Nursery Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake delegated work to improve health outcomes for children and families in the community setting, in a variety of ways including 1:1 work, group work, home visiting, nursery settings and advice via telephone and video call.

Undertakes delegated pieces of work with families who are referred or request support.

Submit accurate and timely activity data to ensure that key performance indicator targets set by the Trust/and or the local authority are monitored, and outcomes achieved.

Support health needs assessment, undertake tasks delegated by the health visitor including; developmental assessments, accepting and responding to assigned work, deliver brief interventions and feedback progress to the health visitor.

To attend safeguarding training; have a knowledge and understanding of current child protection guidelines, recognising if children are in need of protection and to report concerns to a health visitor and complete required referrals in line with Trust and local safeguarding policy and procedures.

Support the team to deliver public health initiatives which are consistent with national/local messages.

Work collaboratively with other members of the health visiting team to deliver services, face-to-face and virtually.

Respond appropriately to general enquires from parents/carers, nursery staff and other professionals referring back to the health visitor as required.

To act as a resource to nurseries, parents/carers and provide information on health initiatives, e.g. healthy eating

Follow and adhere to the standards and guidelines set for Health Visiting to ensure a consistent approach is followed.

Support the uptake of the childhood immunisation programme when opportunities arise during contacts with children and families.

Ensure that confidentiality is upheld at all times, as per Trust guidelines.

Attend the Trust statutory and mandatory training programme specific to the role ensuring that training completed follows the essential skills policy including regular appraisal.

Participate in/access group or team clinical supervision.

Participate in and contribute to team/locality meetings to keep up to date with Trust information.

In accordance with Trust guidelines for record keeping, maintain and keep contemporaneous records of all client contacts on the Electronic Patient Record system.

Measurable Result Areas:

Participate in clinical audits and clinical bench marking to improve service care and delivery.

Communications and Working Relationships:

Support the local induction/training programmes for new staff, and other appropriate workers.

Support the clinical leader in the delivery of the service, ensuring and maintaining high standards of evidence-based practice within the locality.

Promote positive team working by attending regular meetings. Discuss delegated work ensuring that work set and identified is fed back and completed.

Promote the health visiting team positively to other agencies and professionals.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience required:

Maintain a professional attitude at all times, in the best interests of the profession and in accordance with Trust values.

Work to agreed Trust Policies and procedures which support the Clinical Governance agenda.

Review and reflect on own practice through accessing clinical, restorative and child protection supervision.

Prioritise and attend team meetings to ensure communication within and outside the team

Use information technology securely and conform with the organisations information governance policies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Foundation degree Assistant practitioner /NVQ level 3 in early years care/Btec in early years or equivalent.
• Must have a willingness and commitment to undertake training as required for the role.

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience working with children and families.
• Have an understanding and experience of health promotion activities and advice that promote positive outcomes for children and young people.
• In depth knowledge of child development and ability to support parents to enhance their children's progression.
• Must have experience in using Microsoft office/word/excel and be able to use social media.

Skills

Essential

• Be able to demonstrate organisational and planning skills.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the role of the health visiting team in the promotion of health and wellbeing.
• Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the need for confidentiality in all aspects of the work of the department.
• Must have a knowledge and understanding of the principles of safeguarding vulnerable. children/young people and adults.
• Must be able to demonstrate ability to work in a team and independently.
• Possess good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with colleagues, other professionals, children and their families via a variety of forums i.e. face to face, virtual and telephone.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Ability to work collaboratively as part of the team and individually when agile working.
• Ability to work in partnership with families; effectively share information and support informed decision making.
• Ability to be self-motivated.
• An effective communicator.
• Excellent role model.

Other

Essential

• Must have a full driving licence, and access to a vehicle to undertake the community role.
• Must be willing to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.
• Must be legally entitled to work in this country.
• Must be a non-smoker whilst on duty

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Health Visiting - Solihull

SOLIHULL

B90 4BN

Employer's website

https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)