Job overview
To contribute to the principal aim of the Youth Justice Service to prevent offending by children and young people, by ensuring that the physical, emotional and mental health needs are addressed as a principle factor with all programs of assessment and interventions undertaken by the Youth Justice and Prevention Service (YJPS).
The YJPS Nurse will develop and support systems to ensure that when a young person enters the youth justice system, the YOPS has within it the skill and capacity to ensure that their health needs are taken into consideration and addressed effectively. The nurse will ensure that a young person in contact with the youth justice system has the same access to a comprehensive health service as any other young person within the general population. The post holder will deliver a health service to children and young people, including direct assessment, early intervention and referral for young people, offering advice and consultation on children and young people’s health care to colleagues and to other non‑professional carers working within the overall framework of the YOPS policies and procedures as relevant.
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The post holder will have responsibility for the management and coordination of health care needs of young people within the criminal justice system. The work will be within a multi‑agency environment with a wide range of professionals across all agencies to meet the physical, emotional and mental health needs of children and young people who are at risk of, or have offended.
Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre‑employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case‑by‑case basis.
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