Specialist Nurse for Looked After Children and Young People

jobs24.co.uk; Norwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Specialist Nurse for Looked After Children and Young People. This exciting role involves planning and delivering health assessments, developing tailored health plans, and promoting the wellbeing of children in care. You will work within a dynamic team, ensuring comprehensive health evaluations and fostering strong communication among health professionals. If you are dedicated to improving health outcomes for vulnerable children and have a strong background in child development and safeguarding, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a supportive and flexible work environment where your expertise will make a significant impact.

Benefits

Flexible Working Opportunities

Supportive Work Environment

Professional Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Substantial experience with child development and emotional disorders.
• Registered nurse with a focus on child and family health.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive health assessments for Looked After Children.
• Empower children to take responsibility for their health and wellbeing.

Skills

Child Development Knowledge

Emotional and Behavioural Disorders Understanding

Communication Skills

Health Assessment Skills

Safeguarding Children Knowledge

Education

NMC Registration (Part 1 and ideally Part 3)

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (BSc)

Post Registration Training in Safeguarding Children

Tools

NHS SystmOne

Job description

NCH&C is proud to be the first standalone NHS community trust in the UK to achieve an 'Outstanding' rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our focus is on continually improving the quality of care we offer to local people and on improving access to that care, helping people to move seamlessly from one service to another. Praising NCH&C's "compassionate, inclusive and effective leadership at all levels", the CQC observed that our staff are well supported to make positive changes and innovations.

Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust is committed to continuing to create a modern and inclusive work environment. As part of this commitment we actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible, to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce to maintain and improve their wellbeing. The trust offers a range of flexibility, including flexible working patterns, and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.

We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community. Do you have a passion for working with children and young people? Do you have a professional interest base in the health needs for children and young people in care? If you answered yes then this could be for you!

An opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Nurse for Looked After Children and Young People in the NCHC Norfolk Looked After Children and Young People Health Team. We are a friendly and dynamic service covering Norfolk, facilitating statutory health assessments for 5-18 yo living in Local Authority care.

An informal chat about the role is welcomed!

Responsibilities:

1. Following national and local guidelines, plan, organise, deliver and evaluate comprehensive health assessments to assess the complex needs of a Looked After Child or young person using evidence based knowledge to develop health plans toward improving the long term health outcomes for Looked After Children.
2. The post holder needs to be an autonomous practitioner who develops and embraces a flexible range of working regarding the way services can be delivered to children and young people who are looked after toward achieving positive outcomes.
3. Ensure that the health of Looked After Children is positively promoted, encouraged and supported. Empower children and young people to take responsibility for their own health and wellbeing.
4. Work closely with all health professionals involved to ensure a comprehensive health assessment for children and young people is undertaken.
5. Develop and undertake age appropriate health promotion advice and act as a resource providing health advice to children, carers and professionals.
6. Establish robust lines of communication relating to health care between service users, professionals and agencies.

Minimum Requirements:

1. Substantial experience and knowledge of child development, attachment theory, emotional and behavioural disorders as impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences.
2. To be registered on Part 1 of the NMC register and ideally Part 3 as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (BSc) having completed a specific programme with a child and family focus or holds relevant equivalent experience.
3. To provide professional advice and training on issues relating to the health of Looked After Children to carers and other agencies.
4. To establish and maintain effective links across organisational and inter-agency boundaries.
5. To model a good standard of health assessments/report writing for Looked After Children and to support other health staff in undertaking these.
6. To communicate and receive highly complex and sensitive information in relation to Looked After Children.
7. Knowledge and experience of the legal, professional and planning framework for children's services, including care proceedings.
8. Post registration training in safeguarding children/child protection.
9. Up to date knowledge of evidence based research relating to Looked After Children.
10. To be able to analyse complex and sensitive information regarding the health needs of Looked After Children that impact on their health toward the development of health care plans.
11. Be familiar with and able to use NHS SystmOne child health system.