Staff Nurse - Vulnerable Children Information Team

Overview

Band 5 staff nurse
- The post holder will work to support Public Health Nursing Children's Service to ensure the sharing of high quality, relevant and proportionate health information and attending multiagency statutory strategy discussions for children to contribute to the analysis of risk and planning. This also involves sharing relevant health information for social work assessment.

Closing- 27th January 2026

Shortlisting- 28th January 2026

Interview- 27th February 2026

• Work alongside and develop relationships with colleagues and partners to ensure a high quality and consistent approach to strategy discussions, in adherence to the statutory Guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children.
• Establish positive and supportive working relationships with partner agencies, ensuring the childrens services perspective is represented at strategy discussions.
• Review the electronic health records of all children & parents (where relevant) for whom strategy discussions will be held ensuring that relevant and proportionate health information is collated for sharing within the strategy discussion. This could involve providing & listening to complex and sensitive information.
• Work in an agile & mobile manner to support the completion of strategy discussions, whether that be attending virtually or by telephone to contribute to the discussion.
• Share relevant and proportionate health information about a child into the strategy discussion or for the social worker assessment
• Maintain contemporaneous record keeping in each persons electronic health record providing a brief synopsis with outcomes & health actions from the strategy discussion.
• Escalate any concerns regarding risk or exceptional circumstances where multiple, unrelated children are subject to strategy discussions.

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 peoples 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

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

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 Trusts 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.