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Named Nurse Looked After Children's Services (Greenwich) with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust in Shooters Hill London
The opportunity has arisen for a 12-month Fixed Term for an experienced Looked After Children and Young People (LAC) Nurse to undertake the role of Named Nurse for Looked After Children's Services in Greenwich. While providing strategic, operational, and clinical leadership and professional advice on the delivery of the Looked after Children's development plans, improving health outcomes for looked after children (LAC), the post holder will also provide line management for the Named Nurses for Looked After Children in Greenwich. The post holder will work closely with the Associate Director, Service Manager, Operational Manager, Clinical Lead, external agencies, and key stakeholders, contributing to the planning of services to ensure all children, young people and families have access to a local, responsive and high-quality LAC service which is informed by evidence of good practice. The post holder will work in collaboration with Children's Social Care, Education, Health agencies, carers, keyworkers, young people and voluntary agencies, with particular reference to the delivery of the local LAC development plans. Work closely with both the Designated Nurse within the Borough and the Designated/ Named Doctor for Looked After Children in order to promote effective partnership working and achievement of statutory requirements. Responsible for and to lead the provision of the Greenwich Looked After Children (LAC) at Oxleas NHS Trust Maintain continuity of service provision by staff recruitment, managing sickness and absence and appropriate skill mix and through forward planning formulate mitigation plans and actions Create an environment in which staff accepts responsibility, authority and accountability for their actions and service developments Ensure that safeguarding practice is informed by current guidance and that all staff attend mandatory training and Safeguarding and Management supervision Manage performance issues with staff About us Works with Associate Director, Service Manager, Operational Managers, Clinical Leads and others to identify and to achieve service improvements using appropriate evidence bases, audit and evaluation strategies Works with the Heads of Service to review and update current applicable guidelines, SOPs and standards according to requirements or updated national policies, National screening committee and NICE guidance Motivates others to engage in service development and leads change management processes in the service Actively lead the continual service development and interaction with external agencies To ensure cohesive collaborative working with other CYP managers and specialist services managers To ensure the services are provided to a high quality, commissionable and which improve outcomes for children and families Demonstrate continuous service improvement leading to achievement of area improvement targets Facilitate and actively lead on the local implementation of national initiatives Facilitate and actively lead the development of workforce planning and reform and ensuring clinical and professional leadership is in place Facilitate and actively support the integrated frontline delivery of the LAC service. To facilitate the development of children and young people centred care and user involvement in service redesign. Contribute to the strategic development of the Directorate and Trust Build effective networks and working alliances internally and externally to develop public health initiatives in Greenwich. Able to identify own limitations within the role and to ensure appropriate professional advice and expertise is sought and received to support overall strategic management and development Lead investigations, related to incidents, complaints, and service delivery Ensures processes are followed for investigations, complaints, and incidentreporting. Ensure the trust systems e.g. Datix are utilised by the service. Lead and support service QI initiatives To undertake QI projects in collaboration with the Service Manager, Operational and Clinical Leads Coordinate and develop service provision to meet the changing client and service needs Demonstrate the ability to interpret and present service data including activity reports and KPIs Lead service for the preparation, compliance and actions relating to inspections eg CQC Establish and maintain processes within service remit to meet Directorate and Sub-directorate clinical effectiveness, patient experience, patient safety and safeguarding Promote and embed Oxleas values in work practices for all colleagues Responsible for and facilitate auditing of the service area ensuring action plans are documented and learning is considered as a continuum of change by the workforce Demonstrates knowledge of the broad public health remit with specific expertise in LAC Maintain own specialist professional knowledge through continued updating and identifies learning needs and opportunities for development in the team Encourage staff to take responsibility for their own learning and development and to contribute to the knowledge base of the service Create an environment in which staff accept responsibility, authority and accountability for their actions and service developments Support continual professional development for self and others, through implementing effective PDR for all staff in area of responsibility. Participate in clinical supervision. Ensure Trust requirements for supervision is met within the service and takes action to ensure standards are maintained Experience in leading and supporting service development Able to maintain and develop appropriate professional skills and competencies To actively seek out and review new developments, initiatives, service information, policy direction and national perspectives Knowledge of changes in legislative and policy LAC developments impacting on looked after children and young people. To be proactive in bringing such developments to line manager and others at appropriate meetings, committees and working arenas