Children and Young People's Nurse

Lincolnshire County Council; Wollaton; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Mileage allowance

Recompense of NMC fees

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working

Hybrid working with home working

Health and wellbeing support

Job summary

Lincolnshire County Council is seeking a Children’s Nurse to support health assessments and care planning for children and young people up to 19 (25 with SEND). The role combines clinic work at Family Hubs and Children’s Centres with visits to schools and homes, and requires current NMC registration and post-registration paediatric experience.

You will deliver health interventions, coordinate team efforts, and engage education through Early Help assessments while contributing to safeguarding and

Qualifications

• Registered children’s nurse with relevant paediatric experience.
• Post-registration experience in children’s health or paediatrics.
• Current NMC registration is essential.
• Knowledge of safeguarding policy and Core20plus5.
• Experience delivering health promotion virtually and in person.
• Experience supporting a learning environment and students.

Responsibilities

• Undertake holistic health assessments to identify needs of children and young people.
• Assess and deliver care programmes for health needs outside specialist services.
• Develop support plans and coordinate interventions to meet outcomes, including education.
• Complete Early Help assessments and lead Team Around the Family meetings where appropriate.
• Deliver health interventions for long-term health needs in line with safeguarding policy.
• Liaise with 0-19 workforce to align needs with services.
• Provide tier 1 continence support and signposting, including online workshops.
• Deliver behaviour support and tier 1/2 awareness sessions on common conditions.
• Carry out assessments in clinics, via video or telephone, and in schools/homes.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Clinical governance knowledge

Adaptability

English language skills

Education

NMC registration

Job description

This Children and Young People’s Nurse post sits in the Children's Health Service 0-19 at Lincolnshire County Council, a small county-wide team supporting children and young people up to 19, or 25 with SEND. The core work is health assessment, care planning and targeted support for children whose health needs affect their education, alongside Early Help. The role is hybrid, with clinics at Family Hubs and Children's Centres and visits to schools and homes. Current NMC registration is essential, and post-registration paediatric experience is required.

What the job involves

• Undertake holistic health assessments to identify the health, wellbeing and developmental needs of children and young people
• Assess and deliver care programmes for individual health needs outside specialist services, such as continence, enuresis, nutrition and healthy weight, under the supervision of the Senior Children & Young People’s Nurse
• Develop support plans, give advice and guidance, and coordinate interventions to help children and young people achieve their outcomes, including engaging in education
• Complete Early Help assessments, start Team Around the Family meetings and act as lead professional where appropriate
• Deliver specific health interventions for children and young people with long-term health needs or medical issues affecting education, in line with safeguarding policy
• Liaise with the wider 0-19 (25 SEND) children's workforce, such as Pupil Reintegration, Youth Justice and Social Care, to agree how needs are best met
• Provide tier 1 continence support, advice, guidance and signposting for nocturnal enuresis and toileting, including online workshops
• Deliver behaviour support
• Deliver tier 1 and tier 2 awareness sessions on anaphylaxis, asthma and diabetes
• Follow up underweight children identified on the National Child Measurement Programme, including family contact and re-measurement
• Carry out assessments in clinics, by video or telephone, and in schools and patients' homes as needed

What’s required

Qualifications

• Registered children’s nurse, or another nursing field with relevant children’s experience
• Post-registration experience in children’s health or paediatrics

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration

Experience

• Knowledge of current children’s safeguarding policy and process, with a good understanding of safeguarding
• Knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme, including Core20plus5
• Knowledge of public health issues that affect children’s health and development
• Experience of delivering health promotion messages virtually and face to face
• Experience of supporting a learning environment, including students

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Good understanding of clinical governance and CQC standards for community practice
• Ability to work in a changing environment and support others through change
• Ability to converse at ease with customers and give advice in accurate spoken English

Checks & eligibility

• Criminal record check, which may apply

Other

• Flexible, can-do attitude
• Works well both as an individual and as part of a team, collaborating with the Children’s Health team, Early Help and social care colleagues
• Willingness to travel across the county as needed

What’s offered

• Generous annual leave
• Pension scheme
• Mileage allowance
• Recompense of NMC fees
• Learning and development opportunities, including formal qualifications
• Flexible working, including a compressed 9-day fortnight for full-time roles
• Hybrid working with home working
• Health and wellbeing support