Job summary
- Main area
- Community Nursing Children
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 001-NMR239-0624
- Employer
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Children, Young People & Family Services - Community
- Town
- Cardiff & Vale
- Salary
- £35,922 - £43,257 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Looked After Children Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Looked after children's nursing team.
The aim is to improve the health outcomes for children and young people that are under the care of the local authority within Cardiff and Vale UHB.
We are a small and very friendly team based in Cardiff that cover Cardiff and Vale local authorities.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have professional responsibility for assessing the health needs of Looked after Children. This will include assessing, implementing and evaluating health care offered to children. They will have a high degree of autonomy and professional accountability and will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to promote and support the protection, health and well-being of children looked after.
The post is permanent and based at Woodlands House, Cardiff.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Specialist Community qualification or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Training in Developmental trauma/attachment disorder
- Training in emotional health and wellbeing
Experience
Essential criteria
- Sufficient post registration experience of working with children and young people
- Community experience in child health
- Significant safeguarding experience
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary & multi-agency framework
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Speaker
- Experience of working with Looked After Children and foster carers
Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of All Wales child protection procedures
- Knowledge of current issues and legislation relating to Looked After Children.
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of inter-agency procedures and practices for looked after children/young persons.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Pippen
- Job title
- Operational Team Manager for Looked After Children
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07964119725
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