Child & Family Targeted Nurse

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Milnrow; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Child & Family Targeted Nurse to safeguard and support vulnerable children and families across Oldham. You will lead safeguarding initiatives, work with partner agencies, and participate in continuing clinical supervision to ensure high standards of care.

You will help deliver the Healthy Child Programme and coordinate health interventions for children from birth to 19 years, in a flexible role across various sites within the Oldham area.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with adult or child branch or midwife registration.
• Degree in nursing/health-related field or equivalent experience.
• Willingness to complete non-medical prescribing (V100/150).

Responsibilities

• Champion safeguarding policies and procedures within the team.
• Deliver clinical and safeguarding supervision for the group.
• Support Healthy Child Programme with Health Visitors and School Nurses.
• Coordinate health interventions for born children to 19 years.
• Collaborate with multiple agencies to safeguard children.

Skills

Communication skills

Risk assessment

Interagency collaboration

Adaptability

IT/report writing

Education

Registered Nurse Adult or Child/Registered Midwife

Degree in Nursing/Health-related field

Non-medical prescribing V100/150 or willingness to complete

Job description

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and families in our community? Join our dynamic Integrated Children & Families Service, a pioneering partnership between the Northern Care Alliance and Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council. We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed individual to join our Borough-wide Targeted Team, where every day brings new opportunities to change lives for the better! This role will primarily support the youth justice service with health assessments and identifying health needs. Your responsibilities will encompass assessing, planning, delivering, and evaluating holistic health interventions for children and young people facing a range of challenges, including:

• Navigating the complexities of Child Protection plans
• Supporting Children In Need with compassion and care
• Advocating for the wellbeing of Children Looked After, ensuring their voices are heard and needs are met
• Empowering young parents grappling with intricate health and social needs
• Addressing the concerns of children missing education and those in alternative provision
• Facilitating coordinated interventions for vulnerable children with multifaceted lives

If youre passionate about making a difference and ready to face the challenge, we want to hear from you! Your journey of impact starts here.

Main duties of the job

Join Our Team as a Child & Family Targeted Nurse (CFTN) Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families? As a Child & Family Targeted Nurse (CFTN), you'll be at the heart of safeguarding and supporting families in need, working collaboratively with a variety of agencies to ensure childrens safety and well-being. In this vital role, youll take the lead in championing the development and implementation of safeguarding policies and procedures. Youll support the delivery of clinical and safeguarding supervision for the team, ensuring the highest standards of care for every child. Partnering with Specialist Public Health Nurses (Health Visitors and School Nurses), you'll help deliver the Healthy Child Programme, providing exceptional care to children and young people from birth to 19 years. Working within a dynamic, multidisciplinary team, you'll be part of a community dedicated to improving the health and future of Oldham's children. This role offers flexibility, as you'll be based for administrative purposes at one location, but may be asked to work from various sites across Oldham, depending on the needs of the service. If you're ready to be a vital part of our integrated Children & Families Service, we want to hear from you.

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: http://www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

The NCA is committed to providing inclusive, accessible care and building a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, identities and beliefs. We are proud supporters of the Armed Forces community and offer a guaranteed interview to eligible applicants who meet the essential criteria. As a Disability Confident Employer, we also guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. Vacancies may close early where high application volumes are received or an internal redeployee is identified.

For fixed-term roles, current NHS staff will be considered for secondments, while fixed-term contracts will be offered to external (non-NHS) applicants. If you are applying for a secondment, please discuss this with your line manager before applying. Any secondment offer will be subject to management approval and service needs. Where release cannot be supported, the secondment may unfortunately be unable to proceed.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Adult or Registered Nurse Child Branch / Registered Midwife
• Degree in Nursing / Health related or currently studying towards or equivalent experience, Non-medical prescribing V100/150 or willingness to complete
• Sexual Health screening training /Qualification E.g. CRASH level 1
• Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Health Visiting or School Nursing
• Evidence of further qualification or working towards relevant masters module(s) or equivalent level of training in respect of child health and development e.g. safeguarding/CBT/perinatal mental health
• Assessor and supervisor qualification, Demonstrable extensive post qualification experience of working with children/young people in a community setting in the NHS with significant experience working with vulnerable children, young people and families
• Working with children/young people with behaviour that challenges
• Working with adolescents
• Working within a multi-disciplinary and multiagency team
• Identifying and working with Safeguarding Children Issues
• Participating in Safeguarding supervision
• Assessment and report writing
• Extensive Knowledge of Child Protection/Safeguarding issues, policies and procedures
• Up to date knowledge of the literature relating to the needs of the child & young People and to the agencies supporting them
• Awareness of factors that contribute to good health and the importance of promoting these in line with public health policy and practice
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Risk assessment skills
• Ability to adapt communication styles to match patients, carers, colleagues and partner's needs
• Ability to assess health needs and plan, develop, implement and assess programmes of care for children/ young people
• Ability to communicate complex information and advice on healthcare to clients, carers and colleagues
• Very high-quality written communication skills adaptable for a wide and varying readership
• Ability to use IT skills for report writing use of databases and communication
• An ability to develop effective working relationships across agencies
• Adaptability to working in a wide variety of settings
• Must be able to transport self around the community
• Ability to organise workload with minimal supervision
• Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs, Developing and facilitating training and/or health promotion sessions
• Understanding the application of the Mental Capacity Act 2015
• Full UK driving licence with willingness to use own car for work purposes
  The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a