Job summary
Join our dedicated Children Looked After health team as a Named Nurse, where you will play a vital role in improving outcomes for some of our most vulnerable young people. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, compassionate nurse to lead, influence, and champion high-quality, trauma-informed care. You will work closely with multi-agency partners, provide expert clinical oversight, and ensure that every child receives timely, holistic health support.
If you are passionate about making a meaningful difference and shaping services that empower children to thrive, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The Named Nurse for Children Looked After will be the professional lead on all aspects of the Looked After Children's Health Service across East Riding of Yorkshire. Providing advice to Humber Foundation Teaching NHS Trust on questions of planning, strategy and the audit of quality of standards in relation to health services for Children Looked After. He/she will contribute to improving health outcomes for Looked After Children, in accordance with the Statutory Guidance for Promoting Health and Wellbeing of Looked After Children (DH DoE 2015) and the Intercollegiate document for Looked After Children Health Professionals (RCN, RCPCH, RCGP 2015)The Named Nurse CLA will work in partnership with the Designated Nurse (CLA) to ensure that statutory health assessment rates within East Riding of Yorkshire meet the targets set by DOH & DFE and ER CCG by developing new initiatives and programmes for supporting Children Looked After both in and where appropriate, beyond the boundaries of East Yorkshire.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide advice to Humber Foundation Teaching NHS Trust on planning, strategy and proactively audit health care provision by to maintain standards provide, quality assurance and identify gaps in services in relation to health services for Children Looked After and Young People
Ensure that Children Looked After across East Yorkshire receive an equitable health service and that a high standard of health care provision by professionals appropriately trained in the care of Children Looked After is maintained.
Contribute to the strategic planning and implementation of health services for Children Looked After including those with complex needs where a higher level of specialist knowledge is required.
Develop effective partnerships internally and with relevant agencies and where appropriate integrated working practices to improve the health outcomes for Children Looked After.
The Named Nurse CLA will support the work at the interface between key stakeholders and will help to build and facilitate an effective communication strategy engaging with NHS provider trusts across the country wherever children are placed.
- Work with East Riding Local Authority fostering and adoption teams, voluntary & independent fostering agencies and Childrens homes providing and disseminating good practice and learning to the frontline
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide advice to Humber Foundation Teaching NHS Trust on planning, strategy and proactively audit health care provision by to maintain standards provide, quality assurance and identify gaps in services in relation to health services for Children Looked After and Young People
Ensure that Children Looked After across East Yorkshire receive an equitable health service and that a high standard of health care provision by professionals appropriately trained in the care of Children Looked After is maintained.
Contribute to the strategic planning and implementation of health services for Children Looked After including those with complex needs where a higher level of specialist knowledge is required.
Develop effective partnerships internally and with relevant agencies and where appropriate integrated working practices to improve the health outcomes for Children Looked After.
The Named Nurse CLA will support the work at the interface between key stakeholders and will help to build and facilitate an effective communication strategy engaging with NHS provider trusts across the country wherever children are placed.
- Work with East Riding Local Authority fostering and adoption teams, voluntary & independent fostering agencies and Childrens homes providing and disseminating good practice and learning to the frontline
Person Specification
Qualifications, Education and Training
Essential
- Registered on Part 1 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register as a Registered Children's Nurse, Mental Health Nurse or General Nurse
- Registered on Part 3 of the NMC register as a specialist community public health nurse - Health Visitor or School Nurse.
- Post Registration qualification / study/ educated to Degree Level or Equivalent level qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Exceptional, proven, leadership skills.
Desirable
- Insight into the health needs of the local population.
- Knowledge and understanding of motivational interviewing and behavioural change.
- Recognised leadership qualification.
- Teaching qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of autonomous clinical practice.
- Extensive experience related to caring for babies/children and young people and relevant experience with looked after children and young people.
- Experience of working effectively and collaboratively with health, social and voluntary sector partners
- Experience of policy development and leading on training initiatives.
- Experience and evidence of effective team/line management with regard to management of sickness and absence, recruitment and retention, poor performance, conflict management and identifying learning needs.
- Experience of providing support/advice to vulnerable or socially excluded young people.
- Experience of providing clinical supervision
- Evidence of specialist knowledge of child health and child development.
