Specialist Community School Nurse for young people 14-19 years Important Information

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Wirral Enhanced 0-19 service as one of the specialist community nurses working with vulnerable 14-19 year olds. The successful candidate will be joining a team who work with compassion and tenacity using a trauma informed approach to work with young people who are open to Children's Social Care, who are NEET and there are concerns relating to risk of and current criminal exploitation, child sexual exploitation, criminal activity, gangs, county lines and modern day slavery.
Using behavioural change theory alongside a therapeutic approach, the nurse will work collaboratively with each of the clients on their caseload of young people to move along a 'journey of change' to support best possible outcomes for them.
They will work closely with other agencies in the contextual safeguarding arena to support clients holistically ., to support the clients on their caseload to identify any health and/or emotional needs, including those related to substance misuse, that are preventing them fulfil their potential.
to work collaboratively with each young person to assess their needs, plan an approach to support improvement, and build self-efficacy for the future.
see job description for more detail., To develop the 0-19 Health and Wellbeing services working in partnership with the Local Authority, partner agencies and Primary Care Team.
To provide a holistic, health and wellbeing service to vulnerable young people aged 14 - 19 years who meet service eligibility criteria to include involvement or at risk of CSE/CE, modern day slavery and/or criminality.
To develop and deliver health care and health promotion as a member of the 0-19 services, using evidence based practice and professional leadership and management.
To contribute to the development of best practice and facilitate shared learning to develop services and initiatives that meet local needs, in relation to aims and objectives of Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.
To develop effective links with key people in delivering services to enable people to improve their own health., Reference Information: Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/ education history over the last three years and include valid business email addresses for them. The Trust will not accept personal references from friends or family.
Salary Expectations: The Trust pays staff in line with national NHS Terms and Conditions. Relevant experience may be considered when salary offers are made.
Restricted Applications: Staff on the Trust's Redeployment Register will be given priority access to vacancies at their substantive band.
Flexible Working: Flexible working is very important to the Trust in both the provision of this to staff and also in staff supporting the provision of our services.
Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to discharging its statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults and will support staff to fulfil this duty.
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WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.
We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as a Veteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service., Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by CQC (Dec 2023) with some outstanding areas.
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We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer. WCHC is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of disability, age, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and are keen to support reasonable adjustments to support our new and existing staff.
We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as a Veteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.