Specialist Nurse for Looked after Children

Superchem Industries; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Nurse for Looked After Children at a forward-thinking organization. This role involves supporting vulnerable children and young people by conducting health assessments and providing essential care. The ideal candidate will utilize evidence-based practices to enhance health outcomes and guide young individuals towards healthier lifestyle choices. Join a dedicated team that values well-being and professional development, ensuring that you can make a significant impact in the lives of those you serve. This is a chance to be part of a compassionate community focused on making a real difference.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Family-friendly policies

Occupational Health services

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Learning and development courses

Qualifications

• Must hold UK professional registration as a nurse.
• Experience in a complex environment with various agencies.

Responsibilities

• Complete health assessments for looked after children.
• Provide specialist advice to improve health outcomes.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Experience with children and young people

Knowledge of safeguarding

Holistic health assessments

Action plan development

Education

Nursing Degree

Job description

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Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

About

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire etc.

Making a difference for you, with you. Our vision, mission and values are all part of the roadmap for all we do

Our Dedication To Caring And Making a Difference Doesnt Just Extend To Our Patients, But To Our Staff Too. Wellbeing Is a Trust Priority We Were The Second-highest Scoring Trust In The Country For The Wellbeing Measure On The 2018 National Staff Survey. We Are Actively Committed To Promoting Equal Opportunities And Diversity, And Welcome Applications From All Sections Of The Community. Our Commitment To Equal Opportunities Is Reflected In Our Staff Networks (BME - Black Minority Ethnic, LGBTQ,Disability And Working Carers). We Also Hold The Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award, And Are a Living Wage And Disability Confident Employer. We Offer Excellent Employment Benefits Including:

• Large variety of learning and development courses available to staff throughout the year
• contributory pension scheme
• a wide range of family friendly policies
• salary sacrifice scheme.
• a variety of Occupational Health services and classes
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays for new starters, rising with service
  
  

Dont just take our word for it: In 2018, 72.2% of our staff recommended NHFT as a place to work, the highest score for trusts of our type. We were also honoured to win the Health Service Journals coveted Trust of the Year award the same year.

Contact

AddressSt Mary's Hospital77 London RoadKetteringNorthamptonshireNN15 7PWContact Number03000273899

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Key details

Location

SiteNewland HouseTownNorthamptonPostcodeNN1 3EBMajor / Minor RegionNorthamptonshire

Contract type & working pattern

ContractPermanentHoursFull time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary£37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rataSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 6)

Specialty

Main areaSpecialist Children's Services ( Nursing )

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the integrated looked after children team to join us as a Specialist Nurse for Looked After Children. The integrated looked after children's team support children/young people and their carers to meet any identified physical health, mental health and emotional well being needs . Looked after children are a particularly vulnerable group of young people that are often difficult to engage and although they have many of the same health issues as their peers, the extent of these is often greater because of their past experiences

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As a Specialist Nurse you will be required to enable timely completion of review health assessments for looked after children in line with statutory guidance and provide specialist advice to carers and staff to improve health outcomes for this hard to reach group of children and young people . You will use evidence-based practice to deliver high quality care and signposting to most appropriate services to ensure that the children and young people are supported to make healthy lifestyle choices.

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be outstanding by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Important Information

By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit:DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.

Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applicant requirements

warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info 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.

Person specification

Knowledge and experience

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse
• Experience of working with children and young people
• Knowledge of safeguarding children & young people
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working with looked after children
• Evidence of additional training relevant to the role
  
  

Skills/abilities

Essential criteria

• Evidence of working in a complex environment , requiring development and management and relationships with a wide range of agencies
• Experience of completing holistic health assessments for children and young people
• Experience of devising action plans to meet identified health needs of children and young people
• Holds a full UK licence and has car for work use
  
  

Documents

• Job Description (, 656.5)PDFKB
• Benefits (, 570.7)PDFKB
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

NameLisa GriffithsJob titleNamed Nurse and Service manager for LACEmail address [email protected]Telephone number07808200356Additional information

Dale Holmes

[email protected]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals

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