Job summary
The position of Lead Specialist Nurse
Children and Young People in Care to join and lead an experienced Children in Care team
has become available in both Warrington and Halton.
These are
specialist leadership roles requiring an enthusiastic, caring, and dynamic
nurse with a high level of professional skills. You will need to
demonstrate a strong commitment to children and young people in care whilst
leading a comprehensive health service for our local population. The successful
candidate will be a strong advocate and be at the forefront of improving the
quality of service delivery and helping to shape future service provision
including overseeing
statutory compliance for IHAs and RHAs and other statutory data including
KPIs as determined by the Cheshire and Mersey ICB.
You will be part
of the wider safeguarding children team and have access to clinical,
safeguarding and restorative supervision and management 1:1s. The wider safeguarding team achieved the highest scores
within the Trust, in the 2022 Staff Survey, across all the elements and themes
of the NHS People Promise with improvement on scores from 2021.
For further information regarding
either of these posts please contact:
Warrington
Sarah Wilson (Head of
Safeguarding) 07866127672 sarahwilson5@nhs.net or Tamara Brinksman (Current
Post Holder) 07775010290 tamara.brinksman@nhs.net
Halton
Louise Evans (Named Nurse
Safeguarding Children and Children in Care) on 07795017688 louise.evans24@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
To provide leadership to
a team of Specialist Children in Care Nurses
To develop and work closely
with all key stakeholders which includes all multi agency partners.
Ensure compliance with
our clinical governance framework, motivate colleagues, champion service users
safety and dignity and drive continuous improvement in interventions for children
and young people in care.
To work closely with the
administrative team to develop and manage systems for accurate data collection.
To be the health professional
representative on the local foster panel
To work closely with
the virtual school to ensure children and young people in care not in education
are supported and provided with tailor made specific education.
To represent the service
and children and young people in care at a variety of stakeholder meetings including
the corporate parenting board.
To work closely with the
children and young people in care including care leavers at the Warringtons Children
in Care council listening to their voices and views on shaping the development
of the service.
To support the
community paediatric service and Named Doctor for children in care in the
development of the IHA clinic.
To provide statistical data
with analysis for children in care for quarterly KPIs including a supplementary
report which captures the achievements and challenges for the team.
To attend and provide
high quality analysis at strategy meetings.
About us
Flexible working will be considered for all roles.
Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.
At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our
NHS services in your local community.
They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and
promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.
After all, values are about people and they were
created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important
to them
Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.
P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and
promote independence in the healthcare we provide..
E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.
O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships
based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.
P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right
skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.
L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and
show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.
E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide
sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work with the Named
Nurse for Safeguarding and Children and In Care and the ICB Designated Nurse to
develop a service which ensures the delivery of effective health care and
continuity of services for children and young people in care.
To ensure there are effective systems in
place for meeting the statutory health requirements for children and young
people in care.
To provide specialist health knowledge to
professionals and carers
To work with the Named Nurse for Safeguarding
and Children in Care, the Designated Nurse and Principal Managers in Children
and Young Peoples Targeted Services to implement statutory health guidance for
children and young people in care.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Principle
Responsibilities:
Advisory
role/clinical responsibilities:
To work in partnership with all relevant
agencies, children, young people, and carers to support the National agenda in
accordance with relevant statutory guidance for Children in Care
Provide advice to Bridgewater
Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the Childrens Trust on questions
of planning, strategy, and the audit of quality standards in relation to health
services for children and young people in care.Provide expert health
advice to Children and Young Peoples Targeted Services (CYPS), residential
childrens homes, foster carers, school health advisers, health visitors and
paediatricians.
Advise colleagues in health and CYPS on issues
of medical confidentiality
To be the caseload
holder for a small number of young people with complex health issues, social
issues or cross border challenges due to the regular change of placements.
Undertake Review Health Assessments for
children and young people.
Use a high level of interpersonal and
communication skills to receive and convey highly sensitive information to
young people regarding their health.
Attend relevant multi agency meetings, panels
and forums which includes foster panel, emotional health and wellbeing board
and the children in care council.
Maintain regular contact with the local
health team undertaking health assessments.
Policy
and procedures:
To ensure that
operational policies and local procedures reflect best practice and support the
implementation of effective service delivery.
With the Named Nurse for Safeguarding and Children
in Care, develop and implement policies and standard operating procedures that
relate to specific issues for children and young people in care.
Prepare responses to consultation documents,
proposals and initiatives both locally and nationally regarding the health of
children and young people in care.
