Job summary We have a unique and exciting opportunity for an experienced and inspiring nurse leader to join our corporate safeguarding team and lead our Looked After Children service.
You will have overall responsibility and accountability for the management of nursing services within Looked After Children Services, ensuring effective and efficient use of resources and able to demonstrate service improvement and innovation.The Corporate Safeguarding Team is a busy service, but we provide a friendly and supportive environment in which to work.The post holder will be self motivated and experienced in assessing the needs of children and young people and will support all activities to ensure the organisation meets its statutory responsibilities with regard to Children Looked After.You will act actively lead the strategic and operational development and delivery of the service to meet both the present and future provision in line with the Health Board and National Objectives.The post holder will be autonomous in seeking assurances from and holding to account services and partners regarding their responsibilities as Corporate Parents.interviews to be held on 15/1/2025 Main duties of the job You will act as a lead specialist in your field with detailed knowledge and understanding of current issues and legislation relating to Looked After Children, Care Leavers and vulnerable children placed away from home, with freedom to take action, based on own interpretation of board clinical/professional policies, advising the organisation on how these should be interpreted.
You will use your experience of working as a health visitor or school health nurse and experience of working with children, young people and families, with a focus on child development, attachment, mental health,sexual health, Public Health, and children with disabilities.
You will have experience of planning and delivering individual specialist health promotion/intervention programmes and provide specialist health advice to multi agency care assessment and operational planning of services for Looked After Children (LAC) and Care Leavers working closely with Local Authority Social Services Departments.
The post holder will have the ability to function effectively autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary/ agency team and ability to prioritise and manage time and caseload will be able to manage change and service development and able to positively promote the agenda for Looked After able to respond flexibly to the demands of working in a complex and diverse environment is an essential requirement of the role.
About us Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties.
Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales.
We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).Community facilities, including: 48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes.Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Job description Job responsibilities You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences.
In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post.
If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
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Person Specification Qualifications and Knowledge Essential NMC Registration First degree Master's qualification Community specialist practitioner qualification Health Visitor, School Health Nurse Evidence of relevant continuing Professional Development.
Knowledge of stages of child development 0-18 years.
Knowledge of emotional and mental health development in infants, children and young people.
Knowledge of Wales Safeguarding procedures.
Detailed knowledge and understanding of current issues and legislation relating to Looked After Children, Care Leavers and vulnerable children placed away from home.
Knowledge and understanding the NMC code of professional practice Desirable Counselling skills Ability to use specialist child development tools Mental Health qualification Family planning qualification Knowledge of recognised parenting Programmes Webster Stratton, Stepping Stones Experience Essential Experience of working as a health visitor or school health nurse.
Significant experience of working with children, young people and families, with focus on child development, attachment, mental health, sexual health, Public Health, and children with disabilities.
Experience of planning and delivering individual specialist health promotion/intervention programmes.
Experience of working closely with children social services to address the needs of vulnerable children and families.
Experience of undertaking specialist holistic health assessments using recognised screening tools to establish the health needs of children and young people 0-18 years.
Experience of assessing the emotional health and well-being needs of children and young people Evidence of knowledge and commitment to clinical governance Desirable Experience of providing supervision to other health professionals.
Experience of managing or supervising staff.
Ability to use specialist child development tools Experience of engaging and working with vulnerable hard to reach groups.
Language Skills Desirable Welsh Speaker (Level 1)