Children Looked after Nurse

Transformationunitgm; Birkenhead; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Children Looked After Nurse within the integrated safeguarding team. You'll be responsible for supporting young people in transition while promoting their health needs through effective communication and specialized care. This part-time role offers competitive pay and the chance to make a significant impact on looked after children's well-being.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years post registration experience in relevant roles.
• Sound knowledge of children's health provision and legislation.
• Experience with emotional and behavioral difficulties in children.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe health services to looked after children.
• Support the development of service delivery best practices.
• Offer specialist advice and training to staff on safeguarding children.

Skills

Effective inter-personal skills

Adaptability

Reliability

Approachability

Education

Registered Nurse/Registered RSCN or Child Branch RN

First Degree in a relevant field or working towards

Job description

Main area Safeguarding children Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 15 hours per week (Days to be agreed) Job ref 844-7151146

Employer Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St Catherine's Health centre Town Birkenhead Salary £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/07/2025 23:59

Band 6

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust's common purpose:

We will support you and your community to live well.

Our values:

Compassion
Supportive and caring, listeningto others.

Open
Communicating openly, honestly and sharing ideas.

Trust
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 multi disciplinary 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 a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.

Job overview

A vacancy has arisen for a Children Looked After Nurse to work within Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Integrated Safeguarding team.

As a CLA nurse you will hold a caseload of children 16-18 years who are not in education, employment or training. You will be responsible for monitoring their health needs and supporting them as they transition to adulthood.

The post holder will 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 Wirral. The post requires good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to be adaptable, reliable, and approachable.

The post holder will provide specialist advice, support, and training on Children Looked after to all WCHC staff; taking a leading role in matters relating to the health and wellbeing of looked after children.

When considering applying for a post, it is crucial that you read the attached person specification in order to ensure that you fulfil the essential criteria, which will be a requisite for shortlisting.

Main duties of the job

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 Wirral.

To support the Named Nurse in developing the service and adopting best practice methods of service delivery to ensure that national and local guidelines and requirements are met.

Provide specialist advice, support, and training on Safeguarding Children to all WCHC staff; taking a leading role in matters relating to the health and wellbeing of looked after children.

Working for our organisation

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by CQC (Dec 2023) with some outstanding areas.

As an aspiring outstanding Trust we have numerous policies and procedures in place which provide standard organisational ways of working, in line with organisational objectives, relevant legislation and requirements. Policies allow for continuity and consistency within the Trust. Employees must abide by and adhere to all Wirral Community NHS Trust’s policies, at all times.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please review the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this exciting role.

Person specification

• Registered Nurse/Registered RSCN or Child Branch RN
• Portfolio of evidence to commitment to continuing professional development
• Minimum of 3 years post registration experience as Health Visitor, School Nurse or RSCN, with significant experience of Safeguarding Children processes
• Sound working knowledge of the legislative framework underpinning children’s health provision and children looked after. Including the Children’s Act 1989 & 2004
• Effective inter-personal skills in order to work with and liaise effectively with health staff and personnel from other agencies.
• Mentorship or equivalent
• Experience of working with children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties
• First Degree in a relevant field or working towards

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record system.

For further information explaining how we use your information in line with GDPR please see our ‘Guidance for applicants’ document under the section 'Additional documentation'.

We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer.WCHC is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of disability, age, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and are keen to support reasonable adjustments to support our new and existing staff.

We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as aVeteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme . We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.

Further Information:

Closing Dates: Candidates are advised to apply early. The Trust reserves the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications are received.

Reference Information: Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/ education history over the last three years and include valid business email addresses for them. The Trust will not accept personal references from friends or family.

Salary Expectations: The Trust pays staff in line with national NHS Terms and Conditions. Relevant experience may be considered when salary offers are made. For all part-time positions, salaries are pro-rata.

Restricted Applications: Staff on the Trust's Redeployment Register will be given priority access to vacancies at their substantive band.

Flexible Working: Flexible working is very important to the Trust in both the provision of this to staff and also in staff supporting the provision of our services.

A.I. Tools: Please note, the selection processes at Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.

English Language: In order to comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, we are required to ensure that all employees possess "the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English.” If you have not studied at an English speaking institute, or do not possess an English language qualification, you should provide evidence in your application of how you meet this requirement.

Student Visas: Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to discharging its statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults and will support staff to fulfil this duty.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Name Jayne Williams Job title Named Nurse Safeguarding children Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07709200241 Additional information

My working days are Monday to Wednesday 9-5pm