About this role
Job summary
The Specialist Nurse for Children in Care plays a vital role in promoting the health, wellbeing and safeguarding of children and young people who are looked after by the Local Authority. The role focuses on ensuring that Children in Care receive high quality, holistic healthcare that addresses their physical, emotional and developmental needs.
Main duties of the job
Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, the post holder collaborates closely with social workers, carers, healthcare professionals and other agencies to coordinate and deliver comprehensive health assessments, ongoing health support and supervision. The nurse will act as a an advocate for our children and young people by ensuring their voices are heard and their individual health needs are prioritised.
Key responsibilities include undertaking Review Health Assessments, developing personalised health care plans, monitoring health outcomes, providing expert advice, training and supervision to other members of the 0-19 team.
The Specialist Nurse for Children in Care will work in close partnership with the Named Nurse to ensure that statutory responsibilities and high standards of care for Children in Care are consistently delivered. The Specialist Nurse will provides operational, clinical and professional support to help the Named Nurse fulfil their leadership, safeguarding and governance role within the organisation.
In addition the role will also entail support to the Named Nurse for multiagency audits, Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, data collection, audit activity, service delivery and monitoring performance against national and local standards.
About us
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.
At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!
We offer colleagues:
A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work. Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards. Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service. Please note:
Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application. Please also be aware that the Trustdoes notoffer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles. All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Personal Specification attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
HDFT covers a wide footprint area therefore the successful candidate's needs to be willing to travel to other areas on an occasional basis.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
NMC Registration. 1st level nurse with a first degree in a health related subject or equivalent or equivalent experience To have attended multi-agency training in Safeguarding Children and related topics. Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner/Registered Nurse.
Desirable
Additional relevant qualification of working with vulnerable children or ability to demonstrate having gained equivalent knowledge Safeguarding Children Supervision Skills training. Experience of working with Children in Care
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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).
Employer details Employer name Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Address Gibraltar House
Northallerton
DL6 2NA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)