Specialist Nurse for Looked After Children
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Do you want to be part of an innovative, dynamic organisation that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people? We are looking to appoint people who are as passionate about high quality care as we are.
NELFT provides award winning community and mental healthcare for over 2 million people. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.
We are committed to the delivering the best care for our patients. The successful candidate will share this commitment and demonstrate our Trust values.
We are committed to continuous learning to improve patient outcomes so this means that we are also committed to the professional development of our workforce. We want to ensure you have the opportunity to grow and progress within NELFT, so take the first step on this journey by joining us now.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking to recruit a dynamic and innovative nurse to join our specialist team in Redbridge.
You will provide a nursing service to assist NELFT in fulfilling its responsibilities towards looked after children.
You will be able to work effectively across health, social care, education and the voluntary sector to achieve the best health outcomes for looked after children.
The post holder will deliver review health assessments for children and will ensure effective implementation of health care plans for individual children, ensuring all professionals working with looked after children have a clear understanding of the roles and responsibilities. This will be achieved by improving the co-ordination, access and delivery of health care to children and young people in care (0 -19yrs) both living in Redbridge and who are the responsibility of Redbridge. This role will provide a valuable contribution to the wider safeguarding health agenda.
They will require excellent communication and documentation skills.
The post holder will implement Government guidance on promoting physical, mental and emotional health of looked after children and young people through targeted health interventions including health promotion initiatives.
This role requires you to act as an advocate, leader and voice for looked after children.
If you feel you have the skills, enthusiasm and ambition to be part of this fantastic team, we would love to hear from you.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details on this vacancy.
Person Specification
* Nursing or midwifery qualifications and registered with NMC
* SCPHN HV/SN
* Minimum 3 years post registration nursing
* Experience of working with children
* ENB 998 or Equivalent
* Knowledge & experience of safeguarding issues
* Training experience
* An understanding of clinical governance framework in relation to practice
* Can demonstrate management of change both individually and in service delivery
* Experience of contributing to the development of standards protocols and policies
* Up-to-date knowledge of legislation and guidance
* Experience of working with children who are looked after
* Able to demonstrate positive contributions to health & wellbeing of looked after children
* Understanding of social factors affecting wellbeing
* Evidence of multi- agency working
* Motivational skills
* The ability to travel efficiently and effectively throughout Redbridge and the surrounding area within acceptable timeframes
* Self-motivated and organised
* To be able to assess the health and wellbeing of young people in your care, to include complex emotional support and acute interventions
* Approachable
* Non judgemental
* Able to work autonomously
* Able to demonstrate Trust Values
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.
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