Specialist Nurse For Children in care and Care leavers, Enfield

Job summary

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic candidate to the role of Specialist Nurse For Children in care and Care leavers, within the Enfield Community Services remit under the management of the Babies, Children's, & Young People Division.

This role is offered at 30x hours per week, covering 4x days, and the working pattern for this role will be agreed at interview. The successful candidate will work with a team of highly specialist nursing, medical, and AHP staffing across our Enfield Community Services to provide a high-level service to all Children in care and Care leavers.

Please note;

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Main duties of the job

To work together with the Designated Nurse, Named Nurse and Doctor for Looked After Children in meeting the health needs of looked after children as recommended in the Department of Health guidance 'Promoting the Health needs of Looked After Children' 2022.

The post holder will provide a direct clinical service for Enfield's Looked After Children, across the age range (0-18 years) and will be required to travel out of Borough.

The service will ensure all children have access to a good quality health assessment with all initial assessments being carried out by a Paediatrician and follow-ups of children being co-ordinated by the Looked After Children Nursing team, including Enfield children placed out of borough.

Key duties of the role include, but are not limited to:

• Leading in implementing Government guidance on promoting physical, mental and emotional health of looked after children and young people through targeted health interventions including health promotion initiatives.
• Ensuring Operational policies and local procedures reflect best practice.
• Working with the Named Nurse develop policies and protocols for specific issues relating to the health of children and young people in care

Job responsibilities

Core Clinical responsibilities

1.1 Maintain professional behaviour at all times and promote a positive image of Royal Free Trust at all times, in line with first class values.

1.2 Provide specialist clinical expertise and leadership to promote the physical, emotional and developmental health of children in care

1.3 Support the day to day operational management and effective delivery of the children in care nursing service.

1.4 Coordinate and quality assure initial and review health assessments for children placed in and outside Enfield. Ensure health recommendations are actioned, referrals completed and outcomes monitored.

1.5 Liaise with social care, primary care, paediatric ,CAMHS and other partner agencies to ensure continuity of care.

1.6 Identify, assess and escalate unmet health needs, clinical risks and safeguarding concerns

1.7 Ensure timely access to appropriate health services, including children placed out of borough.

1.8 Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure compliance with relevant policies, legislation and professional standards.

1.9 Promote evidence-based practice, health equality and improved health outcomes for children in care

1.10 Complete duty on a rotational basis, responding to clinical situations/meetings, utilizing clinical judgement and decision making to initiate appropriate interventions for the children in our care.

1.11 To be responsible for the for confidentiality and the safekeeping of client records, maintain accurate records and adhere to Trust information governance policy.

A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification.

About the employer

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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