Named Nurse Children in Care

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Named Nurse Children in Care

The closing date is 24 October 2025

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is recruiting a Named Nurse for Children in Care. This is fixed term to cover a secondment, and will involve job sharing.

Main duties of the job

• The Named Nurse holds responsibility for the clinical, operational, strategic leadership and management of the CFHD CIC service. The Named Nurse will initiate the implementation of service development, quality assurance and possess strong leadership skills, to ensure the team deliver evidence-based, high quality holistic care in accordance with local and national frameworks and drivers such as the Intercollegiate Document (2020), Promoting the Health and well-being of looked after children (2015), NHS Long Term Plan (2019), Transitions NICE guidance (2016, NICE draft guidelines (2021).
• The Named Nurse will work in collaboration with multi agency partners at a strategic level to develop policy, best practice, development and multi agency training. They will provide expert advice and ensure that the Trust meets its statutory duties and responsibilities for care experienced young people.
• The Named Nurse will have an overview of identified health needs of the care experienced population and will strive to ensure that the CIC service meets those health needs.

About us

Why Work With Us

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.

CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health which are provided by Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i Thrive Framework.

CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate training.

Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.

Job responsibilities

For the full job description and person specification please refer to the job description attached to this advert, which will provide further information on this role.

Person Specification SCPHN or relevant experience

• post registration SCPHN or previous Named Nurse experience
• Educated to master level

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.

Address

Capital Court

Children & Family Health Devon, Bittern Road, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter EX2 7FW