Registered Nurse Children's Health 9337/3347

The Purpose: The Children's Health Service 0-19, alongside others, will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) across Lincolnshire for children, young people, and their families (aged 0 19 years) and up to the age of 25 years for young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND). The Children's Health service uses evidence-based practice to plan, deliver and evaluate Health Visiting and Children and Young People's Nursing, and other relevant interventions in a variety of settings to deliver a family centred service, which enables individuals, families, and communities to achieve their optimum physical, psychological, educational, and emotional wellbeing through a public health approach. The post holder will accept delegated responsibility for the delivery of health promotion activity and programmes commensurate with the experience, competencies and knowledge required by the role. Working under the supervision of a registered Health Visitor or Senior Childrens and Young Peoples Nurse the post holder will use evidence-based practice to deliver health promotion activity in a variety of settings using a family centred, public health approach that enables individual families and communities to achieve their optimum physical, psychological, educational, and emotional wellbeing. The post holder will always work within the NMC's Code of Professional conduct. 1 Under the supervision of the Health Visitor or Senior Childrens and Young Peoples Nurse, effectively manage a defined caseload as allocated nurse ensuring early intervention and reducing health inequalities. Delivering care programmes/packages that promote a child or young person's health, safety and development and that support a child or young person's individual health needs that are outside of the responsibility of specialist health care services. This will include delivery of certain aspects of the Healthy Child Programme such as Antenatal groups and health promotion and core contacts but only where training and competencies are completed. 2 Work with the childrens health service developing and maintaining appropriate relationships with individuals, families, service users, stakeholders, and support an integrated provision of services to children, young people, and their families as part of the Council's Early Help approach 3 Where relevant, liaise with other members of the 0-19 (25, SEND) children's services workforce e.g., early help, social care and outside agencies to identify/agree how the needs of the child or young person are best met and when/where additional support is required. 4 Under the supervision of the Health Visitor or Senior Childrens and Young Peoples Nurse, deliver specific health interventions/care programmes based on individual health needs assessments to children and young people on a child protection plan, child in need, TAC and ESCO relevant to the child's individual needs and act in accordance with safeguarding policy and procedures. Attending child protection conferences, core groups, child in need meetings as allocated, with support and guidance from the Health Visitor or Senior Childrens and Young Peoples Nurse. 5 Utilise specialist clinical skills using evidence-based practice to identify any risks and needs in protecting children and adhere to agreed safeguarding policies and procedures of Childrens Services Directorate and Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Partnership / Lincolnshire Domestic Abuse Partnership . 6 Under the supervision of the Health Visitor or Senior Childrens and Young Peoples Nurse act as lead professional where relevant and the child or young person is in receipt of a children and young people's health intervention/care programme. 7 Provide mentorship and community experience for pre-registration students. The role will also provide 1-1 support, guidance and supervision for Family Health Workers where required. This will also include the provision of appraisals for Family Health Workers. 8 Support managers within Children's Services in the delivery of operational objectives, plans and targets and to review and monitor these to improve team / directorate policy by operating effectively as a member of the Children's Services Directorate. 9 Participate in the development of quality intervention and excellent standards through quality audits. 10 Act as a role model to others helping them to manage uncertainty and to respond positively and creatively to change. 11 Work flexibly as required across the core hours of the service 8-8pm including weekends 12 The post holder will maintain their own expert level of clinical competence and maintain a professional profile and Nursing and Midwifery Council revalidation requirements. The post holder will receive clinical supervision and safeguarding supervision to support their own practice. 13 As an employee, create a positive image of the County Council to support an integrated provision of services to children, young people and their families as part of the Council's Early Help approach and deliver excellent customer service, incorporating the Councils equality and diversity objectives and supporting the council to achieve best practice in all it delivers. 14 Maintain and record accurate contemporaneous documentation regarding interactions between service users, colleagues and other agencies in the appropriate legal records and formats. 15 Always utilise and apply appropriate communication skills with service users. Where English is not the first language or understanding is limited or required in different mode to seek advice regarding methods of communication to support the individual e.g. translator services or resources for the visually or hearing impaired. 