Community Nursery Nurse

Sirona care & health CIC

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Job summary

1 x 0.50 WTE (18.75 hours per week) Maternity leave cover for 9 months.

Would you like to make a real difference to the health and wellbeing of children, young people and families? An exciting opportunity has arisen for two part time Community Nursery Nurses to join the North Bristol Public Health Nursing locality. John Milton Health Visiting team is a friendly, supportive and dynamic team working in the heart of a vibrant community in Bristol.

Sirona Public Health Nursing service is currently undergoing an exciting transformation to embed the i-THRIVE Framework. This facilitates a preventative/early intervention approach to service provision which empowers children, young people and their families to be actively involved in decisions about the support they receive.

You will work within a Health Visiting Team as part of a skill mix, in partnership with children, young people and families to improve health and reduce health inequalities.

As part of the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme you will offer packages of care to the work identified by the Health Visitor and the family.

You will promote a holistic and sensitive approach to supporting parents with their childrens social, emotional and developmental needs. You will work in a combination of clients homes, childrens centres, and other community settings.

For more information please see JD attached

Main duties of the job

This role is currently being reviewed to ensure consistency across BNSSG Childrens Services. Some duties may be subject to future change.

Undertaking a range of duties including group sessions and one to one sessions for a range of issues including health and developmental reviews. Care packages supporting behaviour, development and social and emotional development of the baby and young infant.

Supporting Health Visitors to facilitate drop in Baby Hubs in a community setting.

Using initiative, prioritising and organising own workload within guidelines as agreed by the team.

Completing referrals for children in direct liaison with the Health Visitor.

Working flexibly in helping and supporting other Health Visiting teams across Bristol, providing cover when required and at the discretion of the Clinical Lead.

Responding to client enquiries either, face-to-face or via the telephone using empathy and professional judgement.

Contributing to the orientation/training programme of new colleagues including pre and post nursing registration students as appropriate.

About us

We are Sirona care & health, a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high-quality specialist health care services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For us, its about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care that we would expect for ourselves and our families.

At Sirona, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of colleagues, service users and communities. We therefore welcome applications from all those who feel they have the skills and attributes we are seeking.

Benefits:

We offer NHS Agenda for Change Salary, Terms and Conditions and an NHS pension scheme plus much more! Please see the benefits leaflet attached to this advert for more details.

Additional Information:

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.

Date posted

26 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year Pro Rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B9083-23-0365-CCHP

Job locations

John Milton Health Visiting Team

Southmead House

Bristol

BS10 6BQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a fixed term (9 months) part time position at 18.75 hours per week.

For more information please see the full job description attached and if you have any questions please contact us on the telephone number provided.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a fixed term (9 months) part time position at 18.75 hours per week.

For more information please see the full job description attached and if you have any questions please contact us on the telephone number provided.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BTEC or HNC in Childcare or Health & Social Care, or an equivalent recognised qualification
Numeracy and Literacy level 2 qualification or equivalent demonstrable skills.
Evidence of continuous personal/professional development relevant to the role Essential
Willingness to undertake training required for the role Essential

Desirable

Please see JD attached

Experience

Essential

Working with children/young people within the health visiting service. (We will consider experience of working with children/young people in other settings)

Desirable

Already working in an NHS service
Training and motivating/supporting others

Knowledge

Essential

Range of IT skills including electronic communication and clinical record systems.
Effective interpersonal and written communication skills.
Able to work well in a multi-disciplinary team environment but also acts on own initiative.
Able to work independently recognising when to seek guidance.
Able to prioritise time and tasks.
Flexible to meet service needs which can be unpredictable.
Ability to travel throughout the service delivery geographical area, with own reliable transport and valid driving licence.

Desirable

Please see JD

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BTEC or HNC in Childcare or Health & Social Care, or an equivalent recognised qualification
Numeracy and Literacy level 2 qualification or equivalent demonstrable skills.
Evidence of continuous personal/professional development relevant to the role Essential
Willingness to undertake training required for the role Essential

Desirable

Please see JD attached

Experience

Essential

Working with children/young people within the health visiting service. (We will consider experience of working with children/young people in other settings)

Desirable

Already working in an NHS service
Training and motivating/supporting others

Knowledge

Essential

Range of IT skills including electronic communication and clinical record systems.
Effective interpersonal and written communication skills.
Able to work well in a multi-disciplinary team environment but also acts on own initiative.
Able to work independently recognising when to seek guidance.
Able to prioritise time and tasks.
Flexible to meet service needs which can be unpredictable.
Ability to travel throughout the service delivery geographical area, with own reliable transport and valid driving licence.

Desirable

Please see JD

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.