Appendix 2: Role and job description resources for children and young people in care health care staff

Role description guidance

All health care staff need education, support, and leadership both locally and nationally in order to fulfil their duties in meeting the needs of both children and young people in care, and care leavers.

These role descriptions should be read in conjunction with appropriate level 3, 4 and 5 competencies. Significant expertise, knowledge and skills related to health and outcomes for children and young people in care, and care leavers is a pre-requisite for senior posts.

These posts should be separate to other safeguarding children, young people, and adult posts.

The post holder must have an enhanced disclosure check, in line with health professionals in clinical practice working with children and young people less than 18 years old. These professional posts comprise a regulated activity under the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) (for England and Wales), Disclosure Scotland (for Scotland) and Access Northern Ireland (for Northern Ireland).

Professionals should be of good professional standing.