16 Work according to their qualifications and experience with an expectation that they undertake training and development opportunities to enhance their skills as a public health practitioner. Job description Job responsibilities The Purpose: The Children's Health Service 0-19, alongside others, will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) across Lincolnshire for children, young people, and their families (aged 0 19 years) and up to the age of 25 years for young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND). The Children's Health service uses evidence-based practice to plan, deliver and evaluate Health Visiting and Children and Young People's Nursing, and other relevant interventions in a variety of settings to deliver a family centred service, which enables individuals, families, and communities to achieve their optimum physical, psychological, educational, and emotional wellbeing through a public health approach. The post holder will accept delegated responsibility for the delivery of health promotion activity and programmes commensurate with the experience, competencies and knowledge required by the role. Working under the supervision of a registered Health Visitor or Senior Childrens and Young Peoples Nurse the post holder will use evidence-based practice to deliver health promotion activity in a variety of settings using a family centred, public health approach that enables individual families and communities to achieve their optimum physical, psychological, educational, and emotional wellbeing. The post holder will always work within the NMC's Code of Professional conduct. 1 Under the supervision of the Health Visitor or Senior Childrens and Young Peoples Nurse, effectively manage a defined caseload as allocated nurse ensuring early intervention and reducing health inequalities. Delivering care programmes/packages that promote a child or young person's health, safety and development and that support a child or young person's individual health needs that are outside of the responsibility of specialist health care services. This will include delivery of certain aspects of the Healthy Child Programme such as Antenatal groups and health promotion and core contacts but only where training and competencies are completed. 2 Work with the childrens health service developing and maintaining appropriate relationships with individuals, families, service users, stakeholders, and support an integrated provision of services to children, young people, and their families as part of the Council's Early Help approach 3 Where relevant, liaise with other members of the 0-19 (25, SEND) children's services workforce e.g., early help, social care and outside agencies to identify/agree how the needs of the child or young person are best met and when/where additional support is required. 4 Under the supervision of the Health Visitor or Senior Childrens and Young Peoples Nurse, deliver specific health interventions/care programmes based on individual health needs assessments to children and young people on a child protection plan, child in need, TAC and ESCO relevant to the child's individual needs and act in accordance with safeguarding policy and procedures. Attending child protection conferences, core groups, child in need meetings as allocated, with support and guidance from the Health Visitor or Senior Childrens and Young Peoples Nurse. 5 Utilise specialist clinical skills using evidence-based practice to identify any risks and needs in protecting children and adhere to agreed safeguarding policies and procedures of Childrens Services Directorate and Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Partnership / Lincolnshire Domestic Abuse Partnership . 6 Under the supervision of the Health Visitor or Senior Childrens and Young Peoples Nurse act as lead professional where relevant and the child or young person is in receipt of a children and young people's health intervention/care programme. 7 Provide mentorship and community experience for pre-registration students. The role will also provide 1-1 support, guidance and supervision for Family Health Workers where required. This will also include the provision of appraisals for Family Health Workers. 8 Support managers within Children's Services in the delivery of operational objectives, plans and targets and to review and monitor these to improve team / directorate policy by operating effectively as a member of the Children's Services Directorate. 9 Participate in the development of quality intervention and excellent standards through quality audits. 10 Act as a role model to others helping them to manage uncertainty and to respond positively and creatively to change. 11 Work flexibly as required across the core hours of the service 8-8pm including weekends 12 The post holder will maintain their own expert level of clinical competence and maintain a professional profile and Nursing and Midwifery Council revalidation requirements. The post holder will receive clinical supervision and safeguarding supervision to support their own practice. 13 As an employee, create a positive image of the County Council to support an integrated provision of services to children, young people and their families as part of the Council's Early Help approach and deliver excellent customer service, incorporating the Councils equality and diversity objectives and supporting the council to achieve best practice in all it delivers. 14 Maintain and record accurate contemporaneous documentation regarding interactions between service users, colleagues and other agencies in the appropriate legal records and formats. 15 Always utilise and apply appropriate communication skills with service users. Where English is not the first language or understanding is limited or required in different mode to seek advice regarding methods of communication to support the individual e.g. translator services or resources for the visually or hearing impaired. 16 Work according to their qualifications and experience with an expectation that they undertake training and development opportunities to enhance their skills as a public health practitioner.