Job summary
Are you a highly motivated and enthusiastic nurse? Do you have the skills to work with Looked After Children and Care Leavers and improve their health outcomes? Are you keen to contribute towards the development of the Looked After Children and Care Leavers service?
An exciting opportunity has arisen within CHCP CIC, to join our team of LAC nurses working with children and young people who are Looked After and leaving care. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced registered nurse who can demonstrate a high standard of assessment skills, excellent communication, and a flexible approach to working with children and young people to join our motivated and friendly team.
Main duties of the job
This requires a flexible approach and a willingness to travel out of the Hull area to bordering county of East Yorkshire at the direction of the Named Nurse for Looked After Children.
You will have the opportunity to be creative and adaptable in order to engage with looked after children, their carers and partner agencies to ensure that health needs are assessed and met for this cohort of children. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate experience with working with children of all ages, vulnerable groups and those with additional health needs.
The LAC Health team are part of the Community Paediatric Nursing Services working across Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire. The LAC health team arrange, co-ordinate and undertake Statutory Health Assessments in accordance with Department of Health Statutory Guidance. The role will be supported by the Named Nurse for Looked After Children, with excellent opportunities for supervision, training and development.
For further information, please contact Leigh Latham, Named Nurse for Looked After Children on 07964 686728 or via email leigh.latham1@nhs.net
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification attached to this job advert for full details on the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification attached to this job advert for full details on the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Educated to Degree level
- Mentorship training
- Post registration training relevant to role e.g. Safeguarding Children, Public Health, Looked After Children etc.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of child development, the Healthy Child Programme (including immunisations) Public health/child development.
- Knowledge in relation to health needs of Children who are Looked After.
- Good understanding of key statutory responsibilities and national policy regards Children's Services, Looked After Children and Safeguarding. (The Children's Act (1989/2004) and Promoting the health and wellbeing of Looked After Children (2015))
- Proficient with information technology, e.g. electronic care records, administration systems and emails etc.
- Good understanding of local current safeguarding policies and guidelines.
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience of working with children/young people, and families.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to effectively engage with hard to reach groups.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of multiagency working.
- Experience of completing developmentally appropriate assessments for children and young people.
- Experience of writing health reports.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Educated to Degree level
- Mentorship training
- Post registration training relevant to role e.g. Safeguarding Children, Public Health, Looked After Children etc.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of child development, the Healthy Child Programme (including immunisations) Public health/child development.
- Knowledge in relation to health needs of Children who are Looked After.
- Good understanding of key statutory responsibilities and national policy regards Children's Services, Looked After Children and Safeguarding. (The Children's Act (1989/2004) and Promoting the health and wellbeing of Looked After Children (2015))
- Proficient with information technology, e.g. electronic care records, administration systems and emails etc.
- Good understanding of local current safeguarding policies and guidelines.
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience of working with children/young people, and families.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to effectively engage with hard to reach groups.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of multiagency working.
- Experience of completing developmentally appropriate assessments for children and young people.
- Experience of writing health reports.
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).