Monitoring
and information management:
Quality assure every health assessment completed
by CIC nurses, health visitors, school health advisers, community nurses and
Family Nurses and take appropriate action if they are not of an acceptable
standard.
Ensure that health assessments are completed
within the statutory time scale.
Maintain contemporaneous, accurate,
high-quality records in accordance with Trust policy and within NMC guidelines.
Provide statistical health data and reports
for children and young people in care e.g. Performance Indicators for CYPS and
the Cheshire and Mersey ICB - Warrington Place.
Contribute to service development through the analysis of statistical
data, activity performance and audit.
With the Named Nurse for Safeguarding
Children and Children in Care, prepare reports as required and act on any action
plan.
Liaise with colleagues in other boroughs when
a child/young person is placed out of borough.
Ensure the speedy transfer of information and
to co-ordinate the completion of the statutory health assessments within the
prescribed time scale.
Leadership
Be responsible for own professional
development and learning.
Provide support and professional leadership
to the CIC nursing team.
Provide specialist advice and information in
relation to children in care to health visitors, school health advisers, social
workers and other relevant health professionals.
Training
To ensure the CIC team plan and deliver
Children in Care annual update training to health professionals at level 3 as
per Intercollegiate guidance.
To ensure the CIC team
plan and deliver Children in Care training to foster carers.
Annual
report
With the Named Nurse for Safeguarding
Children and Children in Care complete and present an annual report to the
Local Partnership Board, Bridgewater Trust and the Designated CIC Nurse Cheshire
and Mersey ICB.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work with the Named
Nurse for Safeguarding and Children and In Care and the ICB Designated Nurse to
develop a service which ensures the delivery of effective health care and
continuity of services for children and young people in care.
To ensure there are effective systems in
place for meeting the statutory health requirements for children and young
people in care.
To provide specialist health knowledge to
professionals and carers
To work with the Named Nurse for Safeguarding
and Children in Care, the Designated Nurse and Principal Managers in Children
and Young Peoples Targeted Services to implement statutory health guidance for
children and young people in care.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Principle
Responsibilities:
Advisory
role/clinical responsibilities:
To work in partnership with all relevant
agencies, children, young people, and carers to support the National agenda in
accordance with relevant statutory guidance for Children in Care
Provide advice to Bridgewater
Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the Childrens Trust on questions
of planning, strategy, and the audit of quality standards in relation to health
services for children and young people in care.Provide expert health
advice to Children and Young Peoples Targeted Services (CYPS), residential
childrens homes, foster carers, school health advisers, health visitors and
paediatricians.
Advise colleagues in health and CYPS on issues
of medical confidentiality
To be the caseload
holder for a small number of young people with complex health issues, social
issues or cross border challenges due to the regular change of placements.
Undertake Review Health Assessments for
children and young people.
Use a high level of interpersonal and
communication skills to receive and convey highly sensitive information to
young people regarding their health.
Attend relevant multi agency meetings, panels
and forums which includes foster panel, emotional health and wellbeing board
and the children in care council.
Maintain regular contact with the local
health team undertaking health assessments.
Policy
and procedures:
To ensure that
operational policies and local procedures reflect best practice and support the
implementation of effective service delivery.
With the Named Nurse for Safeguarding and Children
in Care, develop and implement policies and standard operating procedures that
relate to specific issues for children and young people in care.
Prepare responses to consultation documents,
proposals and initiatives both locally and nationally regarding the health of
children and young people in care.
Monitoring
and information management:
Quality assure every health assessment completed
by CIC nurses, health visitors, school health advisers, community nurses and
Family Nurses and take appropriate action if they are not of an acceptable
standard.
Ensure that health assessments are completed
within the statutory time scale.
Maintain contemporaneous, accurate,
high-quality records in accordance with Trust policy and within NMC guidelines.
Provide statistical health data and reports
for children and young people in care e.g. Performance Indicators for CYPS and
the Cheshire and Mersey ICB - Warrington Place.
Contribute to service development through the analysis of statistical
data, activity performance and audit.
With the Named Nurse for Safeguarding
Children and Children in Care, prepare reports as required and act on any action
plan.
Liaise with colleagues in other boroughs when
a child/young person is placed out of borough.
Ensure the speedy transfer of information and
to co-ordinate the completion of the statutory health assessments within the
prescribed time scale.
Leadership
Be responsible for own professional
development and learning.
Provide support and professional leadership
to the CIC nursing team.
Provide specialist advice and information in
relation to children in care to health visitors, school health advisers, social
workers and other relevant health professionals.
