This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified SCPHN Health Visitor/ School Nurse who is innovative, motivated and creative to join the Walsall Healthy Child Programme 0-19 service.

The main role of the Strengthening families lead practitioner is to be the delegated named Health Visitor or School Nurse for children and families requiring specialised evidence-based support. The role will work across the 0-19 age range.

The post holder is responsible for assessing and identification of emerging complex health needs and providing responsive, tailored personalised care for specific caseload of families who have complex needs through a holistic, multiagency approach. As well as contributing to the public health agenda.

The post holder will have in depth knowledge of complexities which are supportive of children and families requiring specialist interventions. They will understand the roles of multi agencies which are available to support and assist families on their own caseload and will provide expert advice and guidance as required

PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.

Main duties of the job

To work closely with multi-disciplinary teams in addressing complex care and support issues across a spectrum of needs, developing positive relationships across the safeguarding partnership including engagement of staff within the HCP 0-19 service.

To provide responsive, individualised packages of care reflecting child/family's needs in partnership with parents and professionals.

To provide one to one support and coordinate the support provided by other professionals to families with complex needs.

To work with parents to empower families to make sustainable changes, ensuring families are fully recognised with appropriate support and challenge to bring about effective change in family behaviours.

To focus on the voice of the child and the family to achieve positive outcomes with the voice of the child at the centre of care delivery.

To work with family hubs as part of collaborative working supporting children and families with complex needs.

Implementation of parental engagement strategies maintaining parental involvement in care.

To prepare conference reports, attend ICPC's and RCPC's and core groups and other professional meetings, undertaking and fulfilling the role of the Strengthening Families Lead Practitioner.

To support parental resilience and social connections and promotion of positive parenting

To lead others within the Strengthening Families Team providing supervision and guidance in a timely manner.

About us

Safeguarding

Children Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, working with partner agencies, is committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. All employees have a responsibility to ensure that children and young people are safe from abuse and harm, regardless of their role or wherethey work. Children include young people up to the age of 18 yrs.

Employees must comply with Walsall Local Safeguarding Board Child Protection Procedures andTrust Child Protection Procedures and recognise the importance of listening to children. All employees must attend child protection training relevant to their role and know how to seek advice or support from their manager or the Safeguarding Children team if required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To work closely within and with multi-disciplinary teams in addressing a range of complex care and support issues across a spectrum of needs, developing positive relationships across the safeguarding partnership including engagement of staff within the HCP 0-19 service

• To provide responsive, individualised packages of care reflecting child/familys needs in partnership with parents and professionals.

• To provide one to one support and coordinate the support provided by other professionals to families with complex needs.

• To deliver evidence based interventions which are proportional to the needs of the child/family.

• To work with parents to empower families to make sustainable changes, ensuring families are fully recognised with appropriate support and challenge to bring about effective change in family behaviours.

• To focus on the voice of the child and the family to achieve positive outcomes with the voice of the child at the centre of care delivery.

• To work within family hubs as part of collaborative working supporting children and families with complex needs

• Implementation of parental engagement strategies maintaining parental involvement in care

• To prepare conference reports, attend ICPCs and RCPCs and core groups and any other professional meetings, undertaking and fulfilling the role of the Strengthening Families Lead Practitioner.

• To support parental resilience and social connections and promotion of positive parenting

• To support an open environment where families feel free to explore their difficulties and needs.

Please refer to the job description for more information

Person Specification

Qualifcations and experience

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Registered SCPHN Health Visiting/School Nursing
• Effective communication skills both written and verbal with children, families and others.
• Significant and demonstratable experience of working as part of the safeguarding provision including taking on the role of lead professional
• Significant and demonstrable experience of leading change
• Experience of quality improvement and governance
• Extensive clinical experience in assessment of the children and young people
• Extensive experience of supervising clinical staff
• Experience of promoting the development of the profession and influencing the strategic direction to assist in delivery of partnership working.

Skills

Essential

• Evidence of utilising evidenced based practice and appraising standards, providing clinical direction and support for staff
• Detailed knowledge of health and social care policy relating to children's services to include safeguarding
• Ability to apply clinical governance framework to clinical practice
• Demonstrates leadership skills and understanding of Professional responsibilities within the team and to provide operational management of team
• Able to establish and maintain key relationships with colleagues and other disciplines both internally and externally.
• Effective communication skills both written and verbal with children, families and others.
• demonstratable experience of leadership
• demnostratable experience of leading change

Knowledge

Essential

• Detailed knowledge of health and social care policy relating to children's services to include safeguarding
• Detailed Knowledge of safegaurding agendas nationally, Regionally and locally.

Employer details

Employer name

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

across Walsall

Walsall

WS3 1ET

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