Clinical Nurse Specialist Children Looked After in London inLondon PUBLISHED THU 13 MAR 2025 Jump to job information section

• An exciting opportunity to cover maternity leave has arisen for Clinical Nurse Specialist for Children Looked After to join our highly respected, friendly motivated team on a fixed term basis for nine months.
• The maternity cover is required for 9 months, with a start from March 2025.
• Our well established CLA service has a good partnership the Local Authority.
• The post holder will work collaboratively across the Health and Social Care setting with a wide range of professionals and agencies to ensure that Children Looked After and young people receive the appropriate services in order to reach their full potential, as outlined in Promoting the Health and Wellbeing of Children Looked After (2and demonstrate Level 4 competencies outlined in Intercollegiate Competencies for Children Looked After (2.

• To work jointly with the wider CLA team to maintain a co-ordinated, multi-agency approach to the improvement of outcomes for Wandsworth's children and young people in care - ensuring services are delivered in a sensitive and age appropriate way that recognises the importance of choice and diversity.
• Conduct statutory health assessments and ensure that health needs of Children Looked After and Young People are properly assessed, including risk assessments for children with complex health problems based on an in-depth knowledge of this area of expertise. Ensure that appropriate evidence based health care interventions are implemented and monitored.
• To instigate and facilitate operational developments in services for Children Looked After and Young People.
• Enhance professional standards of care in this area, to promote practice and service developments within the framework of clinical governance, ensuring that evidence-based research findings are incorporated appropriately in the service.
• The post holder will have the key role in the coordination and communication of any activity, including education, relating to the health of Children Looked After and Young People.
• They will be expected to identify training needs alongside the Named Nurse, design, deliver and evaluate training within the organisations

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