Band 6- Looked after children's Nurse (SCPHN)

Job summary

Does making a difference to the lives of children and young people motivate and inspire you?

Do you have the Passion, Drive and Ability to deliver high quality compassionate care?

We are currently recruiting for our Looked after Children's nursing team, to support our Looked After Child offer and will consider full- time or part- time hours. This is a great opportunity to support and assess the needs of vulnerable children across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

You will be working in our friendly and supportive nursing team caring for our children and young people within the 3 local authorities in conjunction with families and care givers, to maximise their health potential and address their health inequalities.

You will work in an identified geographical area, predominantly North west Leicestershire, however you will also support the wider Looked After Children's nursing team which will necessitate travel across LLR.

You will be responsible for assessing the health of this group of children and young people and implementing any necessary care pathways.

You will be offered an induction period to ensure you feel competent to carry out the role, with ongoing training and support for your development

Main duties of the job

As the ideal candidate you should have experience of the needs of Looked After Children and an understanding of the service we provide. You should have a strong desire to improve the outcomes of these children and young people and demonstrate your understanding of the importance of working collaboratively with our multidisciplinary colleagues to achieve this.

You must understand the importance of safeguarding children as the overall case holder you will be responsible for attending or contributing to safeguarding meetings, case conferences, Looked After Childrens reviews, pathway planning meetings, professional meetings and strategy meetings, to support the delivery of service to meet their needs.

You will demonstrate excellent leadership skills. Contemporaneous record keeping is key for our service. You should be able to work on your own initiative but be a strong, supportive team member, demonstrating a well organised and flexible approach. We need cover our core hours of 8 am -5pm, therefore an ability to work flexibly and manage conflicting caseload/workload priorities is key to success within this role.

Embracing our values of compassion, trust, respect and integrity, in return you will be supported by our FYPC service to develop your leadership and service improvement skills.

If you think you would like to join us and would like more information, then please contact:

Deborah Hockett (Clinical Team Leader)

Tel: 07825 865809

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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