As a Specialist Public Health Nurse, you will be a case holder for complex and vulnerable young people who are eligible for a Care Leavers Service. You will work as part of the district wide health team for Children in Care & Care Leavers.

The team work to promote strategies to improve health outcomes for Care Leavers. Enabling and empowering care leavers to be involved in the assessment of their health needs and the delivery of their health plan is a key element of the role.

You will work closely with Local Authority Fostering and Adoption Services,
Children’ & Families Trust, Health Visiting, School Nursing, Substance Misuse Services, Child & Adult Mental Health Practitioners and Allied Health Professionals on all aspects of the young person’s health, wellbeing, and safeguarding.

The Specialist Public Health Nurse for Care Leavers is expected to display high personal levels of competence, judgment, integrity, and personal accountability. You will assist the team in providing a single point of contact for advice, support and information pertaining the health needs of Care Leavers.

You will be required to:
Demonstrate the ability and willingness to foster trusting professional relationships with the young people to empower, enable and support them to make informed choices regarding their health status.

Engage with Care Leavers to ensure that their voice is heard and is utilised to influence and inform the shape and delivery of the service across the Bradford District.

Demonstrate a sound knowledge of the impact of trauma and ACES on young people and be proficient in providing a trauma informed approached to practice.

Promote understanding of the importance of their health and wellbeing, their attendance for health appointments and provide ongoing encouragement to enable them to utilise services to optimise their health and wellbeing.

Ensure that health interventions are underpinned by your understanding and competent use of the principles of advocacy, empowerment, facilitation, communication, co-ordination, and partnership both with individuals and families, and with professionals from health services and those from other statutory and non-statutory agencies.

As part of the multi-disciplinary team, develop Individual Health Plans, in consultation with young people, and in partnership with the young person’s Social Worker or Personal Advisor, ensure the delivery of the actions of this plan, with a specific responsibility for coordinating the delivery of health services necessary, within agreed timescales and targets.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly