Job summary
The Deputy Named Nurse for Children Looked After will support the Named Nurse in delivering professional leadership, expert advice and safeguarding oversight for children looked after and care leavers. The role works across North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire and is based at Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital and Scunthorpe Hospital.
Working within a commissioned service across NHS Humber and North Yorkshire, the post holder will help ensure statutory responsibilities are met and high-quality, trauma-informed care is delivered to children and young people, including those with complex needs such as SEND or who have experienced adverse childhood experiences.
The role involves close collaboration with safeguarding teams and multi-agency partners to support service development, policy implementation, training and clinical supervision, ensuring compliance with national guidance and promoting the health, wellbeing and safety of children and young people in care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work collaboratively within a multi-agency environment, building effective partnerships with children's social care, police, CAMHS, education and voluntary services to promote the health, wellbeing and safeguarding of children looked after and care leavers. Supporting and deputising for the Named Nurse, the role will provide professional leadership, expert advice and clinical guidance across the organisation, contributing to service development, policy implementation and strategic planning. The successful candidate will participate in and, where appropriate, chair multi-agency meetings, contribute to safeguarding processes and investigations, and provide specialist health input to complex cases, including risk management and planning meetings. The role also includes supporting clinical supervision, delivering safeguarding training, advising staff on best practice and legal frameworks, and contributing to audit, monitoring and continuous service improvement to ensure compliance with national standards and the delivery of high-quality, trauma-informed care.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Deputy Named Nurse for Children Looked After is responsible for supporting the Named Nurse in providing professional leadership, expert safeguarding advice and clinical guidance to ensure high-quality, trauma-informed care for children looked after and care leavers. The role includes leadership and day-to-day management of specialist nurses and the administrative team across both bases, ensuring effective service delivery and a coordinated approach to care. Working collaboratively with health, social care, education and other partner agencies, the post holder will contribute to multi-agency meetings, safeguarding processes and service development. The role also involves supporting the implementation of policies, training and clinical supervision, advising on complex cases, and ensuring the organisation meets its statutory responsibilities and national guidance. In addition, the Deputy Named Nurse will contribute to monitoring, audit and continuous service improvement, promoting best practice and positive outcomes for children and young people in care.
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Deputy Named Nurse for Children Looked After is responsible for supporting the Named Nurse in providing professional leadership, expert safeguarding advice and clinical guidance to ensure high-quality, trauma-informed care for children looked after and care leavers. The role includes leadership and day-to-day management of specialist nurses and the administrative team across both bases, ensuring effective service delivery and a coordinated approach to care. Working collaboratively with health, social care, education and other partner agencies, the post holder will contribute to multi-agency meetings, safeguarding processes and service development. The role also involves supporting the implementation of policies, training and clinical supervision, advising on complex cases, and ensuring the organisation meets its statutory responsibilities and national guidance. In addition, the Deputy Named Nurse will contribute to monitoring, audit and continuous service improvement, promoting best practice and positive outcomes for children and young people in care.
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person Specification
Application form & Interview
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN) with current Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration Significant post-registration experience working with children, young people and/or safeguarding
Desirable
- Post-registration qualification in safeguarding, child protection or public health (e.g. SCPHN), Leadership.
Application form & interview
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience working with children/young people and safeguarding Experience of working with children looked after and care leavers Experience of multi-agency working Experience of leadership, supervision or line management Experience in audit, quality improvement and service development
Desirable
- Experience in a Named or Deputy Named Nurse role Experience working within a Looked After Children (LAC) health team Experience of delivering training and clinical supervision.
Application for & and interview
Essential
- Developing leadership and team coordination skills Ability to provide clinical supervision and professional advice Excellent communication, report writing and interpersonal skills Ability to manage complex cases and make sound professional judgements Organisational and time management skills
Desirable
- Demonstrates leadership potential and ability to support team working Ability to provide clinical supervision and professional advice Excellent communication, report writing and interpersonal skills Ability to manage complex cases and make sound professional judgements Organisational and time management skills
Person Specification
Application form & Interview
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN) with current Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration Significant post-registration experience working with children, young people and/or safeguarding
Desirable
- Post-registration qualification in safeguarding, child protection or public health (e.g. SCPHN), Leadership.
Application form & interview
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience working with children/young people and safeguarding Experience of working with children looked after and care leavers Experience of multi-agency working Experience of leadership, supervision or line management Experience in audit, quality improvement and service development
Desirable
- Experience in a Named or Deputy Named Nurse role Experience working within a Looked After Children (LAC) health team Experience of delivering training and clinical supervision.
Application for & and interview
Essential
- Developing leadership and team coordination skills Ability to provide clinical supervision and professional advice Excellent communication, report writing and interpersonal skills Ability to manage complex cases and make sound professional judgements Organisational and time management skills
Desirable
- Demonstrates leadership potential and ability to support team working Ability to provide clinical supervision and professional advice Excellent communication, report writing and interpersonal skills Ability to manage complex cases and make sound professional judgements Organisational and time management skills
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Diane princess of wales hospital & Scunthorpe General Hospital
DPOW & SGH Hospital
Grimsby & Scunthrope
DN33 2BA
Employer's website
https://www.nlg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
