Cared for Children's Nurse

TN United Kingdom; Middlewich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Looked After Children’s Nurse to join their passionate team in Cheshire East. This unique role offers the opportunity to support vulnerable children and young people, ensuring their health needs are met effectively. As part of a multi-agency team, you will collaborate with various professionals to advocate for the health and wellbeing of looked after children. If you are an ambitious and experienced nurse with a commitment to safeguarding and improving lives, this is your chance to make a significant impact in the community.

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Flexible Working Patterns

Support for Armed Forces Community

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years post-registration experience in health care.
• Evidence of continued professional development in nursing.

Responsibilities

• Support Specialist Nurses for Looked After Children.
• Provide specialist advice and training on safeguarding children.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Negotiation Skills

Leadership Qualities

Analytical Skills

IT Literacy

Time Management

Education

Nursing Degree

Teaching or Mentorship Qualification

Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse

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Supportive and caring, listening to others.

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Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust

provides high quality community health and care services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multidisciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff.

WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community-based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.

We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as a Veteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation. We support the armed forces as an employer, recognizing the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.

Job overview

Are you ready for a new challenge?

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a motivated, ambitious, and experienced nurse to take on the role of Looked After Children’s Nurse, supporting our Cared for Children in Cheshire East.

This is a varied and unique role for a practitioner with clinical expertise relating to safeguarding children and young people.

As a key member of the Safeguarding Children Team in Cheshire East, the Cared for Children’s Nurse will support the Specialist Nurses to provide a safe and effective health service to children and young people looked after by local authorities and placed within the local authority boundary of Cheshire East.

Main duties of the job

• Support the Specialist Nurses for Looked after Children to provide a safe and effective health service to children and young people looked after by local authorities within Cheshire East.
• Support the Named Nurse in developing the service and adopting best practice methods to meet national and local guidelines and requirements.
• Provide specialist advice, support, and training on Safeguarding Children to all WCT staff; take a leading role in matters related to the health and wellbeing of looked after children.
• Work as part of the integrated multi-agency team, ensuring the Safeguarding Strategy is implemented across the borough and that practitioners can access advice and support regarding the health needs of children and young people.
• Collaborate with the multi-agency team to ensure that the views of children, young people, and healthcare workers in linked services influence the development of clinical practice for Cared for Children within East Cheshire.
• Contribute to information sharing across the local health economy, including primary and secondary care, to inform risk assessments, care planning, and decision-making.

Working for our organization

About the Trust

Our local and community-based services support people to live well and independently, including:

• 0- / 0-+ Health and Wellbeing Services
• Community Nursing
• Sexual Health Wirral
• Community Cardiology
• Speech and Language Therapy
• Teletriage
• Community Dental
• Social Care
• End of Life Care

We provide extensive professional development opportunities through various learning solutions, including virtual and face-to-face events, webinars, and action learning sets. We support staff development through memberships and licenses.

You can read more about the Trust via the.

The Safeguarding Service provides assurance to the board regarding safeguarding duties, monitoring and improving safeguarding capacity and capability across clinical services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This role ensures the health needs of Cared for Children in Cheshire East are supported to reach their optimal health.

The role has distinct duties and responsibilities to achieve this goal:

• Inter-agency liaison and participation in multi-agency meetings
• Providing advisory and clinical guidance for practitioners and other professionals
• Managing healthcare provision for a caseload
• Implementing policies, procedures, protocols, and statutory guidance
• Participating in planning and delivering training
• Developing and participating in clinical audits

Person specification

Qualifications and Professional Training

• RGN/RN/RSCN/RM
• Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse or RSCN
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Nursing Degree or equivalent
• Teaching or Mentorship qualification

Experience and Knowledge

• Minimum of 3 years post-registration experience as a Health Visitor, School Nurse, or RSCN, with significant safeguarding experience
• Knowledge of Community Health Care provision
• Understanding of legislation underpinning children's health and safeguarding
• Ability to assess children's needs and interventions
• Experience facilitating training
• Ability to handle sensitive situations and prioritize workload

Skills and Attributes

• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, influencing, and presentation skills
• Leadership qualities
• Judgment skills regarding children's welfare
• Planning and influencing skills
• Effective communication and report writing
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Time management and self-motivation
• Confidence to challenge practice and address issues
• IT literacy

Personal Qualities

• Flexibility in work patterns
• Work-life balance awareness
• Ability to travel between sites

By applying, you agree to the transfer of your information to our applicant management system and, if appointed, to the NHS Electronic Staff Record system. For GDPR information, see our ‘Guidance for applicants’ document.

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer. We support diversity and encourage applications from all community sections, including BAME, LGBTQ+, and disabled applicants. We value the positive impact of diversity and are committed to equality and reasonable adjustments.

We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as a Veteran Aware NHS Trust, having achieved Bronze Award accreditation. We recognize the skills of ex-military personnel.

Further Information

Closing Dates: Apply early; the vacancy may close before the deadline if many applications are received.

Reference Information: Submit applications with referees who can verify your employment/education over the last three years, including valid business emails. Personal references are not accepted.

Salary Expectations: Salaries are aligned with NHS terms and conditions, with consideration for relevant experience.