Specialist Nurse - Children in Care

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT); Peterborough; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated Children In Care Nursing Team in Peterborough as an experienced nurse. You will conduct health assessments, create health plans, and work closely with various stakeholders to promote the health and well-being of looked-after children. This role requires strong safeguarding knowledge and the ability to work autonomously while supporting vulnerable children and young people.

Qualifications

• Recent experience with Children in Care and vulnerable children.
• Demonstrate knowledge as an experienced community practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Complete health assessments for children in care.
• Act as a health advisor for children in care for Peterborough Local Authority.
• Develop targeted health promotion programmes.

Skills

Safeguarding

Team Working

Health Promotion

Education

RGN/RMN/RNC/RNLD/Registered Midwife

Level 3/4 safeguarding training

Tools

Electronic Patient Record Systems

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to join our dedicated Children In Care Nursing Team within Peterborough.

The Peterborough Children in Care Team carry out statutory health assessments of all children and young people who are looked after by the Local Authority. We offer consultation, advice and support to promote the health and well-being of looked after children and young people (up to 18 years old).The team is made up of consultant paediatricians, specialist nurses and administrators.

We provide an initial health assessment on all children and young people in care in line with the statutory guidance of theChildren Act 2004 . After an assessment by the designated paediatrician and specialist nurse, we work with children and young people, carers and professionals involved in their care to design a tailored health plan.

Our service includes:

• Assessment and health plans
• Consultation, advice and support for children, young people and their carers to optimise health and well being
• Partnership working with education services, social care, the police and voluntary agencies to provide multi-agency liaison and training

We see children under five years old every six months and school-age children at least annually. We mainly see children and young people at the City Care Centre, Peterborough, but also see them in other places such as within the local authority, their school or home, depending on their individual needs.

Main duties of the job

To support the Team manager and Doctors within the Children in Care Team in promoting and improving health outcomes for children and young people in care.

To act as a source of specialist advice and knowledge to all staff working in Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust external agencies.

To work in partnership with Children’s Social Care, foster carers, birth families, health visitors in accordance with the Statutory Guidance for Promoting the Health and Wellbeing of Looked After Children (DH & DoE 2015).

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

1. Complete review health assessment for children in care place in Peterborough in line with Statutory Guidance.
2. To ensure the resulting Health Action Plan is received by the relevant agencies, carers, and young people as appropriate and that they are carried out in a timely manner.
3. Act as a health advisor for children and young people in care for Peterborough Local Authority and those children and young people place in Peterborough from other Local Authorities. Ensuring access to appropriate health provisions with particular regard for immunisations, dental health, sexual health, drug and alcohol and mental health services.
4. Develop and implement targeted health promotion programmes for Children and Young People in care.
5. Assist the Team Lead to develop pathways to meet the changing needs of the children and young people in care.
6. Attend external and internal meetings for a Children in Care as required within capacity.
7. Develop own and colleagues practice by engaging in ongoing professional development, knowledge and skills, through group and individual supervision.
8. Support care leavers to maximise quality of their healthcare in adulthood and provide person centred leaving care health passports.
9. Provide quality assurance of Review Health Assessment for those placed outside Peterborough to ensure equity of quality of care is provided to all Peterborough Local Authority children in care.
10. Keep accurate and comprehensive records and reports contemporaneously in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct.
11. Ensure all safeguarding concerns are managed and escalated through the appropriate channels.
12. To identify children and young people at increased risk and where appropriate provide support to improve their life chances and prevent abuse and neglect. This includes working with children and young people at risk of becoming involved in gangs or youth violence.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

• RGN/RMN/RNC/RNLD/Registered Midwife
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills as an experienced community practitioner.
• NMC Registration
• Level 3/4 safeguarding training

Experience

• Recent experience of working with CiC/Care Leavers/Vulnerable Children
• Experience of safeguarding and relevant up to date training
• Experience and understanding of the health outcomes for CiC and the guidelines/strategies available to promote optimum health
• Understanding of general child development and recognizing developmental issues
• Experience of working with mental health, sexual health, contraception, substance dependency

Skills & Abilities

• Experience of using electronic patient record systems
• Ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults.
• Ability to demonstrate effective team working.
• Ability to work autonomously to plan and implement own workload
• Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding issues specifically for CiC / Care Leavers.
• Has a good understanding of promoting the health of CiC.
• Experience of close partnership working with Social Care.

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children’s community services in Peterborough;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity .

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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