The role of a nurse for Children Looked After (CLA) requires personal and professional autonomy; the ability to make clinical judgements, assess need, risk, advocate for, and support the implementation of care planning and safeguarding CLA.
You will assess and identify health needs of CLA , creating health reports and care plans, supporting professionals to ensure the plan is adhered to.
By working within a multi-agency context to identify health needs and promote health and well-being, you are required to provide direct/ outreach support . You will work in collaboration with colleagues within LGT and externally, as well as social care, education and youth justice system. You will be required to attend strategy meetings to support the safety and wellbeing of CLA.
You will be part of a dedicated team as a point of contact, delivering health advice to the professional network work in relation to the management of the physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing of CLA.
Undertake statutory health assessments, and associated activities for CLA, including those with severe trauma and adverse childhood experiences, disability or complex medical needs, special educational needs, attachment disorders, and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC).
Formulate SMART meaningful individual healthcare plans to coordinate health care and monitor implementation.
Be a point of contact for consultation, guidance and health support to other partner agencies and stakeholders involved in the care planning and/or delivery of care regarding the health management offer CLA.
Interpret and communicate on a broad range of health information in a social, education and contextual safeguarding context, across multi-agency stakeholders.
Be a key agency member of multi-agency meetings including highly confidential strategy meetings, professional meetings or child protection case conferences, providing reports and expertise on issues relating to CLA.
Support the Named Nurse and Specialist Nurses with service development/quality improvements.
Support with the delivery of training session
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream
The post holder will be part of a team who are a dedicated point of contact, delivering health and wellbeing advice to all members of the professional network and corporate parent network in relation to the management of the physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing of CLA.
The post holder will work closely with internal colleagues such as the Named Nurse for CLA & Care Leavers, Specialist Nurse for CLA, Specialist Nurse for Care Leavers 18-25yrs, Designated Doctor for Looked After, Medical Advisor for Adoption and Fostering as well as Local Authority partners in order to promote effective partnership working and achievement of statutory requirements.
