount importance. We encourage collaboration with regular team meetings and informal weekly wellbeing catch ups.

Details
Date posted: 10 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: D9857-26-0008
Job locations: NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, Health House, Willerby, HU10 6DT, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• To undertake comprehensive assessments of need for children with complex health needs, utilising specialist health knowledge and experience.
• Always maintain a person centred and multi-agency approach to needs assessment and care package development.
• To work in partnership with all relevant stakeholders in the provision of continuing health care packages to enable the child or young person to attain their optimum life experience and outcomes.
• To facilitate difficult and challenging conversations and communicate highly sensitive and complex information using high level communication skills to a range of audiences including medical/non-medical professionals, parents/carers, children/young people.
• To use advanced analytical skills in continuing health assessments for children in agreeing levels of care, funding and developing bespoke packages of care within agreed eligibility and criteria.
• To support parents/carers and young people to hold a personal health budget where eligible and desired.
• To review at least annually packages of care, outcomes, and personal health budgets, ensuring they continue to work effectively for the child and their family.
• To meet statutory duties under the SEND Code of Practice, engaging in the Education, Health, and Care planning process to ensure alignment of EHCP and Continuing Care.
• To attend SEND decision makings panels as a health representative or to present continuing health care assessments for peer review.
• To support professionals across education, health, and care services by offering timely, effective specialist health support and information.
• Ensure children and young people are safe and remain safe.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse currently registered with the NMC.
• Degree or Diploma level qualifications or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Knowledge of governmental policy in relation to the wider health care system
• Ability to update knowledge of various acts and statutory guidance such as the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Valuing People, Safeguarding etc.
• Knowledge of risk management and clinical governance.

Desirable

• Childrens Community nursing degree/willingness to undertake course or relevant equivalent course.
• Working knowledge of the current National Framework for Continuing Healthcare and Continuing Care
• Working knowledge of personal health budgets/direct payments
• Knowledge of responsibilities of the Local Authority in the context of NHS CHC/CC

Experience
Essential

• In order to undertake the duties of this post it is expected the post holder will have demonstrable broad post-registration experience in a relevant field of nursing e.g. complex health/palliative care/CAMHS/Learning Disability.
• Demonstrable post registration experience at Band 5 or above
• Experience of assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
• Experience of working collaboratively across organisational boundaries.
• Experience of managing own caseload and working autonomously
• Experience of communicating sensitive, complex and potentially distressing information appropriately to different audiences.
• Experience of complex case management within a multi-agency setting

Desirable

• Experience of the National Framework for NHS CHC/CC
• Experience of the National Framework for NHS PHB

Skills and Attributes
Essential

• Ability to engage and work effectively with relevant agencies and multidisciplinary professionals at all levels.
• Have a clinical/professional knowledge of a wide range of chronic conditions, illness and disability or the ability to learn this.
• Ability to produce any written documentation to a high standard.
• Ability to travel efficiently for meetings and assessments and other purposes as required by the business.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills/negotiation skills.
• Ability to deal with distressed individuals in a professional manner at all times.

Desirable

• Knowledge of Education, Health & Care Planning (EHC)
• Skills in quality/audit systems
• Demonstrable good standard of IT skills.
• Ability to network and develop deep understanding and knowledge of services.
• Ability to sign post and provide advice on access to generic health and social services.
• Able to demonstrate an ability to work with families and other agencies to ensure the implementation/review of care packages which meet need.

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. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (857)
Address: NHS Humber and North Yorkshire, Integrated Care Board, Health House, Willerby, HU10 6DT, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://humberandnorthyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
CYPCC Strategic, Operational and Quality Lead
Melissa Needham
Melissa.needham@nhs.net

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