Specialist Nurse Children in Care

The post holder will work collaboratively with children and young people in care, care leavers, carers, and multi-agency professionals to promote positive health and wellbeing outcomes. They will ensure that children in care receive high-quality, child-centred healthcare in line with statutory guidance and best practice.

The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of healthcare for children in care and care leavers, ensuring their physical, emotional, and mental health needs are identified and addressed.

Please see Full Job Description attached.

post holder will work with children, young people, their carers and a wide

range of professionals across health and social care settings to ensure that

looked after children and young people (known as Children in Care-CiC) receive

the appropriate services in order to reach their full potential as outlined in

Promoting the Health and Well-being of Looked After Children (2022) and the

Intercollegiate competencies for looked after children (2025).

post holder will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation

and evaluation of health care for CiC and care leavers. The overall aim is to

ensure that children in care health needs are met and positive outcomes are

achieved for this vulnerable group.

1. To assess, plan, implement and evaluate

healthcare for CiC.2. To support CiC and their carers with the

appropriate health advice, information, signposting and referral.

3. To support social work colleagues in ensuring

that any health needs identified at childrens initial or review health

assessments are promptly addressed with ongoing follow up and reviews.

4. To assist with the compilation of information

to inform the completion of quality Initial health assessments.

5. To attend and /or provide a written report

for any statutory CiC health reviews and care planning meetings.

6. To ensure that all CiC are up to date with

their immunisations and to support access to outstanding immunisations in line with the

Department of Health guidelines.

monitor emotional health and stability by interpreting the strengths and

difficulties questionnaire scores (SDQs) liaising with the Lead CiC specialist

nurse/childs social worker.

8. To attend meetings on behalf of the Lead

Specialist nurse for CiC in periods of

her absence.

9.

To Work in conjunction with the Lead Specialist nurse for CiC participating in

the delivery of CiC training and the ongoing professional development of health

professionals, social workers and foster carers.

1. Provides professional leadership and health

advice and support to health professionals including health visitors and school

nurses and social workers within health and social care settings.

2. Works with a legal, professional and ethical

framework established by relevant bodies. e.g.

Department of Health, Nursing and Midwifery Council and local health

trust policies.

3.

To assist and participate in any audits for improving the quality standards for

health services for CiC.

4. To participate in regional and local

strategic planning groups within CiC nursing.

5. To support and encourage community

involvement in decision / policy making including the involvement of

children/young people and carers.

Practice

1.

work autonomously within own practice, responsible for managing a caseload of

children in care.

2.

undertake comprehensive health assessments on CiC both in borough and those CiC

placed within borough from other local authorities in line with good practice

and reciprocal working arrangements.

3.

make clinical decisions to satisfy the expectations and demands of the role,

supported by relevant evidence-based practice theories.

4.

adopt a flexible approach to working which may include travelling out of

borough on occasions, or working evenings, to engage with young people and

facilitate their access to health services.

5.

be responsible for the recording of personally generated clinical observations

and the maintenance of relevant nursing records and reports.

6.

work in conjunction with targeted and universal childrens services to provide

health promotion and advice to children in care, including those not accessing

mainstream education

7.

work alongside the lead specialist nurse and named nurse for CiC to support the

development, implementation, review and updating of CiC processes and

procedures.

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM) serves more than one million residents across the Halton and Warrington boroughs and the wider North West region.

Bringing together community and out-of-hospital services (formerly provided by Bridgewater Community Healthcare) with inpatient and elective care (formerly Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals) we provide services at two hospital sites and more than 70 community hubs and facilities.

Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM).

They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation.

Our mission

We will be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other

Our vision

We will be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn

Our values

Skills and Knowledge

Relationships

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.

Experience

Essential: - Significant demonstrable experience of working in a community setting; - Understanding the needs of the client group

Desirable: - Working with children and young people; - Working with looked after children /children in care; - Experience of attending Looked after Childrens reviews

Qualifications

Essential: - 1st level Degree or equivalent Nursing qualification; - Sexual health training qualification or willing to undertake.

Desirable: - SCPHN

Job Specific Requirements

Right to Work