Named Nurse Looked After Children 8a

Job responsibilities

Provide leadership and expert advice to managers and practitioners in the Trust.

To support the Trust to meet its regulated duties related to the health needs of Looked After Children (LAC)

Provide expert health advice to those working with Looked After Children, working in partnership with other agencies to ensure that the health needs of Looked After Children are assessed and met in a holistic and timely manner as per Statutory Guidance, by competently skilled health care staff as per Intercollegiate LAC Competencies (2015).

To support the completion of review health assessments for Looked After Children with complex needs or those identified as hard to

Complete an Annual Report in collaboration with the Named Doctor for Looked After Children and present this to the Trust Clinical Governance

Arrange and Chair the HeLAC operational meetings in conjunction with the Named Doctor

In conjunction with the Named LAC Doctor, develop, implement and evaluate training and support for health practitioners completing Statutory LAC Health Assessments working with these vulnerable children, liaising with other professionals such as Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).

Build effective working relationships and empower staff working in both Childrens Services and Primary Care to engage in the Looked After Childrens agenda.

Support and advise the Board of the Trust about Looked After Children and young people

Contribute to the planning and strategic organisation of provider services for Looked After Children

Work with other named, specialist and designated professionals to plan and develop the Trusts strategy for services for Looked After Children

Ensure advice is available to other professionals and services across the Trust on day to-day issues about Looked After Children and their

Identify, develop, implement and evaluate policies, procedures, pathways and clinical competencies around the health of Looked After Children that impact on the organisation

In accordance with the Trusts clinical governance strategy, develop, implement and evaluate an audit programme alongside the Named LAC Doctor that demonstrates measurable positive health outcomes for Looked After Children.

To have in depth knowledge and understanding of legislation, national and local policies and guidance, professional guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.

To advise and support health practitioners with issues relating to safeguarding children (Child Protection and Looked After Children) and implement appropriate procedures and protocols.

Provide advice and signposting to other professionals about the health needs of Looked After Children, legal processes, key research and policy documents

To provide expert advice to the Trust on audit of quality standards in relation to health services for Looked After Children

Advise the police, childrens social care and other statutory and voluntary agencies on health matters with regard to Looked After Children

Liaise closely with other specialist services such as CAMHS, sexual health, youth offending, and services for disabled children

To develop, implement and evaluate supervision systems for health professionals working with and completing Statutory Health Assessments for Looked After Children in conjunction with the childrens safeguarding supervision programme and Intercollegiate Competency (LAC)

Develop, implement and evaluate a competency based training programme for health staff to ensure consistency of approach and standard.

Work collaboratively with IM&T departments within health and partner agencies to establish data sets that demonstrate activity levels and quality outcomes against national and local

Work closely with other Named and Designated Looked After Children professionals locally, regionally and

Liaise with professional leads from other agencies, such as Education and Childrens Social

Promote and develop collaborative interagency working through HeLAC, Fostering and Adoption Services, Social Services and Voluntary Agencies to deliver a high standard of practice for Looked After

Be involved and work with other Looked After Children professional networks, nationally and locally, to share good working

Develop effective working relationships with Public

Develop effective working relationships with the sexual health service, youth offending and young peoples drug services to ensure they are delivered jointly by Health and Social

To work in close collaboration with the Designated LAC Nurse, Designated LAC Doctor, General Practitioners, Paediatricians, CAMHS and other lead health professional groups working with Looked After

Work closely with the lead for children and/or safeguarding within the Trust

To liaise and work directly with staff involved in the care of Looked After Children and to enable them to develop their

Support and advise colleagues in the clinical assessment and care of children and young people, whilst being clear about others personal clinical professional accountability

Provide/ensure appraisal, support and supervision for colleagues in the team/organisation

Contribute to individual case supervision

Encourage case discussion, reflective practice, and the monitoring of significant events at a local level

Work with the Specialist and Designated professionals to ensure that the healthcare organisation has relevant policies and procedures in line with

legislation and national guidance

To work in conjunction with the Named professionals for Child Protection in implementing shared policies and procedures, training and supervision where appropriate.

Contribute to the dissemination and implementation of organisational policies and procedures

Support the designated professionals to ensure that there is an organisational training strategy in line with national and local expectations

Contribute to the delivery of training for health staff and inter-agency training

To provide strong and effective leadership and line management to the Specialist Nurse and Administrators for LAC and deputise in the absence of the Lead Nurse for Child Protection in the management of the Named Nurses for Child Protection and the administrators within the Safeguarding Children Team, enabling the team to deliver to the highest possible standards, ensuring that evidence based practice is used which enables and empowers individual team

To undertake a lead role in developing and implementing local induction processes for health visitors providing health assessments for Looked After Children, ensuring robust monitoring and evaluation mechanisms are in place for statutory/mandatory training within the

Lead in conjunction with the Named LAC Doctor on LAC Health service evaluations, reviews and reconfigurations which may impact on service delivery or employment

Ensure services are delivered in line with overall service plans and priorities for Warwickshire and that successful initiatives and best practice are shared across all geographical areas within the

Use change management and developmental tools to support modernisation across the

Keep abreast of innovations and developments within both primary and community health services and other internal and external influences of the NHS; use this to proactively inform service delivery and

Support the investigation, response and remedial action required to deal effectively with complaints and incidents as they arrive

Ensure the team work within clinical governance frameworks

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse RGN/RSCN/RNLD/RNM/RHV
• Cert/Diploma/Health Visiting/BSC Community Specialist
• Relevant Post Graduate Qualification
• Evidence of Continuous Development
• Evidence of appropriate Safeguarding Children training

Experience

Essential

• post basic experience of direct work with vulnerable children and young people
• significant experience working with Looked after Children/Children's safeguarding at Band 7 grade
• Experience working with partner agencies to improve pathways for children and young people
• Experience in clinical supervision

Desirable

• Experience of managing a team

Skills

Essential

• Advanced understanding of child-care legislation, information sharing, information governance, confidentiality and consent
• In-depth understanding of the needs and vulnerabilities of looked after children
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent oral, written communication report writing and presentation skills
• Exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills
• Able to demonstrate negotiation skills
• Able to make autonomous decisions
• Able to demonstrate ability to produce reports/statistics/data to set deadlines
• Able to produce and deliver training packages
• Able to work confidently in a multi- professional, multi-agency environment and in partnership with children and families
• Able to chair and contribute confidently in multi-agency professional meetings
• Able to demonstrate sound knowledge and understanding of Clinical Governance
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of equal opportunities
• Has a clear understanding of current issues affecting looked after children
• Has knowledge and understanding of CAMHS

Desirable

• Good IT skills

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Motivated and resillient
• Able to negotiate, influence and motivate others
• Ability to remain calm and logical when faced with conflict or frustration

Desirable

• Innovative

Other

Essential

• Must be a non-smoker whilst on duty
• Must have access to independent transport
• DBS clearance
• Must be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service

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).