Named Nurse Looked after Children

The post holder will be a registered nurse and will be the strategic and operational lead within health and children social care partnership agendas for looked after children To ensure all looked after children and young people have access to good quality health assessments with all initial assessments being carried out by a paediatrician and reviews of children being coordinated by the Looked After Children health team; including children placed out of borough and those placed within the secure estate. To lead in implementing government guidance on promoting the physical, social, mental, and emotional health of looked after children and young people through targeted health interventions including health promotion initiatives. To work closely with other Named and Designated professionals in supporting the Trust to meet its statutory responsibilities for looked after children and young people. To provide support and advice to colleagues in clinical assessment including quality assurance of