Children's Complex needs co-ordinator

1 month ago

Watford, United Kingdom Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

Children's Complex needs co-Ordinator

Are you looking for a new challenge and interested in working with children and young people with complex physical health needs in the community? If so, we are recruiting a Children's Complex Needs Co-Ordinator. The post will involve working with children and young people attending the four special schools across West Hertfordshire.

You will deliver a specialist nursing service for children and young people with complex health needs attending these special schools. You will work within the Special School Nursing service to provide year round support, working in partnership with the children, young people, and their families and carers, together with other professionals and agencies to meet health, development and safeguarding needs. You will champion the needs of children and young people with disabilities, building effective working relationships across organisational boundaries. To ensure the voice of the child is heard, ensuring you are acting as an advocate for the Children, Young People and their families.

Main duties of the job

The position requires an experienced Registered Children's nurse who is passionate about meeting the health needs for children and young people with disabilities in a way that maximises their opportunities.

This role will support Children and Young People on the West Hertfordshire Special School Nursing caseload with complex physical health needs requiring multi-agency involvement.

Acting as an expert resource providing support and advice as required to professionals involved in the care of the Child or Young Person with complex needs.

To liaise, co-ordinate and build effective working relationships with colleagues from across a multitude of agencies to promote seamless communication and collaboration between services.

To be a point of contact outside of term time providing advice and support for professionals supporting with the monitoring of ongoing health needs or managing acute deteriorations in health such as the Children's Community Nursing service. To ensure seamless communication through the provision of a handover of significant updates to the Special School Nurses at the start of term.

To support Children and Young People to return to school following on from episodes of prolonged illness through attendance at discharge planning meetings, multi-disciplinary team meetings and where appropriate, home visits to assess potential changes in health needs which will impact on their ability to attend

About us

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS TrustYou'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staffWe put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust visionWe welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and agesWe don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now You've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE SUMMARY:

To support Children and Young People on the West Hertfordshire Special School Nursing caseload with complex physical health needs requiring multi-agency involvement, in tandem with the Special School Nurses, through the co-ordination of communication amongst multi-agency professionals promoting seamless, joined up working between services. To act as a resource for professionals, championing the needs of Children and Young People with disabilities and build effective working relationships across organisational boundaries. To ensure the voice of the child is heard, acting as an advocate for the Children, Young People and their families.

Staff are required to hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use with business insurance (unless the member of staff has a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Registered Children or Learning Disabilities Nurse First Degree in relevant subject or equivalent qualification and experience Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Desirable

Management Qualification Registered Specialist Practitioner or equivalent post graduate qualification or experience

Experience

Essential

Knowledge and experience of teaching and assessing children, parents and staff Computer skills inc. email, internet and office applications Knowledge and skills in the management of long term conditions and complex needs Sound knowledge of safeguarding issues and policy/legal framework Knowledge and skills in the management of acute paediatric conditions

Desirable

Experience of working as a Special School Nurse

Skills

Essential

Ability to negotiate and work across agencies in a professional manner Ability to create and maintain good relationships with child and family while respecting family privacy and maintaining professional boundaries Ability to act as an advocate for child and family Knowledge and experience of how chronic illness/long term conditions affects the child and family excellent communication skills

Other

Essential

Car driver with full licence

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