Job summary
Are you ready for a new challenge?We are offering an exciting opportunity for a motivated, ambitious and experienced nurse to take on the role of a Looked After Children's Nurse,supporting our Cared for Children in Cheshire East.This is a varied and unique role for a practitioner with clinical expertise relating to safeguarding children and young people.
Main duties of the job
To support the Specialist Nurses Looked after Children to provide a safe and effective health service to children and young peoplelooked after by local authorities and placed within the local authority boundary of Cheshire East.o To support the Named Nurse in developing the service and adopting best practice methods of service delivery to ensure that nationaland local guidelines and requirements are met.o Provide specialist advice, support and training on Safeguarding Children to all WCT staff; taking a leading role in matters relating to thehealth and wellbeing of looked after children.o Work as part of the Integrated multi-agency team, ensuring that the Safeguarding Strategy is implemented across the borough andensure that all practitioners can access advice and support about health needs of children and young people.o Work as part of the Multi agency Team to ensure that the views of children and young people, and healthcare workers in linked servicescan influence the development of Cared for Children clinical practice within East Cheshireo To work collaboratively with the multi-agency team, contributing to information sharing from across the local health economy includingprimary and secondary care to inform risk assessments, care planning and decision making
About us
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by CQC (Dec 2023) with some outstanding areas.
As an aspiring outstanding Trust we have numerous policies and procedures in place which provide standard organisational ways of working, in line with organisational objectives, relevant legislation and requirements. Policies allow for continuity and consistency within the Trust. Employees must abide by and adhere to all Wirral Community NHS Trust's policies, at all times.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details about this exciting role
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details about this exciting role
Person Specification
Skills and attributes
Essential
- Excellent inter-personal skills including negotiation, influencing and presentation skills
- Excellent leadership skills
- Ability to make sound judgements regarding the welfare of children, demonstrating confidence in professional view and analysis.
- Ability to plan interagency interventions for children and families.
- Ability to influence, motivate and negotiate with others
- Ability to produce clear and concise written reports as required.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to prioritise workload/work within and meet deadlines
- Self-management and motivation skills
- Confidence to challenge traditional practice and persistence to address difficult issues
- IT literate
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years post registration experience as Health Visitor, School Nurse or RSCN, with significant experience of Safeguarding Children processes
- Sound working knowledge of Community Health Care provision
- Awareness of the legislative framework underpinning children's health provision, safeguarding children and looked after children
- Ability to demonstrate appropriate assessment of needs of children and interventions required to safeguard children
- Participation in developments in practice.
- Experience of facilitating and delivering training to colleagues
- Ability to manage potentially hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmospheres, disseminating unwelcome information in a sensitive manner.
- Ability to prioritise workload and sound personal organisational skills.
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties
Qualificantions and professional training
Essential
- RGN/RN/RSCN/RM
- Portfolio of evidence demonstrating continued professional development
Desirable
- Nursing Degree or allied health practitioner equivalent
- Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse or RSCN
- Teaching and or Mentorship qualification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexibility in work patterns
- Ability to balance work/home life
- Good Communicator
- Able to travel between sites
Person Specification
Skills and attributes
Essential
- Excellent inter-personal skills including negotiation, influencing and presentation skills
- Excellent leadership skills
- Ability to make sound judgements regarding the welfare of children, demonstrating confidence in professional view and analysis.
- Ability to plan interagency interventions for children and families.
- Ability to influence, motivate and negotiate with others
- Ability to produce clear and concise written reports as required.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to prioritise workload/work within and meet deadlines
- Self-management and motivation skills
- Confidence to challenge traditional practice and persistence to address difficult issues
- IT literate
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years post registration experience as Health Visitor, School Nurse or RSCN, with significant experience of Safeguarding Children processes
- Sound working knowledge of Community Health Care provision
- Awareness of the legislative framework underpinning children's health provision, safeguarding children and looked after children
- Ability to demonstrate appropriate assessment of needs of children and interventions required to safeguard children
- Participation in developments in practice.
- Experience of facilitating and delivering training to colleagues
- Ability to manage potentially hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmospheres, disseminating unwelcome information in a sensitive manner.
- Ability to prioritise workload and sound personal organisational skills.
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties
Qualificantions and professional training
Essential
- RGN/RN/RSCN/RM
- Portfolio of evidence demonstrating continued professional development
Desirable
- Nursing Degree or allied health practitioner equivalent
- Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse or RSCN
- Teaching and or Mentorship qualification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexibility in work patterns
- Ability to balance work/home life
- Good Communicator
- Able to travel between sites
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Salinae Health Centre
Lewin Street
Middlewich Cheshire East
CW10 9DG
Employer's website
https://www.wchc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
