Job responsibilities
As a Band 5 Looked After Children Staff Nurse within HCRG Care Group you'll join a team who are focused on improving the health and wellbeing of Looked After Children in the East Lancashire locality. You will have a passion for supporting the health needs of our Looked After Children in a team of Staff Nurses, Specialist Nurses, Health Visitors and School Nurse. You will be a registered nurse with experience of working with looked after and/or vulnerable children.
Package DescriptionYou will feel valued as a Looked After Children Staff Nurse with HCRG Care, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- AfC band 5 salary and NHS terms and conditions including an NHS pension
- Flexible working to provide you with that true work / life balance
- Access to our Strive for Better networks, a national support and professional network made up of NHS professionals like you, giving you the chance to constantly develop industry-leading care and quality
- Access to Reward Gateway-our staff benefits scheme which grants you access to premium offers and discounts on practical spending at national supermarkets and well known retailers as well as special treats like Virgin Experience Days and Leisure Vouchers
- Access to our free well-being service available 24/7/365 online and by telephone including; counsellors, post trauma incident support, legal, debt and practical life management helpline, guided self-help, telephonic career coaching and monthly well-being newsletters
- We are pleased to offer access to Wagestream - which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.
- A committed Learning and Development team who work closely with Universities and Health Education England to further your potential and support your progression
- Access to a range of courses and e-learning to develop further skills, bespoke career pathways and opportunities continuing your professional development
- Innovative forward-thinking culture with the opportunity to put forward your ideas to contribute to the way we work. You will be encouraged to apply for national funding to drive your initiatives locally to benefit our patients and service users
- Rewarding and supportive teams, you will be recognised and have opportunities to recognise others by nominating for local and national awards annually and taking part in our new virtual Ask our Executives event, where you can submit questions to the board and hear updates regularly on company strategy and objectives
- Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards with 100% of our rated services considered overall good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
Main ResponsibilitiesWithin this role, you will:
- Support the health needs of Looked After Children
- Complete holistic health assessments and packages of health support for Looked After Children
- Work as part of a wider team Staff Nurses, School Nurses, Health Visitors and Specialist Looked After Children Nurses.
- Liaise with other key professionals such as Social Workers, Education and Police colleagues to promote the health needs of Looked After Children
- Provide health advice and guidance to Looked After Children and their families/carers
The Ideal CandidateYou will be a registered nurse, midwife or mental health nurse with a minimum of 6 months post-graduate experience and have a caring and approachable demeanour in order to gain the trust and respect of local families and children.
You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.
About The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006 by our Chief Executive Dr Vivienne McVey and like-minded colleagues, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.
From around 500 locations across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome a broad diversity of talent to apply. We reserve the right to cease any advertising prior to the published closing date for a role that receives a high number of applications.
As a Disability Confident Committed company, we work in partnership with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to make our business an inclusive place for all.
HCRG Care Group is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our services.
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