At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, we aim to reflect our values in everything we do - Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. So if you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.
We are committed to providing the best possible levels of healthcare and we can only do this with the help of our incredible colleagues. We have a Strategy that is designed to empower, excite and mobilise everyone in the Trust behind a common purpose and that supports our cultural values of Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality.
Tees Valley Children in Care Service have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse who would like to develop their existing, transferable knowledge and skills in working with Children in Care. If you are a qualified Nurse with the relevant experience and a passion to work with and improve the health and emotional wellbeing outcomes for Children in Care, we encourage you to apply. You should possess a good understanding of the vulnerabilities of Safeguarding and Children in Care, whilst demonstrating a dynamic and innovative approach to engaging children and adolescents.
We are looking for a new colleague who possesses strong leadership and influencing skills, as well as the ability to recognise and escalate identified risk. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to deliver under pressure.
The Tees Valley Children in Care Team is based in West Middlesbrough Family Hub. This role is predominantly visiting Children and Young People in the Darlington and North of the Tees area, however you may be asked to do visits across any Tees Valley area if service need requires it. You will work in various community settings including the homes of children, children’s residential homes, supported lodgings, schools, colleges, community family hubs, or choice of the child or young person.
Main duties of the job
The aim of the Children in Care Nurse is to promote optimum health and wellbeing whilst ensuring children and young people are safeguarded. This will include gathering information from clinical records and partner agencies to assess and analyse risk, in order to undertake a holistic health assessment.
The successful applicant will be part of a team working in collaboration with partner agencies to make a positive difference to the lives of Children in Care across the Tees Valley. Main duties will be to manage a ‘caseload’ of Children in Care for your specified area and ensure that they have Review Health Assessments carried out effectively and within statutory timescales.
Essential requirements for the role are NMC registration with a full UK driving licence and access to your own transport in order to meet service needs.
Working for our organisation
At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff. We support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives and opportunities for personal and professional development.
* An inclusive and supportive culture our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks identify areas for improvement.
* Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise staff with our Making a Difference, Team of the Month Awards & Colleague Recognition Awards.
* Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and fast track physiotherapy service for employees.
* Staff Benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are an innovative team dedicated to promoting the health and wellbeing of the Children in Care in the Tees Valley area.
To be an effective children in care nurse; you will need excellent communication skills and a passion for public health, alongside good organisational skills, flexibility to meet the needs of the service, and ability to travel independently to meet service delivery which includes:
* Gathering information from the child’s clinical record to assess and analyse risk and where appropriate; sharing proportionate information at safeguarding meetings, ensuring signposting to other relevant health services.
* Using good communication skills, share sensitive information appropriately with the professionals within the multi-agency arena, the Safeguarding Children team and HDFT practitioners.
* Using own initiative to manage and prioritise workload within trust policies and the Safeguarding code of conduct.
* Establishing effective working relationships with all colleagues and the wider HDFT 0-19 team and Safeguarding Children Team.
* Establishing effective working relationships and networks with all professionals and agencies contributing to safeguarding of children and young people.
* Utilising knowledge and skills of child health development, the law and identification of risk, offer professional challenge as required to safeguard children and young people, utilising support from senior colleagues and local escalation policy.
Experience of working with children and young people with complex health and social needs in the community, would be an advantage.
Person specification
* Continuing professional development within the last 12 months
* Registered Nurse educated to degree level or equivalent experience
* A minimum of 2 years working with children and young people in the community
* Must be able to drive, have access to a vehicle and hold a UK current and valid driving licence. Must be able to drive independently across HDFT footprint
* Additional relevant qualification of working with vulnerable children or ability to demonstrate having gained equivalent knowledge
* Awareness of contextual safeguarding
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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Kendra Thompson, Sarah McNulty or Chris Nugent.
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