60 Medical / Dental / Health Care jobs in Kendal, Cumbria

The Children in Care and Youth Justice service are jointly commissioned by North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board and Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board. The service operates a countywide model and is responsible for: - Supporting the health needs of children and young people open to the Youth Justice Service and Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion (CJL&D) service supporting vulnerable young people whilst in contact with the criminal justice system. The post holder will be primarily responsible for supporting the health needs of children and young people open to the youth justice service. They will also be required to work with children and young people who are subject to a care order, promoting seamless healthcare. This post covers North Cumbria, the base will be confirmed with the successful candidate. There will be an expectation that the post holder will also work from Youth Justice bases in Workington and Carlisle.Main duties of the job The post holder will be expected to: Manage an individual clinical caseload Be able to assess holistic health and wellbeing needs using a trauma informed approach Develop and implement brief care package for common health needs- for example sleeping, lifestyle, sexual health, life skills, low mood/anxiety/emotional regulation/stress management and evaluate their effectiveness. Coordinate health services across a range of providers, promoting seamless, continuous health care Help develop specialist pathways of health support to improve health outcomes for children within the criminal justice system. Act as the health primary point of contact for young people, their families and professionals Foster effective working relationships with partner agencies in order to promote interagency collaboration Support the Named Nurse and Clinical Lead Manger in meeting their statutory and commissioned responsibilities.

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county. Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work. Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.