Specialist Health Practitioner – Care Leavers

• Provide expert clinical advice and direct support to young people, ensuring a person-centred approach that amplifies their voice.
• Act as the transition advisor across our services, ensuring continuity of care and that young people don't fall through the gaps.
• Build strong multi-agency partnerships across health, social care, and education.
• Contribute to strategic service development and innovation, embedding best practice into policy and provision.
• Champion the principles of corporate parenting across all professional interactions.
• Support our organisation in meeting statutory duties with regards to Children Looked After and care leavers.

Essential

• Current registration with NMC as a Nurse or HCP with current HPCP registration.
• Evidence of learning and/or experience to Master's level
• Qualified School Nurse, Health Visitor, Paediatric/ Mental Health Nurse/ HCP with 3-4 years relevant experience.
• Up to date Safeguarding Training
• Evidence of on-going professional development.
• Evidence of additional Emotional well-being/ Mental Health learning/relevant experience.

Desirable

• Sexual Health Training

Essential

• Relevant post-qualifying experience in working with children and young adults.
• Experience post-qualifying in supporting young adults with mental health including self-harming behaviours and suicidal ideations.
• Experience in working with children and young adults who have suffered abuse and trauma.
• Experience of multi-agency working and the ability to network.
• Experience of working with children and young adults exhibiting risky behaviours; this would include substance misuse, frequent episodes of missing and possible Child Exploitation

Desirable

• Experience of carrying out audits and contributing to reports.
• Experience of providing clinical supervision.
• Experience post-qualifying in supporting children in transition to adult health services

Essential

• Highly effective communication skills - verbal and written - MI Skills
• Willingness to work with all age groups including those who may not wish to engage
• Ability to assess and identify health needs, including the ability to analyse information
• Good range of IT skills, i.e., use of excel, EPR systems, SharePoint, MST office and AI.
• Awareness of current legislation/guidance/ policy with regards to Looked After Children/Care Leavers and the ability to inform/influence colleagues at every level
• Commitment to team and multi-agency working but with the ability to work on own initiative.
• A commitment to team & service development
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance frameworks Ability to be articulate, respectfully assertive and at the same time diplomatic

Desirable

• Project management skills to develop potential change ideas and test these in practice using the Trust's QI framework
• Teaching & Presentation skills/Certificates
• Awareness of Corporate Parenting Roles & Responsibilities and the ability to inform/influence colleagues at every level of their own responsibilities as corporate parents.

Essential

• Ability to have flexibility around working hours to meet service need
• Willingness & ability to travel to wherever the children/young adults are placed (countywide) and wish to be seen in agreement with Lead Named Nurse
• Ability to work within BHT's Agile working policy