Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a fixed term 30 hour Children in Care Nurse to support the Named Nurse and Specialist Nurse Children in Care within Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust - based at Coral House Shrewsbury.
The successful applicant will be a passionate practitioner with demonstrable experience of advocating for and working with Children in Care and Care Leavers.
The successful candidate will join the organisation at a time of exciting transformation and change.
We are committed to delivering the best care for our Children in Care and Care Leavers.
You will have the opportunity to be creative and deliver training engaging carers and partner agencies to ensure that health needs are assessed and met for Children in Care.
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate experience working with children of all ages, vulnerable groups and those with additional health needs.
The successful candidate will share this commitment and demonstrate our Trust values. We are looking for an enthusiastic, organised and forward-thinking Nurse who can articulate practical ideas on how the Trust can further develop its service, particularly regarding the upper age Children in Care and Care Leavers.
Main duties of the jobYou should have experience of partnership working with key stakeholders; innovation and development and knowledge and understanding of delivery against key performance targets. If you enjoy being a part of a team, whilst being confident to manage your own workload and want to make a positive difference to the lives of vulnerable children and young people we would be delighted to hear from you.
This is a county wide post therefore you must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post. There are two base options Coral house, Shrewsbury and Stepping Stones, Telford. Please note full duty requirements can be discussed pre or post interview.
You must demonstrate how your experience and skills meet the criteria as listed in the person specification for your application to be shortlisted.
About usShropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Apply through our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
We will offer the right candidate a warm and friendly welcome with a full induction programme, ongoing support, and training to further advance your skills and career.
DetailsDate posted: 20 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum / pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 11 months
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 825-8262224-OPS
Job location: Coral House, 11 Longbow Close, Harlescott Lane, Shrewsbury, SY1 3GZ
Person SpecificationTraining and Qualifications- Essential: Be registered on Part 1 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register as a children's nurse or mental health nurse/adult nurse with significant experience working with vulnerable children and young people or Part 3 as a specialist community health nurse
- Essential: Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience- Essential: Experience of working with Children in Care and Care Leavers
- Essential: Experience of working in a community setting
- Essential: Experience of holding Children in Care/Care Leavers caseloads
- Essential: Experience of working with young people who can be difficult to engage and display challenging behaviours
- Essential: Demonstrated experience of co-working in complex and challenging environments
- Essential: Demonstrable experience of working with partner agencies to promote the health of Children in Care
Knowledge and Skills- Essential: Sound Knowledge of legislation and policy relevant to Children in Care
- Essential: Current knowledge of NHS safeguarding policy and process and underpinning legislation regarding Children in Care
- Essential: Demonstrate knowledge of inter-agency working particularly with regard to Children in Care
- Essential: IT skills and computer literacy
- Essential: Understanding of the wider healthcare environment
- Essential: Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to partners from a broad range agencies, disciplines and services
- Essential: Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
- Essential: Numerate and able to understand complex data combined with good analytical skills
- Essential: Able to challenge decisions and articulate rationale effectively
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer detailsEmployer name: Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Address: Coral House, 11 Longbow Close, Harlescott Lane, Shrewsbury, SY1 3GZ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/
Employer contact detailsFor questions about the job, contact: Team Lead/ Specialist Nurse Children in Care, Rachel Lock, rachel.lock@nhs.net, 01743450823
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. Applications from job seekers who require Skilled worker sponsorship are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. 