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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our established Vulnerable Children and Young People’s Team as a Specialist Band 6 Nurse on a 12 month fixed term contract/secondment on a part time or full-time basis.  Based at Clay Cross Clinic, this post will work closely from Care Experienced/UASC Hubs in both North and South Derbyshire in addition to Clay Cross Clinic and other community venues.  

Looking for a Specialist Registered Children's Nurse/Learning Disability and RN Adult (also working with young people post 18) for UASC and Care Leavers to join our amazing team on the journey to improve health outcomes for vulnerable children and young people to ensure that their voice is heard. To develop this new role  working closely with the Children in Care Team to improve understanding and management of  health needs of care experienced young people and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. 

Working collaborative with Derbyshire County Council by working closely with the Leaving Care and UASC Teams to improve access to health services, identify and review outstanding health needs and complete statutory health assessments for this vulnerable group of young people.   The role will require the development of multi-disciplinary relationships and approaches by listening to young people to develop the role of a Specialist Nurse that understands and meets their needs whilst adhering to statutory responsibilities. 

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the assessment, review, and promotion of positive health for care experienced young people and UASC across Derbyshire. You will act as a direct link between health and social care to improve outcomes for referred care leavers and UASC, who may be faced with challenges when accessing services. This role will also provide support and direct contact post 18 inline with Care Leavers and UASC Teams.

To undertake Health Assessments for Care Leavers/Care Experienced young people and UASC as requested by social care and children in care team.   Undertake complex health assessments for hard-to-reach children and young people.  To engage with, and listen to young people, across a range of issues that affect their health and personal development. 

To develop and implement health promotion / public health strategies for individual Care Leavers and UASC in foster care, residential settings, and semi supported living in line with government recommendations and local
targets.

Working for our organisation

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well performing Foundation Trust serving a population of around 441,000 across the Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North Amber Valley, High Peak and North East Derbyshire districts. With a workforce of around 4,200 staff and good financial control, and was recently rated "Good" by the CQC. 

We are committed to working with out partners in Health and Social care to deliver long term financial sustainability and resilience in our performance to ensure we provide high quality services and excellent patient care. 

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

COVID19 Vaccination

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

 UK Points-based immigration system

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.  Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route.  Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form.  Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.  Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be  eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.

Communications 

Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.

If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.

This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.

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