Job summary
Join our
Childrens Short Breaks team, where we pride ourselves in providing outstanding
care to children across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We will provide you
with resources to develop and progress a long-term career as well as
flexibility, continual professional development and a wide range of wellbeing
and support. If you would like to discuss informally if this is the right role
for you, get in touch with Claire whose contact details can be found on the top
right-hand side of the advert.
Childrens
Short Breaks service provides vital respite care for children in Worcestershire
and Herefordshire who have a Learning Disability and complex medical needs
and/or behaviours that challenge. It is co-located with the Adult Replacement
Care Service at Osborne Court in Malvern.
The post
holder will be expected to work predominantly Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
however there may be occasions when they are required to work clinical shifts.
We are
looking for an innovative, compassionate and empowering Nurse to act as the Registered
Manager for the service in line with OFSTED requirements.
Post
will be subject to successful registration with OFSTED.A full employment history is also
required
Main duties of the job
- Ensure
children are well cared for whilst staying with us
- Compiling rotas
- Provide
Line Management and Clinical Supervision to the team
- Clinical
management oversight
- Adhere to OFSTED
regulations and be available for the Regulation 44 Visitor
- Audits
- Attend Short
Breaks Panel
- Engage with
key stakeholders ie commissioners, social workers, schools
- Have good
communication with families/carers
This list
is by no means exhaustive, however gives you a flavour of the type of duties
you will be expected to complete on a day to day basis.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS
Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health
services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning
disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people
of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from
over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working
options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and
empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. Its why we
were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022
Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. We
value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays,
increasing up to 33 days with long service
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced
pay when you work unsocial hours
- Flexible and agile working
opportunities
- Great maternity, paternity, and
adoption support
- Wide range of staff networks such
as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)
- Health service discounts and
online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice
schemes
- Health and wellbeing
opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our careers website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role
please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role
please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities
- Level 5 diploma in Residential Childcare (or working towards)
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer
Desirable
- Nurse Mentor
- Childcare qualification.
- Management and leadership qualification
- Practice educator
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration
- experience
- Significant operational and management experience
- Working with families
- Working with children and young people
- Behavioural management strategies
- Clinical competence with PMLD/Fragile health.
- Staff management and performance
- Budgetary management
- Monitoring/data collection
- Audit
- Standard setting
- Rota planning
- Risk management
Desirable
- Counselling
- Service evaluation
- Person Centred Planning
- Evidence of on-going continual professional development
- Working in an OFSTED Registered facility
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Able to work flexible hours, to include weekends
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the post which is countywide
- A commitment to multi-agency working
- A commitment to the development of quality services
- A commitment to work towards achieving a Good/Outstanding rating with OFSTED and CQC.
- A commitment to equality and anti-oppressive practice in employment and service delivery
Knowledge
Essential
- Health and Safety at Work Act
- Basic food hygiene regulations
- Infection control procedures
- CQC requirements
- OFSTED requirements
- Child development/ developmental delay
Desirable
- Holistic assessments
- Client opportunity timetabling.
- Management plans behavioural and clinical
- Childrens Homes regulations including the quality standards.(April 2015)
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Lead and motivate staff team
- Organisational skills to meet deadlines
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities
- Level 5 diploma in Residential Childcare (or working towards)
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer
Desirable
- Nurse Mentor
- Childcare qualification.
- Management and leadership qualification
- Practice educator
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration
- experience
- Significant operational and management experience
- Working with families
- Working with children and young people
- Behavioural management strategies
- Clinical competence with PMLD/Fragile health.
- Staff management and performance
- Budgetary management
- Monitoring/data collection
- Audit
- Standard setting
- Rota planning
- Risk management
Desirable
- Counselling
- Service evaluation
- Person Centred Planning
- Evidence of on-going continual professional development
- Working in an OFSTED Registered facility
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Able to work flexible hours, to include weekends
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the post which is countywide
- A commitment to multi-agency working
- A commitment to the development of quality services
- A commitment to work towards achieving a Good/Outstanding rating with OFSTED and CQC.
- A commitment to equality and anti-oppressive practice in employment and service delivery
Knowledge
Essential
- Health and Safety at Work Act
- Basic food hygiene regulations
- Infection control procedures
- CQC requirements
- OFSTED requirements
- Child development/ developmental delay
Desirable
- Holistic assessments
- Client opportunity timetabling.
- Management plans behavioural and clinical
- Childrens Homes regulations including the quality standards.(April 2015)
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Lead and motivate staff team
- Organisational skills to meet deadlines
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).
