Specialist Nurse Children In Care

The post holder will work in a busy and supportive Safeguarding & Children in Care Team, within the role of a Specialist Nurse for Children in Care working within Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, ensuring that the individual health needs of Looked After Children and Care experienced adults are met so that they can access appropriate health advice and services and encouraged to engage in a healthy lifestyle. providing information, advice and practical support in all areas that impact on a child and young person’s health.
You will need to evidence partnership working and have appropriate post registration experience, which must include clinical experience
working with complex safeguarding issues either acute or community based.
The successful candidate will increase their knowledge in different aspects of Safeguarding & Children in Care , and as a team we are ready to look at new ideas.
For this interesting role you should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to work effectively and respond
appropriately in challenging circumstances.
In addition you will need to have the ability to work under pressure, prioritise your workload and deal with confidential and sensitive concerns in a professional manner.
Please refer to the Job Description for more information.
Alternatively Contact Donna Smith Named Nurse Children in Care 01922602318
The successful candidate as Specialist Nurse for Children in Care will support the Named Nurse for Children in Care to manage and co-ordinate the activity of the Children in Care health Service, developing the services as necessary to ensure that there is a seamless care pathway for children moving into permanence, adoption, or leaving care.
The Specialist Nurse for Children in Care will also support the Named Nurse with the co-ordination of health assessments including quality assurance, implementation of individualised healthcare plans, maintain appropriate documentation and records and undertake clinical audit to support future service development.
The Specialist Nurse for Children in Care will support the Named Nurse to ensure effective safeguarding practice for the organisation as stipulated in primary legislation and underpinned in government strategy and national, regional and local guidance procedures and standards.
Please refer to the Job Description for more information.
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. Work is also well underway on its multi-million pound new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre which will house a new Emergency Department (including Children’s Emergency Department), co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit, Acute Medical Unit and Urgent Care Centre. This is scheduled for completion this year.
We would particularly welcome applications from people from a BME background and people with a disability as these groups are currently under-represented at senior level. We value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.
We support flexible working for all employees and prospective applicants.
Any settled workers meeting the requirements must be offered the position in preference to any non-resident candidates meeting the requirements, unless the role falls under a PhD-level code, in which case sponsorship may be attained.
The role is varied and will include:
Identifying the health needs and barriers to accessing appropriate services and support.
To undertake health assessments on Children and Young People (CYP) in accordance with agreed procedures.
To make appropriate referrals to other services or follow up investigations to ensure this vulnerable group does not lose their place on waiting lists or disrupt existing arrangements.
To assess health needs holistically and to develop a health plan that relates to the individual CYP considering their physical, emotional, behavioural, social and developmental needs.
To support care givers to implement the health plan.
Review health care plans in the light of the individual C/YP circumstances.
To ensure health plans are implemented both in and out of borough.
To ensure that health services for looked after children are delivered in accordance with service specifications.
To ensure that services to Looked after Children are developed in accordance with national guidance and policies.
To ensure that services for Looked after Children and Care Experienced/ Leavers are provided and developed in line with current evidence-based practice.
To effectively work with residential settings both in and out of borough.
To promote independent living for young people exiting care; aiding as the role necessitates.
To work with accommodation providers for looked after children and Care experienced adults providing advice / support as appropriate.
Provide support, advice, referral and advocacy to the leaving care population.
Undertake tasks appropriate to band of post to support the Safeguarding Team.
Provide support and guidance to more junior members of the Safeguarding Team inclusive of the Administrators
The post holder will also be required to deliver bespoke Children In Care training.
Additionally: Providing advice (direct and indirect) to colleagues on the assessment, treatment and clinical services for all aspects of Safeguarding & Children in Care
Providing appropriate professional advice on concerns including within the wider context of child health and social care and contributing to the Operational/strategic and ongoing planning of Children’s Services within Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust.
Encouraging and facilitating a culture that involves and empowers staff, stimulating innovation and active participation in shaping service
developments for the delivery of patient care.
Ensuring the Trust’s aims and objectives are maintained, engaging when required in groups, forums, meetings as delegated by the Named Nurse
for Children in Care ; deputising as necessary in operational/strategic meetings.
Providing cross-cover and support across the Safeguarding Service in line with the post-holders professional accountability and expertise.
Ensure that oversight of the Administrative Team exists.
Ensuring that Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust has a training strategy in line with the Intercollegiate Document and local expectations.
Ensuring there are robust and up to date local policies and guidelines are available throughout Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust.
Participating internal serious incidents and child safeguarding practice reviews processes pertinent to the role
Please refer to the Job Description for more information.