Contact information
For further information about this role please contact, Beth Rhodes - Lead Nurse for Children in Care
Bethany.rhodes4@nhs.net
07710 365 695
About the role
The Children in Care Nurse advisor role involves providing high-quality, safe, and child-centered care. The Nurse advisor will support the Lead Nurse in service development, quality improvement, and policy implementation. The Nurse advisor will manage a caseload and ensure compliance with statutory health assessments, safeguarding practices and promoting the health and wellbeing of the children including identifying health needs and making appropriate referrals or providing packages of care to meet their identified needs.
Main duties
* Assessing and addressing the needs of Children in Care including Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children/ young people, children with complex health needs and Care Leavers.
* Promote and sustain effective working relationships between staff and partner agencies in developing, promoting and addressing the health needs of Children in Care.
* Working within multi-agency processes to identify potential risk of harm to children in our care.
* Assist the Lead Nurse to support staff within the trust and other agencies in relation to the health needs of Children in Care and Young People.
* To undertake Health Needs Assessments and therapeutic interventions with CIC & young People, and co-ordinate Health recommendations.
* Work directly with Children in Care, Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children/ young people and Care Leavers who cannot/do not engage with mainstream services to provide advice and support on issues relating to health and wellbeing.
* Attend appropriate strategy meetings and Team around the Child and planning meetings to provide a health perspective and assessment of risk to the child or young person .
* Support the Lead Nurse in the gathering of accurate data on the health and wellbeing.
* Keep self-updated regarding all issues concerning safeguarding, including legal, research and government policy in order to ensure that advice given to professionals follows current best practice. Adhere to NMC Code of Professional conduct and be conversant with the scope of professional practice.
* Work within national and local guidelines. Ensure that all care is research based and delivered to an agreed standard, working with appropriate evaluation processes. Be willing to participate in research and audit and disseminate findings across the district in order to influence future development of the service
* As a Band 6 Nurse advisor you will be expected to be professional and support the other members of the team.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.
Essential person specification requirements
* Children’s Nursing qualification RSCN / RN (child) 1st level or equivalent.
* Public health knowledge and experience
* Community nursing experience.
* Evidence of continued professional development.
* Ability to demonstrate experience of working within the community
* Ability to demonstrate relevant experience of working and managing Child Protection cases.
* Multi-professional working
* Teaching/ training
* Working autonomously
* Working on a one to one basis with children and young people to identify and address their health needs.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application guidance:
We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Our benefits
* Access to the NHS pension plan
* Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
* Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
* Extensive benefits and support, including:
* Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Home electronics scheme
* Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
* Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
* Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
* Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
* Career progression, training and support
Skilled worker sponsorship
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