Job summary
The 0 to 19 enhanced pathway is an integral and distinct caseload within the Croydon 0 to 19 Public Health Nursing (PHN) service. A programme of care will be delivered to families and young people with additional health needs and vulnerabilities determined by inclusion criteria.
The aim is to improve health and development outcomes of babies, children and young people and their families. The tools that will be used by the Enhanced Pathway Nurses for example the Family Partnership Model and Outcome Star are underpinned by research to get the best outcomes for children, young people and families.
The Enhanced Pathway Specialist Nurses will have a proven track record as excellent communicators and be able to work in partnership with families to set achievable goals and elicit adaptive behaviour change.
The main role for the Specialist Enhanced Pathway Nurse is to be the delegated nurse for children requiring targeted and specialist support as well as contributing to the public health agenda. This is achieved through conducting thorough, individualised health needs assessments, planning of programmes of care tailored to families' needs and effective liaison with colleagues within Croydon Health Services NHS Trust and with partner agencies.
Interview - TBC
Main duties of the job
- To deliver a programme of care to a caseload of vulnerable families, children and young people
- Carrying out ongoing health needs assessments for all children and families within the community, using professional judgement to allocate each family to the correct level of health visiting care; Universal, Targeted and Specialist pathways
- Delivering the key touch-point contacts, within required timescales, according to the service model, to meet KPI target,The post holders will be trained in the family partnership model to identify health needs and develop care plans with the families and deliver evidence-based interventions.
- The post holder will line manage a small team consisting of a Staff Nurse and a Community Nursery Nurse.
- The post holder will be supported in the development of their leadership skills throughthe provision of training and mentoring.
About us
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust wasformed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide servicesfora population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.Across the NHS everyone isworkinghard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challengeyourself and be part of an NHS Trust that's making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you're lookingfor.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting Job description/Person Specification documents which contains more information about the role.
Interview - TBC
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting Job description/Person Specification documents which contains more information about the role.
Interview - TBC
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- health visiting experience
- knowledge of and experience of safeguarding children and adults
- experience of complex case management
- Experience of providing supervision to team members
- Experience of leading and managing skill mix staff
- Experience of working collaboratively with other agencies
- Experience of working with individuals in a health promotion role Experience of managing own time and diary
- Experience of integrated/joint working to deliver the Healthy Child Programme in complex circumstances.
Desirable
- Child Branch Registration or experience of working with children
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Able to work autonomously.
- Leadership skills with ability to work as part of a team
- able to use IT programmes - eg excel
- Ability to facilitate and manage change
- Ability to use data to support caseload management
- Able to identify vulnerability, safeguarding and child protection issues using knowledge of child protection procedures, liaising appropriately with partner agencies
- Expert knowledge of safeguarding policy and procedures and assessment and analysis of vulnerable families
- Expert knowledge and understanding of the impact of vulnerability and safeguarding on public health outcomes
- Knowledge and understanding of Child Development
- Understanding of inequality and its impact on health Knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme including breastfeeding, healthy eating, smoking cessation, behaviour management, sleep and positive parenting.
- Able to undertake health needs assessment in individuals, families and the community
- Awareness of the process of research, understanding of evidence-based practice to promote good practice
Qualifications
Essential
- PGDip or BSc Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification
- Educated to Masters Level or equivalent or equivalent experience post SCPHN qualification
- Mentorship/SSSA Module
other
Essential
- Full UK Driving Licence (and access to a car for work purposes)
- Committed to 6 C's. Good Interpersonal Skills.
- Flexible approach to meeting service & client needs.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- health visiting experience
- knowledge of and experience of safeguarding children and adults
- experience of complex case management
- Experience of providing supervision to team members
- Experience of leading and managing skill mix staff
- Experience of working collaboratively with other agencies
- Experience of working with individuals in a health promotion role Experience of managing own time and diary
- Experience of integrated/joint working to deliver the Healthy Child Programme in complex circumstances.
Desirable
- Child Branch Registration or experience of working with children
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Able to work autonomously.
- Leadership skills with ability to work as part of a team
- able to use IT programmes - eg excel
- Ability to facilitate and manage change
- Ability to use data to support caseload management
- Able to identify vulnerability, safeguarding and child protection issues using knowledge of child protection procedures, liaising appropriately with partner agencies
- Expert knowledge of safeguarding policy and procedures and assessment and analysis of vulnerable families
- Expert knowledge and understanding of the impact of vulnerability and safeguarding on public health outcomes
- Knowledge and understanding of Child Development
- Understanding of inequality and its impact on health Knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme including breastfeeding, healthy eating, smoking cessation, behaviour management, sleep and positive parenting.
- Able to undertake health needs assessment in individuals, families and the community
- Awareness of the process of research, understanding of evidence-based practice to promote good practice
Qualifications
Essential
- PGDip or BSc Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification
- Educated to Masters Level or equivalent or equivalent experience post SCPHN qualification
- Mentorship/SSSA Module
other
Essential
- Full UK Driving Licence (and access to a car for work purposes)
- Committed to 6 C's. Good Interpersonal Skills.
- Flexible approach to meeting service & client needs.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