- Experience of child protection case management.
- Budgetary Management
Desirable
- Experience of participating in clinical governance, clinical audit, risk assessment and management.
- Experience of service and project development.
- Experience of disseminating work through presentation/publication.
- Experience of financial management.
Skills, Competencies and Personal Qualities
Essential
- Extensive working knowledge and understanding of local and national strategies, policies and frameworks pertaining to NHS, Safeguarding and Looked After Children.
- oExtensive knowledge of issues surrounding autonomous practice i.e. ethics and accountability.
- Knowledge of clinical governance procedures and clinical audit.
- Knowledge of children/young people's developmental and health issues and health outcomes for looked after children and young people.
- Knowledge and understanding of unaccompanied asylum seeking children and young people's health issues.
- Knowledge and understanding of child sexual exploitation and female genital mutilation.
- Awareness of risk taking behaviour and preventative measures for working with young people.
- Ability to motivate, facilitate change and develop the skills of other professionals, parents and carers and young people.
Skills, Competencies and Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to prioritise own and others workload, effectively manage own time, work under pressure meeting goals and deadlines in a calm and logical manner.
- Ability to keep calm and logical when faced with conflict or frustration.
- Able to work within a team environment, and work collaboratively with others.
- Excellent communication skills, demonstrating ability to work in partnership with children and young people, their parents and carers,
- demonstrating ability to work in partnership with children and young people, their parents and carers, and other professionals.
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills and a working knowledge of change management.
- Ability to work autonomously within a multi-agency team and across different organisations.
- Ability to communicate in an appropriate, non-judgemental way to children and young people.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Education and Training
Essential
- Registered on Part 1 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register as a Registered Children's Nurse, Mental Health Nurse or General Nurse
- Registered on Part 3 of the NMC register as a specialist community public health nurse - Health Visitor or School Nurse.
- Post Registration qualification / study/ educated to Degree Level or Equivalent level qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Exceptional, proven, leadership skills.
Desirable
- Insight into the health needs of the local population.
- Knowledge and understanding of motivational interviewing and behavioural change.
- Recognised leadership qualification.
- Teaching qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of autonomous clinical practice.
- Extensive experience related to caring for babies/children and young people and relevant experience with looked after children and young people.
- Experience of working effectively and collaboratively with health, social and voluntary sector partners
- Experience of policy development and leading on training initiatives.
- Experience and evidence of effective team/line management with regard to management of sickness and absence, recruitment and retention, poor performance, conflict management and identifying learning needs.
- Experience of providing support/advice to vulnerable or socially excluded young people.
- Experience of providing clinical supervision
- Evidence of specialist knowledge of child health and child development.
- Experience of child protection case management.
- Budgetary Management
Desirable
- Experience of participating in clinical governance, clinical audit, risk assessment and management.
- Experience of service and project development.
- Experience of disseminating work through presentation/publication.
- Experience of financial management.
Skills, Competencies and Personal Qualities
Essential
- Extensive working knowledge and understanding of local and national strategies, policies and frameworks pertaining to NHS, Safeguarding and Looked After Children.
- oExtensive knowledge of issues surrounding autonomous practice i.e. ethics and accountability.
- Knowledge of clinical governance procedures and clinical audit.
- Knowledge of children/young people's developmental and health issues and health outcomes for looked after children and young people.
- Knowledge and understanding of unaccompanied asylum seeking children and young people's health issues.
- Knowledge and understanding of child sexual exploitation and female genital mutilation.
- Awareness of risk taking behaviour and preventative measures for working with young people.
- Ability to motivate, facilitate change and develop the skills of other professionals, parents and carers and young people.
Skills, Competencies and Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to prioritise own and others workload, effectively manage own time, work under pressure meeting goals and deadlines in a calm and logical manner.
- Ability to keep calm and logical when faced with conflict or frustration.
- Able to work within a team environment, and work collaboratively with others.
- Excellent communication skills, demonstrating ability to work in partnership with children and young people, their parents and carers,
- demonstrating ability to work in partnership with children and young people, their parents and carers, and other professionals.
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills and a working knowledge of change management.
- Ability to work autonomously within a multi-agency team and across different organisations.
- Ability to communicate in an appropriate, non-judgemental way to children and young people.
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).
