Job summary
We are looking for a compassionate and dedicated Children in Care Nurse to join our team. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to the health and wellbeing of children and young people in care.
You will support the Named Nurse for Children in Care and the wider team to ensure the organisation fulfils its statutory and contractual responsibilities for Children in Care. Deliver high-quality, trauma-informed care in partnership with safeguarding colleagues, CAMHS, and multi-agency partners to improve the health and wellbeing of this vulnerable group.
This is a part-time position working 16 hours per week.
Please direct any questions about the role to Helen Schofield via Helen.Schofield@hcrgcaregroup.com
Main duties of the job
- Undertake timely, holistic Review Health Assessments (RHAs) in line with statutory guidance and contractual targets, including QA of out-of-area RHAs and a proportion of 018 RHAs.
- Provide trauma-informed care, recognising the impact of adverse childhood experiences on behaviour, health, and development, and advise professionals, carers, schools, and residential units on how best to support children.
- Support children and young people to make healthy lifestyle choices, reduce risk-taking behaviours, and manage their physical, mental, and emotional health.
- Deliver follow-up assessments for vulnerable children or where health concerns remain outstanding.
- Provide flexible engagement through home visits, schools, residential homes, clinics, MS Teams, phone, or text
- Ensure RHAs cover all aspects of wellbeing, including: dental, vision, skin, hearing, development, mental health, trauma, exploitation, immunisations, diet, lifestyle, neurodiversity, education, sleep, long-term conditions, medication, allergies, sexual health, substance misuse, and safeguarding.
- Support care leavers with transition planning and self-management of health needs.
For a full list of role responsibilities please refer to the attached job description.
About us
As a Band 6 Children in Care Nurse you will be part of our valued team in our BSW 0-19 Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £44,485 - £52,521FTE salary (Band 6 AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
Details
Date posted
03 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£44,485 to £52,521 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
HCRGCG/TP/42452/18318
Job locations
HCRG Care Group
Bath
Avon
BA2 5RP
Employer details
Employer name
HCRG Care Group
Address
HCRG Care Group
Bath
Avon
BA2 5RP
Employer's website
https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
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