Band 5 Community Nurse Health Visiting

Job summary

If you're looking for a new challenge and would like an opportunity to grow, and share in our ambition to create high quality, compassionate care and well-being for Children, Young People and Families then come and join us in Healthy Together, as a Healthy Child Programme Nurse, working within the Health Visiting Team.

Our teams are full of committed and skilled staff who want to deliver the best possible care for children and their families. If you are a registered nurse who is innovative, tenacious, and have experience working with children, young people, and families we'd love you to join our service.

You will be well supported, nurtured, and offered bespoke training for this role. You will gain valuable experience and an opportunity to progress to become a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse, Health Visitor.

We have vacancies across Leicester city. We provide a Monday-Friday service excluding bank holidays and consider requests for flexible working.

You must have a full driving licence that allows you to drive in the UK and have the use of a car. We do encourage applications from Newly Qualified Nurses, however, you must have your PIN number.

For more information please contact:

Clare Walters on clare.walters2@nhs.net or 07768536348

Clare Keating on clare.keating3@nhs.net or 07503017917

The closing date will be 4th March 2024.

Interviews will be held on the 19th and 20th March 2024.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive credible responses.

Main duties of the job

You will work as an integral part of the clinical Healthy Together team working with children from birth to school age and their families. You will participate in the delivery of The Healthy Child Programme and be expected to work in various community settings including family homes and in clinics.

You will need to be someone who can use your initiative and be attentive to detail. You should be able to work autonomously, but also be part of a team.

Your development in this role will be supported through a bespoke package of training including healthy growth; breastfeeding; healthy bladder/healthy bowel; Solihull; and Safeguarding.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Employer's website

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

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