Specialist Nurse for Looked After Children and Care Leavers

Integrated Care System; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity is available for a Specialist Nurse for Looked After Children and Care Leavers within an expanding nursing team at a leading healthcare provider in Leeds. The role involves managing the health care of vulnerable children, working closely with families and other professionals to maximize health potential and address inequalities. Candidates should be experienced and possess excellent communication and organisational skills.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Access to NHS discount sites

Qualifications

• At least 2 years post registration experience required.
• Knowledge and experience in field of looked after children and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor health care for looked after children aged 0-17.
• Work with children, families, and care givers to improve health outcomes.
• Demonstrate understanding of challenges faced by deprived children and young people.

Skills

Communication

Self-motivation

Organisational skills

Planning skills

Education

Specialist children's nursing qualification or equivalent

Job description

Specialist Nurse for Looked After Children and Care Leavers

We are looking for experienced SCPHN HV / SN, someone who has a specialist children's nursing qualification or equivalent to join an expanding nursing team for Looked after Children within Leeds Community Health Trust. The posts are full time.

You will be working in our friendly and supportive nursing team caring for our children and young people who are looked after by Leeds city council, alongside their families and care givers, to maximise their health potential and address their health inequalities.

The successful applicant will be responsible for managing and monitoring the delivery and the health care of looked after children and young people, age 0-17. You will work both directly and indirectly with children, young people, families and carers to complete to improve health outcomes.

There is a hybrid approach to work within the team, working 50% of time from base and delivering support to looked after children across the whole of the West Yorkshire ICB area.

Main duties of the job

The role holder will be working with some of the city's most deprived children and young people and be able to demonstrate an understanding of the challenges this brings to practice.

Multi-agency and professional working is essential to this role, so you will need to possess excellent communication skills, be self- motivated, and have a keen desire to improve the outcomes for looked after children and their families.

Day to day working will need excellent organisational and planning skills, as you will have responsibility for managing your own diary.

As a team we want to encourage development within the role and there will be the opportunity to develop expertise in given areas.

Applicants will need to have at least 2 years post registration experience and be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience in the field of looked after children and safeguarding.

If you would like make a difference to some of the city's most vulnerable yet resilient, fantastic children and young people, then we would like to hear from you.

For any further details please email or call Katie Melling Professional Lead for Looked After Children and Care Leavers, [e-mail] telephone [phone] or Angela Dillon Designated Nurse for Looked After Children and Care Leavers, [e-mail] telephone [phone].

Please note, previous applicants need not apply.

About us

Working for Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust:

Who are we?

Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council.We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.

Perks of the job:

Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits and rewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk click on the Join Our Team Tab.

Right to Work:

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

General Requirements

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.