To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to safeguard, promote and support the health and wellbeing of children in care following statutory guidance, legislation and Wye Valley Trust polices and procedures.

Undertake statutory health assessments and develop individualised high quality health action plans for children and young people who are in care.

Support the health of children and young people in care when there are new or changing concerns about the health of a child or young person in care.

Main duties of the job

Organise, undertake and co-ordinate, holistic health assessments that consider the physical, emotional and social of children and young people in care.

Prioritise new and unmet health needs for children in care making appropriate referrals and liaise with identified professionals to ensure the health care for all children in care is timely and any disruption to ongoing health care is minimalised.

Support and empower children and young people to age appropriately understand their health and any medical diagnosis and encourage their contribution in the development of their individualised health plan.

Develop individualised clear health action plans that are child centred and evidenced based.

Provide age appropriate health promotion, advice and education to children and young people in care.

Communicate with children/young person's where there may be a variety of barriers tounderstanding and communication.

Actively promote good health and wellbeing in areas such as sexual health, smoking, drugs and alcohol and with the young person's consent signpost to specialist health services.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse (1st level)
• Specialist Practitioner Public Health Nursing

Desirable

• Registered Sick Children's Nurse
• Nurse for Children with Disabilities
• Registered Mental Heath Nurse

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills in order to provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information
• Able to assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate health care plans
• Plan and prioritise own workload
• Flexible/and adaptable approach to work
• Computer Literate
• Good organisational skills
• To be proactive and have a forward thinking approach

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children and young people
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Knowledge of Child Safeguarding Procedures

Desirable

• Evidence of Working in the Community

Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Vaughan Building

Ruckhall Lane

Hereford

HR2 9RP

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229-COR-6604120