Full Time
Norfolk, Norwich, United Kingdom
25,147 – 27,596 £ / Year

Job Summary

The NHS has committed in the Long-Term Plan to improving care for children and young people (CYP) with complications related to severe obesity and establishing specific clinics in relation to this.

NNUH has been commissioned to deliver a Complications Related to Excess Weight (CEW) service. The clinic will be a leader in the field of paediatric obesity using innovative modes to deliver the highest quality patient care.

This service will be supported by a full and specialised multi-disciplinary team providing a bio-psychosocial model for managing conditions and delivering care to our most complex paediatric patients presenting with complications related to excess weight, recognising this is a long-term condition.

The three main aims of this service are:

Identify the factors involved in the development of severe obesity;
Identify and manage complications with input from appropriate tertiary services; improving the efficiency of care delivery and the overall patient journey.
Deliver an individualised holistic plan to optimise compliance and outcomes.

Main duties of the job

As the successful post holder, you will:

have responsibility for actively participating as a key member of CEW team.
provide quality services for an identified client group under the supervision of the CEW Social Worker within the service.
be accountable and work autonomously within the clearly defined boundaries of the job description and personal competencies, and carry out specific delegated tasks. This may include some extended roles delegated by the CEW Social Worker.
facilitate joined-up working with other services involved, in particular schools and children’s services.
attend multi-agency meetings such as Early Help and Family network meeting on behalf of, or in conjunction with, other team members, to support integrated care planning (where appropriate).
work creatively to support CYP to engage with appropriate community services and facilities to develop and support their identified goals. As part of this relatively new government initiative there also is scope to further develop CEW processes and interventions to improve outcomes.
be expected to work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high quality family/patient-centred care and evidence-based interventions. They must work collaboratively across a range of disciplines, developing knowledge and expertise to enable them to perform non-complex, protocol limited tasks with minimal supervision.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

Flexible working hours
Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
Multi Faith prayer room
Discounted gym memberships
Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
Wagestream – access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
On-site Nursery
On-site cafes offering staff discounts
Support in career development
Flexible staff bank
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following skills and experience will be required and are essential for the successful candidates:

To be aware of and adhere to all Trust policies and guidelines when undertaking any activities e.g. Infection Control and Uniform / Dress Code.
To provide and deliver a high standard of child and family centred patient care.
To ensure safe use, maintenance and storage of personal and NNUH equipment.
To make assessment judgements around what may or may not be significant changes in a child or young persons condition, involving observations and engagement skills and understanding whether or not to report any changes to a qualified health or social care professional.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 3 in a relevant subject that supports your ability to deliver change and improve outcomes for children and young people or equivalent professional experience.

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working with children and families
Good knowledge of services for children and young people, provided by the department and other agencies.

Desirable

Understanding of effective practice principles and current theories around ‘what works’ with young people.

Attitude Aptitude

Essential

Good communication skills with the ability to provide and receive complex and sensitive information in a developmentally and culturally appropriate manner.
Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Skills

Essential

Tenacious and creative engagement skills with children, young people and families leading to positive change.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 06 May 2024

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