Sirona care & health CIC

Community Nursery Nurse (Band 4)

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Job summary

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 a part time Community Nursery Nurse to join the Yate Health Visiting team in the South Gloucestershire Public Health Nursing locality.

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.

The health visiting service is a workforce of specialist community public health nurses who provide evidence based information, support and interventions to families with children in the first years of life, and help empower parents to make decisions that affect their familys future health and wellbeing.

You will work within Yate Health Visiting Team as part of a skill mix, supporting the delivery of integrated, evidence based services for children and their families, with a focus on prevention, promotion and early intervention and improving health and reducing health inequalities.

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 family homes, childrens centres, and other community settings.

Main duties of the job

To support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, antenatally and for children from birth to 5 and their families, as delegated and supervised by the Community Nursery Nurse Lead.

To support the facilitation of the Baby Hubs

To deliver the community nursery nurse 9-12 month review

To deliver specified Support Packages to families, which are short term, time limited interventions.

To liaise effectively with families, health professionals and Early Years Settings as part of the co-ordinated approach to communication within the locality.

To follow processes to ensure that work is focussed and time limited and outcomes are shared with the named health visitor for the family.

To engage in effective reflective practice, continuous professional development and supervision in order to cultivate the skills, knowledge and resilience to meet the needs of service users and the health visiting contract.

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

16 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year pro-rata for less than full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B9083-23-0399CCHP

Job locations

Yate Westgate Centre

Yate

South Glos

BS37 4AX

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the role please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert. Please read in full before applying for this role.

This role is for 22.5 hours per week

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the role please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert. Please read in full before applying for this role.

This role is for 22.5 hours per week

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ / SNVQ Level 3 in Early Years and Education or equivalent
BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Early Years or equivalent
CACHE Diploma in Child Care and Education, Level 3 (2 year course) or equivalent

Desirable

Certified IAIM Baby Massage Instructor

Sponsorship/Visa

Essential

Sirona care & health are currently unable to provide sponsorship for this role. We can only accept applications from UK based applicants. If you currently reside in the UK, and are on a visa, please confirm what type of visa you hold.

Experience

Essential

Evidence of a commitment to continuing professional development and reflective practice
A good understanding of evidence based practice
Good communication and interpersonal skills
A sound knowledge of child development
Ability to work flexibly and be adaptable according to service needs
Good IT skills
Able to work autonomously with periodic supervision
Able to prioritise workloads, organise time and work to deadlines
Willingness to undertake further training in group facilitation skills

Desirable

Experience of group facilitation
Experience working in a similar community role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ / SNVQ Level 3 in Early Years and Education or equivalent
BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Early Years or equivalent
CACHE Diploma in Child Care and Education, Level 3 (2 year course) or equivalent

Desirable

Certified IAIM Baby Massage Instructor

Sponsorship/Visa

Essential

Sirona care & health are currently unable to provide sponsorship for this role. We can only accept applications from UK based applicants. If you currently reside in the UK, and are on a visa, please confirm what type of visa you hold.

Experience

Essential

Evidence of a commitment to continuing professional development and reflective practice
A good understanding of evidence based practice
Good communication and interpersonal skills
A sound knowledge of child development
Ability to work flexibly and be adaptable according to service needs
Good IT skills
Able to work autonomously with periodic supervision
Able to prioritise workloads, organise time and work to deadlines
Willingness to undertake further training in group facilitation skills

Desirable

Experience of group facilitation
Experience working in a similar community role

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.