Job Overview
This post is permanent and full‑time to meet the needs of the Children Looked After Service in the West area. It supports Children Looked After Nurses by maintaining and promoting the health needs of children looked after within a community setting.
Responsibilities
Key duties include:
* Support Children Looked After Nurses in delivering health promotion within home, clinic and other community settings.
* Implement the Health Care Plan as directed by the Children Looked After Nurses.
* Carry out delegated programmes or packages of care and follow‑up health needs after an initial assessment.
* Undertake screening and other health related and developmental assessments.
* Deliver parenting/carer support, health promotion and programmes of care on an individual and group basis.
* Work as a member of a skill‑mix team to contribute to overall health care offered to individuals, families and communities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Essential: BTEC level 3 Diploma in Early Years or CACHE Diploma in Child Care and Education (Level 3), NVQ/QCF level 3 in Early Years and Education, or NNEB/National Diploma in Childhood Studies.
* Desirable: NVQ/QCF level 4 in Early Years and Education.
Experience
* Essential: Previous experience of working with infants and children and parents/carers.
* Desirable: Experience in a community or health‑related field and experience of facilitating groups.
Skills
* Essential: Good organisational skills, ability to plan own work, teamwork, good working relationship with other agencies, excellent communication, computer literacy (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
* Desirable: Clear communication methods for young people and carers/parents with a disability.
Other
* Essential: Discreet and sensitive to the needs of others, commitment to high standards of evidence‑based practice, commitment to self‑development, ability to travel between settings, flexible approach to working, willingness to learn new skills, positive attitude.
* Desirable: Welsh speaking.
Knowledge
* Essential: Awareness of current Welsh Government initiatives pertaining to Children and Families, working knowledge of All Wales child protection procedures, child development, knowledge of child behaviour management techniques, awareness of the importance of play in relation to stages of child development.
* Desirable: Experience of behaviour management techniques, ability to discuss recent advances in the sphere of public health.
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the Disability Confident Employer scheme. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English.
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