Training
To ensure the CIC team plan and deliver
Children in Care annual update training to health professionals at level 3 as
per Intercollegiate guidance.
To ensure the CIC team
plan and deliver Children in Care training to foster carers.
Annual
report
With the Named Nurse for Safeguarding
Children and Children in Care complete and present an annual report to the
Local Partnership Board, Bridgewater Trust and the Designated CIC Nurse Cheshire
and Mersey ICB.
Person Specification
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Knowledge of national/local child protection policy and legislation
- Knowledge of statutory responsibilities for children and young people in care.
- Knowledge of health needs of children and young people in care and best practice.
- Able to work autonomously and within a team to develop, implement and evaluate service delivery.
- Demonstrate leadership skills.
- Demonstrate change management skills.
- IT skills.
- Ability to apply research/NICE guidelines to practice.
- Ability to manage complex and challenging clinical and professional relationships.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work with children and young people from diverse cultures and ethnicity.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
- Excellent record keeping and written communication skills.
Experience
Essential
- Proven post qualification experience in relevant area of work.
- Evidence of recent experience in working with vulnerable children and young people.
- Experience of working with children and young people in care
- Experience of assessing children, care planning, implementing care and reviewing outcomes.
- Experience of collaborative, multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working to achieve optimal outcomes for children.
- Experience of using clinical audit to improve clinical practice and support service changes within a community setting.
- Evidence of professional development in the area of child protection and/or children in care
Desirable
- Experience in training others.
- Experience in providing supervision.
- Experience of managing a team
Experience
Essential
- Proven post qualification experience in relevant area of work.
- Evidence of recent experience in working with vulnerable children and young people.
- Experience of working with children and young people in care
- Experience of assessing children, care planning, implementing care and reviewing outcomes.
- Experience of collaborative, multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working to achieve optimal outcomes for children.
- Experience of using clinical audit to improve clinical practice and support service changes within a community setting.
- Evidence of professional development in the area of child protection and/or children in care
Desirable
- Experience in training others.
- Experience in providing supervision.
- Experience of managing a team
Qualifications
Essential
- RN1
- Specialist Public Health Nurse health visitor or school nurse or equivalent degree.
- Professional development in the area of child protection and/or children in care.
Desirable
- Teaching certificate (e.g., ENB 998 or equivalent)
- Sexual health qualification.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)
Additional Question
Essential
- If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship:
Additional Criteria
Essential
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust.
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs.
Person Specification
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Knowledge of national/local child protection policy and legislation
- Knowledge of statutory responsibilities for children and young people in care.
- Knowledge of health needs of children and young people in care and best practice.
- Able to work autonomously and within a team to develop, implement and evaluate service delivery.
- Demonstrate leadership skills.
- Demonstrate change management skills.
- IT skills.
- Ability to apply research/NICE guidelines to practice.
- Ability to manage complex and challenging clinical and professional relationships.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work with children and young people from diverse cultures and ethnicity.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
- Excellent record keeping and written communication skills.
Experience
Essential
- Proven post qualification experience in relevant area of work.
- Evidence of recent experience in working with vulnerable children and young people.
- Experience of working with children and young people in care
- Experience of assessing children, care planning, implementing care and reviewing outcomes.
- Experience of collaborative, multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working to achieve optimal outcomes for children.
- Experience of using clinical audit to improve clinical practice and support service changes within a community setting.
- Evidence of professional development in the area of child protection and/or children in care
Desirable
- Experience in training others.
- Experience in providing supervision.
- Experience of managing a team
Experience
Essential
- Proven post qualification experience in relevant area of work.
- Evidence of recent experience in working with vulnerable children and young people.
- Experience of working with children and young people in care
- Experience of assessing children, care planning, implementing care and reviewing outcomes.
- Experience of collaborative, multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working to achieve optimal outcomes for children.
- Experience of using clinical audit to improve clinical practice and support service changes within a community setting.
- Evidence of professional development in the area of child protection and/or children in care
Desirable
- Experience in training others.
- Experience in providing supervision.
- Experience of managing a team
Qualifications
Essential
- RN1
- Specialist Public Health Nurse health visitor or school nurse or equivalent degree.
- Professional development in the area of child protection and/or children in care.
Desirable
- Teaching certificate (e.g., ENB 998 or equivalent)
- Sexual health qualification.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)
Additional Question
Essential
- If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship:
Additional Criteria
Essential
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust.
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs.
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).
