Nurse for Looked after Children

Would you like to join an innovative, dynamic organisation that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people? We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable qualified Looked After Children`s Nurse to join our caring and progressive team in Whitstable. Our LAC nursing service is commissioned across Kent and Medway to deliver health assessments for all children, placed in care, by Kent County Council and Medway Council. Clinics are held at multiple locations across the county. Health assessments are held six-monthly for children aged under five and yearly for those five and over., The Looked After Children's (LAC) Nurse will work as an integral part of amulti-agency service to provide a seamless pathway for the holistic care of Looked After Children in Kent. These children may be under the care of Kent, Medwayor another local authority, and will include unaccompanied asylum seeking children(UASC). You will aim to improve the health outcomes of Looked after Children in accordance with the Statutory Guidance forPromoting the Health and Wellbeing of Looked After Children (DH & DoE 2015) In addition to providing comprehensive holistic health assessments, the role of the LAC Nurse includes:

• all LAC nurses are registered nurses with additional experience and, in some cases, additional nursing qualifications, such as health visiting, school nursing, midwifery, practice nursing, district nursing and sexual health
• nurses participate at LAC reviews, professional meetings and network meetings
• attend and participate in education plans
• participate in children and young person wellbeing groups in partnership with colleges
• provide packages of care for individual children
• work with other agencies both within and outside of health services
• direct referrals to GP and specialities
• liaise with multi-disciplinary teams as required
• attend local foster carer support groups
• participate with delivering the Solihull parenting programme
Additional Working Pattern: 30 Hours Mon-FriAbout us Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both