Main area: Looked After Children and Cared for Children
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 30 hours per week
* Part time
* Flexible working
Job ref: 236-NCA-NM622-24
Employer: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Heywood, Middleton, Rochdale community
Town: Middleton
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 30/09/2024 23:59
Cared for Children Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
The Cared for Children nurse will work as an integral part of a multi-agency service to provide a seamless pathway for the holistic care of Cared for Children. The post holder will improve health and wellbeing outcomes for Cared for Children living within the Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale area through high quality statutory health need assessments, health promotions, health care reviews and tailored interventions. The post holder will work in accordance with the guidance document: ‘Promoting the Health and Wellbeing of Looked after Children’ (DH & DoE 2015). They will also have a good knowledge of other key documentation.
Main duties of the job
* Organise and manage own caseload of Cared for Children.
* Take responsibility for arranging and providing appropriate cover of caseload during any period of study or annual leave with a discussion with line manager.
* Deputise for the Specialist Nurse in their absence.
* Use effective negotiating skills, effective communication and influence to ensure the health and wellbeing of Cared for Children are prioritised at every opportunity.
* Have responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others and comply at all times with the requirement of the health and safety regulations, including risk assessment and adhering to lone working policies and proper use of the equipment provided.
* Ensure confidentiality at all times, in accordance with the data protection act and its amendments.
* Keep up to date with, and work in accordance to Trust policies and procedures.
* Keep up to date with, and work in accordance to Adult and Children Safeguarding policies and procedures.
* Work in accordance with the trusts equality and diversity policy.
* Comply with the trust no smoking policy.
* Hold a full driving licence and have full access to a vehicle for work purposes. Be prepared and able to travel beyond Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale boundaries on occasions.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as a Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC Pin within the next 2-3 months. Please note an NMC PRN Pin is not a full NMC Pin and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Qualified Health Visitor or School Nurse
Experience of working with Cared for Children
* Experience of Cared for Children
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.
We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
For posts advertised on a fixed term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed term contracts will be only be offered for external non-NHS appointments.
In applying for this post, you give the Trust permission to use your data for recruitment purposes.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should we receive sufficient applications or if it is filled via the internal redeployment process.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Name: Juliette Lundgren
Job title: Specialist Nurse for Cared for Children
Email address: Juliette.Lundgren@nca.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07591989109
Additional information:
Michele Whitewick - Named Nurse for Safeguarding & Cared for Children
michele.whitewick@nca.nhs.uk - 07736604740
Named Nurse is contactable Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, please leave a voicemail and messages will be returned at the first available opportunity.
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