The Specialist Nurse for Children Looked After (CLA) will contribute to the identification and assessment of the health needs of children and young people in the care of the London Borough of Camden, regardless of geographical placement.

The post-holder will work closely with doctors, nurses and allied health professionals within the Camden CLA Health Team, taking responsibility for an agreed caseload. They will offer a direct clinical service to children and young people, as well as providing support and education to carers, other health services and our partners in social care.

If you are a highly motivated individual who is passionate about improving health outcomes for vulnerable children and young people, we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• To ensure that statutory review health assessments (RHAs) are carried out in a timely manner for children and young people in foster placements, residential units and other placements this involves travel both within and outside of London.
• To assess the holistic health and well-being needs of individual children and young people, providing them with age-appropriate information and advice, signposting or making referrals to other services where necessary.
• To provide tailored information on, as well as facilitate access to, the Healthy Child and childhood vaccination programmes.
• To support the Named Nurse in ensuring that appropriate systems and working practices are in place to collect and analyse health data about Camden CLA.
• To take an active role in service audits and clinical governance activities.
• To provide specific advice, training and support to staff in health and partner agencies that are providing care / services to Camden CLA.
• To take an active role in identifying and preventing child abuse, participating in multiagency safeguarding procedures as appropriate.

About us

There's a place for you at CNWL.We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.Providingtop quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We're always looking torecruit outstanding peoplewho will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.With adiverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification for the Specialist Nurse for Children Looked After (Camden) role attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse with relevant experience
• Degree or equivalent experience
• Relevant CPD inc safeguarding children

Desirable

• SCPHN
• Mentorship course (ENB 997/998)
• Teaching qualification or relevant experience

Experience

Essential

• Delivery of universal and targeted 0-19 services, including for vulnerable children & young people
• Experience of working directly with CLA and care experienced young people
• Planning and delivering health promotion training
• Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner within a wider multidisciplinary team
• Experience of integrated / joint working to achieve health outcomes

Desirable

• Contribution to strategic planning and service development
• Line management experience or evidence of advanced practice
• Experience of supervising and supporting junior staff

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Holistic health needs assessment, care planning, ongoing monitoring and evaluation
• Risk management and clinical governance
• Infection control legislation and maintenance of standards
• Relevant policies / guidance and integrated working practices for 0-19 services
• Child safeguarding procedures - knowledge and experience
• IT skills - basic and advanced
• Written communication skills - application is: incomprehensible (0), poorly written & unclear (1), good enough / clear (2), well written and concise (3)
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service

Desirable

• Data collection and analysis skills
• Resource allocation and management

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Crowndale Health Centre

59 Crowndale Road

London

NW1 1TN

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