Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a SEND practitioner to come and join the 0-19 Healthy Child service in St Helens working for Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.
The post requires good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to be adaptable, reliable, compassionate, and approachable. You will need to have strong interpersonal and leadership skills, be flexible solution focused and support service development.
You will work as part of an integrated 0-19+ Team and be a SEND champion for the service.
As a key stakeholder in the protection of children, you willl be required to work collaboratively with other agencies to meet their needs. You will have a good knowledge of the components of Clinical Governance, Risk Management, Audits, and relevant Professional Codes.
Main duties of the job
To be a SEND Champion for the wider 0-19 service and provide advice and guidance to support Public Health Nurses with their caseload of children with SEND or additional needs.
To identify and prioritise the health and care needs of children, young people and their families, working in collaboration with people throughout the care planning process.
To support all services within the Integrated Children's Division to ensure that the needs of children and young people with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) and EHCP's are met.
To contribute to the development of best practice and facilitate shared learning to develop services and initiatives that meet local needs, in relation to aims and objectives of Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.
To develop effective links with key people in delivering services to enable people to improve their own health.
To contribute to safe, effective services and provide children and families with a positive experience of our Service.
About us
Our common purpose and values were developed by staff from across the organisation and reflect who we are and what we stand for.Our common purpose is...
TOGETHER
We will support you and your community to live well.
Our Values...
Compassion - Supportive and caring, listening to others
Open - Communicating openly, honestly and sharing ideas
Trust - Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more information on this exciting role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more information on this exciting role.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- First level registered nurse current with NMC or registered healthcare professional with the HCPC (Allied Health Professional)
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Post graduate qualification in children's services or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of continued professional development
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of SEND reforms
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge of service priorities
- Experience of working collaboratively with other agencies and professions to deliver change
- Experience in presenting and leading groups
- Experience of patient and staff engagement to improve service delivery
Desirable
- line management experience
- Experience in evaluating service delivery
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of divisional leadership
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Ability to communicate on complex matters sensitively with all staff groups, patients and their families
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
- Ability to manage a complex and diverse workload
- Ability to influence change and work in a multi agency way to overcome barriers.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
- Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Access to a car for work purposes
- Proactive and flexible approach
- Advanced Key Board Skills
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- First level registered nurse current with NMC or registered healthcare professional with the HCPC (Allied Health Professional)
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Post graduate qualification in children's services or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of continued professional development
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of SEND reforms
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge of service priorities
- Experience of working collaboratively with other agencies and professions to deliver change
- Experience in presenting and leading groups
- Experience of patient and staff engagement to improve service delivery
Desirable
- line management experience
- Experience in evaluating service delivery
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of divisional leadership
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Ability to communicate on complex matters sensitively with all staff groups, patients and their families
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
- Ability to manage a complex and diverse workload
- Ability to influence change and work in a multi agency way to overcome barriers.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
- Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Access to a car for work purposes
- Proactive and flexible approach
- Advanced Key Board Skills
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
