Job summary
Exciting Opportunity to join the Health Visiting Team in Wolverhampton
0-19 Children Public Health Associates (Community Nursery Nurse)
Post Full Time 37.5 hours
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Public Health Associate to join the Wolverhampton 0-19/Health Visiting Team. As a Public Health Associates you will have a nursery nurse qualification or equivalent and experience of working within early years settings or the health service, and skilled in communicating with professionals and clients from a wide variety of backgrounds.
The team are seeking dynamic individuals with a strong public health focus who are fully committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our diverse population. You will be a highly motivated individual with an interest in proactively managing health promotion initiatives.
The successful candidates must be up to date in child development, demonstrate good communication skills, be enthusiastic, motivated, with high standards of time management, able to work independently and as part of a team.
The role will involve working alongside a skilled mix team which includes Health Visitors, Community Staff Nurses and School Nurses, workers in delivering the healthy child programme 0-19 years.
If you would like to join our team and make a tangible difference to children, young people and families lives we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of 0-19 Service delivering a high quality service for children and their families. As a member of the 0-19 Service the Band 4 will undertake Public Health tasks within this service provision. The aim is to achieve equity of health outcomes for the local population through the provision of evidence based and needs led service. Under the supervision of the SCPHN (HV) and (SN), the post holder will participate in developing programmes and packages of public health care and auditing enabling feedback and progression for the service. This will be offered within the framework of national and local targets and priorities to deliver improved outcomes for the children of Wolverhampton.
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as"Good"by CQC. We have achievednumerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To promote the health and wellbeing of children and families by offering information, advice and support on a range of topics in a culturally sensitive way
- Delivery and audit of programmes of care
- Parenting
- General health issues
- Breastfeeding
- Introduction to solids
- Play
- Development
- Behaviour management
- Safety promotion/accident prevention
- Speech and language
- School Readiness
- Home Safety
This may be undertaken in a range of venues:-
- Homes
- Clinics/GP surgeries/health centres
- Child care provider venues
- Other agencies
Work with Health Visitors, School Nurses and the multi-agency team
Participate in delivering care to children and their careers in child health clinics, either directly or indirectly supervised, identifying and facilitating a family friendly environment.
To contribute actively to the development of the family/child health plan to evaluate those contributions and to promptly report any concerns to the Health Visitor or School Nurse.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To promote the health and wellbeing of children and families by offering information, advice and support on a range of topics in a culturally sensitive way
- Delivery and audit of programmes of care
- Parenting
- General health issues
- Breastfeeding
- Introduction to solids
- Play
- Development
- Behaviour management
- Safety promotion/accident prevention
- Speech and language
- School Readiness
- Home Safety
This may be undertaken in a range of venues:-
- Homes
- Clinics/GP surgeries/health centres
- Child care provider venues
- Other agencies
Work with Health Visitors, School Nurses and the multi-agency team
Participate in delivering care to children and their careers in child health clinics, either directly or indirectly supervised, identifying and facilitating a family friendly environment.
To contribute actively to the development of the family/child health plan to evaluate those contributions and to promptly report any concerns to the Health Visitor or School Nurse.
Person Specification
shortlisting
Essential
- Qualifications-Diploma in Childcare and Education (NNEB /CACHE) BTech or NVQ Level 3 in Child Care, NVQ Level 3 in Children's Care, Learning and Development (C&G, EDEXEL) NVQ Level 3 Child Care, Learning and Development (CACHE) Level 4 Certificate in Early Years Practice (OU) Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Early Years (EDEXEL)
- substantial post registration experience working with children and a range of children and families within an Early Years setting
- full driving license and daily access to car
Desirable
- experience of working with multi agency professionals.
Person Specification
shortlisting
Essential
- Qualifications-Diploma in Childcare and Education (NNEB /CACHE) BTech or NVQ Level 3 in Child Care, NVQ Level 3 in Children's Care, Learning and Development (C&G, EDEXEL) NVQ Level 3 Child Care, Learning and Development (CACHE) Level 4 Certificate in Early Years Practice (OU) Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Early Years (EDEXEL)
- substantial post registration experience working with children and a range of children and families within an Early Years setting
- full driving license and daily access to car
Desirable
- experience of working with multi agency professionals.
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.
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).
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.
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).
