Job summary
An exciting opportunity exists for a Band 6 Registered Nurse/Midwife with current NMC Registration as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (HV) or Paediatric Nurse to work in our busy Looked After Children's Service in Enfield. You will be an enthusiastic, innovative and highly motivated individual, eager to contribute to the development and implementation of a highly specialised quality service.
Main duties of the job
You will be based in a community setting, co-located with a multi-disciplinary team and managed by the Named Nurse for Looked After Children. The post holder is required to travel outside of Enfield, on a regular basis to attend meetings and provide a service to Enfield's Looked After Children. This will include travelling to other boroughs but only journeys that are achievable within the working day.
Health care professionals have an important role to play in enabling looked after children to overcome disadvantages and to reach their full potential. Our team works creatively with children and young people, in partnership with their carers, local authorities, other disciplines and agencies to deliver quality services to provide optimal health outcomes in complex situations.
If you can assess needs, willing to learn and develop your career and able to work independently and flexibly to meet service demands, we would like to hear from you.
A full valid driving license and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide a direct clinical service for Enfields Looked After Children, across the age range (0-18 years) and will be required to travel out of Borough.
- The service will ensure all children have access to a good quality health assessment with all initial assessments being carried out by a Paediatrician and follow-ups of children being co-ordinated by the Looked After Children Nursing team, including Enfield children placed out of borough.
- To lead in implementing Government guidance on promoting physical, mental and emotional health of looked after children and young people through targeted health interventions including health promotion initiatives.
- To ensure operational policies and local procedures reflect best practice.
- With the Named Nurse develop policies and protocols for specific issues relating to the health of children and young people in care.
- To work jointly with the Designated Nurse and Named Nurse to maintain a co-ordinated, multi-agency approach to the improvement of outcomes for Enfields Looked After Children - ensuring services are delivered in a sensitive and age-appropriate way that recognises the importance of choice and diversity.
- To ensure interventions to meet the identified health needs are carried out in a timely manner, identifying, and overcoming any barriers to these, including support to Social Workers and carers as required.
- To provide specialist advice, training, and support to Childrens Social Care, Health Professionals, and others on the health needs of Looked After Children.
- To participate in all areas of clinical governance, quality improvements, evidence-based practice, data collection, outcome measurement and key performance reporting for this area.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide a direct clinical service for Enfields Looked After Children, across the age range (0-18 years) and will be required to travel out of Borough.
- The service will ensure all children have access to a good quality health assessment with all initial assessments being carried out by a Paediatrician and follow-ups of children being co-ordinated by the Looked After Children Nursing team, including Enfield children placed out of borough.
- To lead in implementing Government guidance on promoting physical, mental and emotional health of looked after children and young people through targeted health interventions including health promotion initiatives.
- To ensure operational policies and local procedures reflect best practice.
- With the Named Nurse develop policies and protocols for specific issues relating to the health of children and young people in care.
- To work jointly with the Designated Nurse and Named Nurse to maintain a co-ordinated, multi-agency approach to the improvement of outcomes for Enfields Looked After Children - ensuring services are delivered in a sensitive and age-appropriate way that recognises the importance of choice and diversity.
- To ensure interventions to meet the identified health needs are carried out in a timely manner, identifying, and overcoming any barriers to these, including support to Social Workers and carers as required.
- To provide specialist advice, training, and support to Childrens Social Care, Health Professionals, and others on the health needs of Looked After Children.
- To participate in all areas of clinical governance, quality improvements, evidence-based practice, data collection, outcome measurement and key performance reporting for this area.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Midwife with SCPHN (HV), RSCN, or R/N Child Branch with current NMC registration
- Evidence of knowledge and understanding in child protection and the needs of children in care
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
Desirable
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Competent in using IT including Microsoft word, and Microsoft office
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Demonstrate a good understanding of the common problems affecting the physical/mental health of children and adolescents especially about Looked After Children
- To be able to work with a culturally/racially diverse population and recognise issues of equal opportunity and access to services
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to young people, foster carers and other professionals of all levels and across organisations
- Ability to build networks which will support good working relationships across agencies
- Ability to work independently and effectively within a small team
- Ability to draw upon appropriate resources to be an advocate for children and support staff
- Ability to engage with disaffected young people who may be unwilling to cooperate
- Understanding of health promotion issues
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years relevant post registration experience
- Experience of working with vulnerable, hard to reach young people
- Experience of working with other agencies, especially social services and commitment to inter-agency working
- Knowledge of national/local child protection policy and legislation Knowledge of the national childhood immunisation programme
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work independently, self-motivated and to work within a team
- Able to prioritise and plan work load
- Willingness to collect data to maintain service performance indicators
- Willingness to embrace and learn new skills
- Flexible team player
- To be able and willing to travel to see young people independently
- Ability to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
- Ability to produce accurate timely and meaningful reports and assessments
- Ability to work effectively through change
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
Other Requirements
Essential
- To undertake out of borough health assessments as necessary. This will include travelling to other boroughs for journeys that are achievable within the working day.
- To be able and willing to work some evenings and some weekends
- Computer literate
- Car driver with use of car and with full driving licence
Desirable
- Experience of Excel spreadsheets and data base creation
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Midwife with SCPHN (HV), RSCN, or R/N Child Branch with current NMC registration
- Evidence of knowledge and understanding in child protection and the needs of children in care
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
Desirable
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Competent in using IT including Microsoft word, and Microsoft office
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Demonstrate a good understanding of the common problems affecting the physical/mental health of children and adolescents especially about Looked After Children
- To be able to work with a culturally/racially diverse population and recognise issues of equal opportunity and access to services
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to young people, foster carers and other professionals of all levels and across organisations
- Ability to build networks which will support good working relationships across agencies
- Ability to work independently and effectively within a small team
- Ability to draw upon appropriate resources to be an advocate for children and support staff
- Ability to engage with disaffected young people who may be unwilling to cooperate
- Understanding of health promotion issues
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years relevant post registration experience
- Experience of working with vulnerable, hard to reach young people
- Experience of working with other agencies, especially social services and commitment to inter-agency working
- Knowledge of national/local child protection policy and legislation Knowledge of the national childhood immunisation programme
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work independently, self-motivated and to work within a team
- Able to prioritise and plan work load
- Willingness to collect data to maintain service performance indicators
- Willingness to embrace and learn new skills
- Flexible team player
- To be able and willing to travel to see young people independently
- Ability to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
- Ability to produce accurate timely and meaningful reports and assessments
- Ability to work effectively through change
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
Other Requirements
Essential
- To undertake out of borough health assessments as necessary. This will include travelling to other boroughs for journeys that are achievable within the working day.
- To be able and willing to work some evenings and some weekends
- Computer literate
- Car driver with use of car and with full driving licence
Desirable
- Experience of Excel spreadsheets and data base creation
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).
