Band 5 staff nurse/midwife (health visiting team)

Job summary

Band 5 staff nurse/midwife (health visiting team) - 2 positions Calderdale

1x 37.5 hours

1x 34.5 hours

Band 5 (£31,049 - £37,796)

Permanent

Main duties of the job

We have opportunities for a Staff Nurse / Midwife working within Localas forward thinking, innovative Public Health Early Years team (health visiting). The roles will offer the opportunity to experience public health nursing practice.

You will work under the supervision of band 6 Health Visitors - Specialist Community public health nurse (SCPHN) within Calderdale to support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) thereby improving outcomes for children and families. Calderdale Public Health Early Years Service provides; Health Visiting, Oral Health and Breastfeeding Supportto families of children aged 0-5 years across Calderdale.

You will contribute to the Public Health Agenda, meet Public Health targets and reduce health inequalities in partnership with partners and key agencies to meet local and national agendas. To promote the protection of children, adhering to the Local Safeguarding Childrens Partnership policies and procedures.

Training and development will be supported to enable you to act as a competent practitioner within the health visiting team, recognising own scope of practice.

About us

Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.

About us

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:-

• Flexible working-We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
• Refer a Friend Scheme -If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of £500 each, after you have successfully started your role with us.