*Internal MPFT Applicants Only* Public Health Advisor/Nursery Nurse

Job summary

*Open to Internal MPFT Applicants Only*

Band 4 (Nursery Nurse) - 22.5 hours (0.6 WTE)

MPFT is collaborating with Thrive at Five, proud to be working in Stoke-on-Trent as part of a collective mission to ensure local children meet their early developmental milestones and are school-ready. We are seeking to recruit a Band 4 Nursery Nurse within the Stoke-on-Trent locality. This role will focus on two wards within Stoke Borough, collecting data on the quality of parent-infant relationships and children's home learning environments. This is part of a wider research project, with the data collected being used to develop and improve the local early years offer. The research will focus on 9-12 month review and a 2.5 year review within the home environment. The successful candidate will work within one of the existing HV/SN 0-19 teams, where support and guidance will be provided. Beneficial attributes :

• Strong observational and data collection skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• Experience working with young children and families
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team
• Flexibility and adaptability to meet the needs of the service
• Have good digital skills and knowledge
• Be able to travel within community settings.

If you are passionate about making a difference to children and families' futures, have a keen interest in research, contact Debbie Hallwood at 07452 949494 or email Debbie.hallwood@mpft.nhs.uk.

Main duties of the job

• Develop and implement a comprehensive data collection system to assess the quality of children's home learning environments.
• To have a good knowledge of child development
• To have a good knowledge of safeguarding procedures and policies
• Analyse data to identify key factors influencing children's early development outcomes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure data collection methods are robust and reliable.
• Provide regular reports and insights on the data collection
• Ensure compliance with data protection regulations and maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information.

About us

By joining Team MPUFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by

Supporting your career development and progression.

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.

Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources

If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.

Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate

Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates

Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k

Free car parking at all trust sites

Free flu vaccination every year

Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please note this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications for the role.