An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced nurse to join a dynamic and forward thinking team. The successful candidate will work collaboratively within the Looked after Children's health team, and the Youth Justice service to assess health needs, and direct resources to meet the needs of the most vulnerable children and young people.

The role will require the nurse to:

provide high levels of nursing support/ intervention to vulnerable children and young people

have a keen interest and knowledge base regarding vulnerable children and young people.

have a keen interest and knowledge base regarding Youth Justice provision and secure settings.

be highly motivated, dynamic, adaptable and enthusiastic.

be committed to develop the current nursing service.

have at least 5 years post registration nursing experience, with 2 years being community based.

have excellent assessment, oral communication and written/IT skills.

have good organisational and time management skills.

work autonomously and as part of the wider support team around the child/young person.

Main duties of the job

The primary aim of the service is to achieve the best health and wellbeing outcomes through statutory health needs assessments, the healthy child programme, development/care reviews, immunisations, health promotion and interventions tailored to individual risks and protective factors, and to ensure that identified health needs are met and continue to be met when the young people are discharged from the service or transfer to a secure environment.

The post holder will work collaboratively within the Looked after Children's health team, the wider multi agency team within Youth Justice and will assess health needs and direct resources to meet the needs of these most vulnerable children and young people.

The role requires the nurse to deliver a broad public health provision. The focus of the role is both the delivery of evidence-based practice for young people presenting with a long-term condition, and the provision of preventative health care. As an autonomous practitioner the nurse is responsible for the care delivered, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision-making.

About us

Sheffield Children's is one of three independent, specialist paediatric hospitals in the country, providing dedicated healthcare for children and young people across community, mental health and acute specialist settings.

We have three overarching aims that set the direction for the Trust in our vision to create a healthier future for children and young people.

• Outstanding patient care
• Brilliant place to work
• Leader in children's health

Our commitment to rewarding colleagues is demonstrated through our brilliant reward and benefits offer including generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme and access to salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and lease cars.

We are committed to supporting colleagues from different heritages and lifestyles while at work. This is supported through the offer we have in place for flexible working and the three equality network groups we have in place. Colleagues are encouraged to join these groups and request flexible working.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To act as a lead professional, and plan, implement, and evaluate health intervention for vulnerable children and young people who are involved with Youth Justice Service.

The post holder will maintain a continuous process of reviewing, monitoring and evaluating care interventions to provide updated health information at key meetings and to other health professionals and multiagency professionals as appropriate.

Please refer to the full job description and person specification

Inclusive Recruitment & Selection

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.

We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net

We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net

Trust Values

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

• Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
• Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
• Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
• Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Registered Nurse, registration with NMC
• Degree in Nursing relative to either: Children and Young People / Public Health / Specialist Community Public Health / Nursing, Health Visiting or School Nursing / Community Nursing Specialist qualification
• Must be willing to participate in any relevant training identified to develop skills required to carry out duties
• Maintains a portfolio of CPD in line with regulatory body standards

Desirable

• Registered sick children's nurse
• Nurse Prescribing. (Non medical)
• Mentorship Qualification
• Evidence of recent CPD including study in relevant fields
• Post Graduate study relevant to the post

Experience

Essential

• In order to fulfil the duties of this post, candidates should have attained a level of experience proportionate to the competencies detailed in the job description
• Experience of working in a community setting
• Significant recent practice with vulnerable and Looked after Children
• Experience of delivering health promotion and public health frameworks
• Able to deliver training to multi agency staff in a competent and professional manner
• Experience of dealing with conflict and unpredictable environments

Desirable

• Experience of working within a Multi Agency Team
• Experience of delivering presentations, teaching sessions and training packages to individuals or groups
• Experience of working with young people with mental health issues
• Experience in supporting /signposting young people around sexual health issues
• Experience of working with young people with learning difficulties

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Specialist assessment, planning and evaluation skills
• Detailed theoretical and clinical knowledge appropriate to service area and profession
• Working knowledge of the Healthcare Standards for Children and Young People In Secure Settings ( 2013)
• Working knowledge of the 'Knowledge, skills and competences of health care staff. Intercollegiate Role Framework (2015)
• Working knowledge of the Promoting the health and welfare of Looked after Children Statutory guidance for local authorities, clinical commissioning groups, and NHS England (2015)
• Knowledge of relevant current issues in health and social care, ethics and innovation.
• Demonstrates awareness of limits to knowledge base
• Knowledge of specific innovation techniques / initiatives.
• Application of Clinical Governance and quality measures in practice

Practical and intellectual skills

Essential

• Has complex analytical and creative problem solving skills in unpredictable situations
• Workload and time management skills
• Competent IT skills in order to record, collect and interpret data, present reports and compile simple presentations.
• Effective verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex or potentially distressing information to young people and managing conflict when appropriate
• Risk assessment skills
• Problem solving skills

Desirable

• Experience in research and/or clinical audit
• Able to research, understand and evaluate evidence in order to contribute to practice development
• Experience of electronic record keeping

Attitude and Behaviour

Essential

• Displays care, compassion, sensitivity and responsiveness to other peoples' feelings and needs
• Highly motivated and reliable
• Able to work as part of a team, co-operating to work together, and in conjunction with others
• Willing to help and assist wherever possible and appropriate, appreciating the value of diversity in the workplace
• Able to develop, establish and maintain positive relationships with young people, their carers, parents and other professionals
• Able to work under pressure, dealing with peaks and troughs in workload managing unpredictable service demands
• Positive and flexible attitude to dealing with change, able to respond to the changing needs of the young person in an appropriate and timely manner
• Willing to change and accept change, and to explore new ways of working and approaches
• Has a strong degree of personal integrity and adhere to standards of conduct based on a culture of equality and fairness

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Floor 3, Centenary House

55 Albert Terrace Road

S6 3BR

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