Named Nurse Looked After Children's Services (Greenwich & Bexley)
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Children Looked After and Young People (CLA) Nurse to take on the role of Named Nurse for Looked After Children's Services across the London boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley.
The post holder will work closely with the Associate Director, Service Manager, Operational Manager, Clinical Lead, external agencies and key stakeholders to support the planning and development of services. The aim of the role is to ensure that all children, young people and families can access a local, responsive and high-quality CLA service that is informed by evidence-based practice.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively with Children's Social Care, education and health services, carers, key workers, young people and voluntary sector organisations, with a particular focus on delivering local CLA development plans.
The post holder will also work closely with the Designated Nurses and Designated or Named Doctors across both boroughs to promote effective partnership working and ensure statutory requirements are met.
Person specification
Education
Essential
- RN or RSCN or PK2000 Child Branch, Health Visitor
- BSc Community Nursing or Public Health degree or equivalent. School Nursing/Health Visiting
- ENB 998 or Mentorship training / Practice Supervisor
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in, and leading a LAC service
- At least 3 years' experience of leadership within a Public Health or Community Nursing Service
Desirable
- Evidence of leading improvement in LAC services
Skills
Essential
- Be a car driver with use of a car for work purposes.
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- To demonstrate advanced communication skills with ability to motivate influence and communicate complex matters in complex situations with a variety of individuals
About the employer
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values: