CYP Children in Care Health Practitioner

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK seeks a highly motivated experienced nurse to join their Children In Care team, focusing on ensuring the health of children looked after by local authorities. The ideal candidate must have a degree in community public health nursing, experience with children in care, and possess excellent communication and autonomous working skills. This role includes travel between locations and flexible working hours.

Qualifications

• Degree in specialist community public health nursing or equivalent recognized qualification.
• Experience working with children in care is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe health services to children and young people in care.
• Conduct holistic health assessments and make suitable referrals.
• Work autonomously while liaising closely with related teams.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work autonomously

Flexible approaches to service delivery

Education

Degree in specialist community public health nursing

Experience of working with children in care

Job description

Overview

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and experienced nurse to join our team. We are a small team of nurses who work together to ensure the health of children in care is provided for those children who are looked after by Cheshire West local authority, or living in our area from other areas within the UK. The Children In Care team are looking to recruit one experienced nurse, who is enthusiastic and hardworking with experience of working with children in care. We are looking for someone who has an interest in working with young people aged 16 years and over, who can also work flexibly between 8:30 am and 6 pm, and fit around the children and young people. The post holder will spend time both within an office environment and travelling between service users and other services within the Cheshire West and Chester footprint. Access to transport is essential for this role.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and effective health service to children and young people in care within Cheshire West and Chester.
• Lone working visiting children and young people in settings of their choosing – at home, in school, face to face or virtually.
• Carry out holistic health assessments and make referrals or recommendations suited to the young person’s needs.
• Work autonomously with appropriate supervision within the team.
• Liaise closely with Cheshire West and Chester's Supporting Independence Team, dedicating 1 day per week to work alongside.

Qualifications

• Degree in specialist community public health nursing or qualification recognised as equivalent by the professional body and with the appropriate registrations.
• Experience of working with children in care.

Qualifications & Skills

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work in multi-disciplinary environments.
• Ability to work autonomously with supervision and flexible approaches to service delivery.

About the Employer

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire. We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcomes applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

Induction & Start Date

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Additional Information

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Llinos Owen | Job title: Named Nurse for Children in Care | Email: [e-mail] | Telephone: [phone]

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