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Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
About
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
SEND Health Advisor
Closed for applications on: 22-Jul-2024 00:05
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 22-Jul-2024 00:05
Key details
Location
- Site
- Rikenel
- Address
- Montpellier
- Town
- Gloucester
- Postcode
- GL1 1LY
- Major / Minor Region
- Gloucestershire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
Salary
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- SEND Nurse Advisor
- Interview date
- 01/08/2024
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .
Job overview
An exciting new opportunity has been created for 2 enthusiastic registered nurses to provide health advice and information for children and young people aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and / or Disability (SEND) as part of their Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment, or as contribution towards their EHC Plan Annual Review.
This post has responsibilities across Gloucestershire and will facilitate a predominantly virtual / remote service, but will also in-reach into educational settings across the county.
The post holder will be required to provide an expert clinical opinion, signposting support and guidance to the child/ young person/ their family, whilst acting as a conduit for information exchange between the child/ young person/ their family and the local authority.
A key feature of the role will be to work alongside education settings and education colleagues (such as SENCo’s), to ensure that Gloucestershire’s Graduated Pathway is accessible and being utilised to provide early help to all children, young people and their families with additional needs.
This is a new post, which will require the post holder to be visionary and creative when developing and implementing new ways of working.
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- To provide clinical assessment and interpretation of health information from a number of sources for children and young people who are not receiving an active episode of care from community health services. This will also involve liaison with other health and education professionals outside of the Children’s Services, for example the school SENCO, GP or acute hospital specialist team.
- To provide written and/or verbal reports that present clinical information clearly and accurately that is accessible for both child and young person, their family / carers and other professional colleagues.
- To provide multiagency training for agencies working with children and young people with SEND about the Gloucestershire graduated pathway with a focus on health.
- To provide specialist advice and support to health professionals
- To be innovative and creative in managing demand-capacity issues.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Working for our organisation
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
- 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
- 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
- 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
- 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To participate in local clinical governance/audit/research projects by providing data as required, and may, with support, contribute to departmental audit/research and design.
- To actively participate in co-production and information sharing with all of the Gloucestershire local area parent /carer forums and young people’s forums.
- To use the electronic patient management systems to access and record information and generate reports adhering to GDPR guidelines.
- To act in a transparent manner, reflecting and challenging own practice with peers.
- Able to adapt practice to meet individual circumstances, and to meet the demand-capacity requirements of the service.
- To manage difficult conversations and complex situations as they arise and seek organisational support as required.
- To maintain a clinical professional registration with an approved Body.
- Contribute to performance improvement, taking a lead for identified areas where agreed.
When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
- Free car parking at many of our sites
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
- A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
- A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Social Workers, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
- Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
- Recognition and long service awards
- Fast Track physiotherapy
- Our Wellbeing line
- Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.
For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse or Midwife
- Knowledge of national guidance and policy related to SEND, including the Children and Families Act
- Evidence of teaching or training professional groups
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to work to tight and often changing timescales / deadlines
- The ability to identify and act upon adverse clinical signs
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
- Ability to analyse complex issues where information is drawn from multiple sources.
Other
Essential criteria
- The ability to move between sites within the Trust or county (including schools), as demanded by the job role
- IT Literate with keyboard skills and ability to use word, excel, and statistical analysis software.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bridget Davies
- Job title
- Head of School Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07970 954 971
No longer accepting applications
Sorry, this vacancy is no longer accepting applications.
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