Looked After Children Nurse

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organization dedicated to providing high-quality care as a Looked After Children Nurse. This vital role involves conducting health assessments and collaborating with healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive care for vulnerable children aged 0-18. With strong support from management and opportunities for professional growth, you will play a critical role in shaping positive outcomes for children in care.

Qualifications

• Qualified nurse with relevant experience in pediatric care.
• Experience with looked after children and statutory health assessments.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct statutory health assessments for Looked After Children.
• Develop and implement Health Care Plans in partnership with families.
• Collaborate with multi-agency teams for integrated care.

Skills

Compassionate care

Teamwork

Advocacy

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

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Are you a passionate and experienced nurse looking to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people? If so, we would love to welcome you to our dedicated and dynamic team within the Children and Young People’s Directorate at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust.

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and innovative Band 6 Looked After Children Nurse to join us in delivering high-quality, compassionate care to our Looked After Children , aged 0–18 years. In this rewarding role, you will take the lead in carrying out statutory health assessments and play a pivotal part in identifying, addressing, and advocating for the health needs of children in care.

Working within our integrated, multi-agency team, you will collaborate with professionals across health, education, and social care to ensure a holistic and person-centred approach to care . Your insight and clinical expertise will support better health outcomes and help shape positive futures for some of our most vulnerable children and young people.

The successful candidate will be fully supported in the role by operational management, access to clinical and managerial supervision, access to clinical education team various opportunities across the trust.

If you are committed to delivering excellence in care and want to be part of a supportive team that truly values your contribution, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

Join us and be part of something that really matters.

• Work collaboratively with the Named Doctor, Named Nurse, and other key professionals to deliver comprehensive, holistic health assessments for all children entering care or currently being looked after
• In partnership with the Named Doctor, Named Nurse, and GPs, contribute to the development of personalised Health Care Plans (HCPs) to address identified and ongoing health needs.
• Lead on the coordination and implementation of Health Care Plans through effective liaison with relevant health and social care professionals.
• Take responsibility for completing statutory review health assessments for Looked After Children (LAC) aged 0–18 years in accordance with national and local guidance.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate Health Care Plans in collaboration with LAC and their carers, ensuring a person-centred approach.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement, coordination, and quality of health care provision for LAC and care leavers across services.
• Promote active involvement by supporting children, young people, carers, and families to navigate services, participate in health-related decisions, and access advocacy where appropriate.
  
  

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our Purpose Is To Improve Lives By Providing The Best Possible Care To Our Patients And Their Families. This Is Strengthened By Our New Values

• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Esther Salimon Job title: Named Nurse for Looked After Children Email address: [e-mail]

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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