Job summary
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic candidate to the role of Specialist Nurse For Children in care and Care leavers, within the Enfield Community Services remit under the management of the Babies, Children's, & Young People Division.

This role is offered at 30x hours per week, covering 4x days, and the working pattern for this role will be agreed at interview. The successful candidate will work with a team of highly specialist nursing, medical, and AHP staffing across our Enfield Community Services to provide a high-level service to all Children in care and Care leavers.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Main duties of the job
To work together with the Designated Nurse, Named Nurse and Doctor for Looked After Children in meeting the health needs of looked after children as recommended in the Department of Health guidance 'Promoting the Health needs of Looked After Children' 2022.

The post holder will provide a direct clinical service for Enfield's Looked After Children, across the age range (0-18 years) and will be required to travel out of Borough.

The service will ensure all children have access to a good quality health assessment with all initial assessments being carried out by a Paediatrician and follow-ups of children being co-ordinated by the Looked After Children Nursing team, including Enfield children placed out of borough.

Key duties of the role include, but are not limited to:

• Leading in implementing Government guidance on promoting physical, mental and emotional health of looked after children and young people through targeted health interventions including health promotion initiatives.
• Ensuring Operational policies and local procedures reflect best practice.
• Working with the Named Nurse develop policies and protocols for specific issues relating to the health of children and young people in care.

About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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Details
Date posted: 27 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £55,524 to £62,652 a year Inclusive of Outer London HCAS pro rata, per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 391-NMUH-8262270
Job locations: St Michaels Primary Care Centre, Gater Drive, Enfield, EN2 0JB, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Core Clinical responsibilities

• 1.1 Maintain professional behaviour at all times and promote a positive image of Royal Free Trust at all times, in line with first class values.
• 1.2 Provide specialist clinical expertise and leadership to promote the physical, emotional and developmental health of children in care.
• 1.3 Support the day to day operational management and effective delivery of the children in care nursing service.
• 1.4 Coordinate and quality assure initial and review health assessments for children placed in and outside Enfield. Ensure health recommendations are actioned, referrals completed and outcomes monitored.
• 1.5 Liaise with social care, primary care, paediatric, CAMHS and other partner agencies to ensure continuity of care.
• 1.6 Identify, assess and escalate unmet health needs, clinical risks and safeguarding concerns.
• 1.7 Ensure timely access to appropriate health services, including children placed out of borough.
• 1.8 Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure compliance with relevant policies, legislation and professional standards.
• 1.9 Promote evidence-based practice, health equality and improved health outcomes for children in care.
• 1.10 Complete duty on a rotational basis, responding to clinical situations/meetings, utilizing clinical judgement and decision making to initiate appropriate interventions for the children in our care.
• 1.11 Be responsible for confidentiality and the safekeeping of client records, maintain accurate records and adhere to Trust information governance policy.

A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification.

Person Specification
Education and Training

• Essential: Registered Nurse/Midwife, RSCN, R/N Child Branch or SCPHN (HV or SN) with current NMC registration. Evidence of professional development in child protection and children in care. Educated to degree level or equivalent.

Skills and abilities

• Competent in using IT including Microsoft Word and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to prioritise own workload.
• Ability to interpret, assist with implementation and adaption of Government policies, guidance and audit findings relating to Looked After Children and child protection.
• Demonstrate a good understanding of the common problems affecting the physical/mental health of children and adolescents, especially about Looked After Children.
• To be able to work with a culturally/racially diverse population and recognise issues of equal opportunity and access to services.
• Ability to communicate sensitive and complex information to young people, foster carers and other professionals of all levels and across organisations.
• Ability to build networks which will support good working relationships across agencies. Ability to work independently and effectively within a small team.

Experience and Knowledge

• Minimum 4 years relevant post registration experience.
• Experience of working with vulnerable, hard to reach young people.
• Experience of working with children and young people with a complex and abusive family history.
• Experience of working with young people regarding their sexual health.
• Experience of working with other agencies, especially social services and commitment to inter-agency working.
• Experience of working with children, adolescents and their families in a wide range of health settings.
• Experience of planning and delivering training and health promotion. Knowledge of national/local child protection policy and legislation.
• Experience of using clinical audit to review service delivery and support service changes within a community setting. Knowledge of the national childhood immunisation programme. Knowledge of the C card scheme.

Personal qualities

• Ability to work independently, self-motivated and to work within a team.
• Able to prioritise and plan work load.
• Willingness to collect data to maintain service performance indicators.
• To be able and willing to travel to see young people independently.
• Ability to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to produce accurate timely and meaningful reports and assessments.

Trust values

• Essential: Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values.

Other requirements

• To undertake out of borough health assessments, as necessary. This will include travelling long distances for journeys that are achievable within the working day.
• To be able and willing to work evenings and some weekends. Computer literate. Car driver with use of car and with full driving licence.

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. 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.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address: St Michaels Primary Care Centre, Gater Drive, Enfield, EN2 0JB, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Named Nurse for Children in Care and Care Leavers, Patricia McAllen Reid, patriciamcallenreid@nhs.net, 07483689179