Community Nursery Nurse

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust to appoint inspirational and enthusiastic Community Nursery Nurses to join our New Forest West Health Visiting Team. You will be joining a leading organisation that is both forward thinking and innovative. Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the quality of child health services across Hampshire and takes pride in rewarding the success of its staff.

As a team player, you will work under the leadership and supervision of the Health Visitors. Your role will require excellent assessment skills, partnership working and a strong commitment towards achieving the outcomes of 'Every Child Matters'. You will be expected to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of all aspects of safeguarding children whilst being supported by robust organisational supervision, guidelines and policies.

There may also be instances whereby the candidate will be required to work out of other local offices to meet the demands of the service. Car drivers are essential as you may be asked to drive to other areas within Hampshire.

Main duties of the job

The primary role of the Community Nursery Nurse is to deliver elements of the Healthy Child Programme including the 6 High Impact Areas as delegated by Health Visitors. The Community Nursery Nurse should ensure the quality of service delivery to children, young people and their families is aligned with the commissioned requirements of the Healthy Child Programme 0-19yrs and the Trust vision and values. This includes working in partnership with internal and external colleagues and partners.

About us

Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?We want to meet you!

Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.

Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.

Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:

Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.

Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.

Date posted

22 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year salary is based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

348-SS-4290

Job locations

South Efford House

Milford Road, Everton

Lymington

Hampshire

SO41 0JD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NNEB Diploma/NVQ QCF Diploma Level 3 in Early Years, Care and Education
Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or equivalent or a willingness to complete this
Full UK Driving Licence (and access to a car)

Desirable

ICT Qualification

Experience

Essential

Relevant experience working with children, families and other agencies
Experience of working in a team

Desirable

Experience in participating in health promotion programmes

Additional Criteria

Essential

Knowledge:
An understanding of all stages of child development
An awareness of the key drivers to improve health outcomes for children
An awareness of the relevant health promotion topic areas, i.e. Breastfeeding, healthy eating, accident prevention
An awareness of the policies to Safeguard Children
Skills:
Ability to communicate effectively with team members and other agencies including verbal, written and IT
Ability to maintain accurate and comprehensive records and care plans
Excellent time management skills
Able to manage competing priorities as delegated by senior members of the team
Ability to work in partnership with parents/carers
Ability to impart health knowledge to children and families

Desirable

Skills:
Ability to facilitate groups effectively in a variety of settings
Knowledge of:
Healthy Child Programme (DH 2018)
Parenting Programmes
Behaviour Management and sleep programmes
Baby Friendly Initiative on breastfeeding

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NNEB Diploma/NVQ QCF Diploma Level 3 in Early Years, Care and Education
Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or equivalent or a willingness to complete this
Full UK Driving Licence (and access to a car)

Desirable

ICT Qualification

Experience

Essential

Relevant experience working with children, families and other agencies
Experience of working in a team

Desirable

Experience in participating in health promotion programmes

Additional Criteria

Essential

Knowledge:
An understanding of all stages of child development
An awareness of the key drivers to improve health outcomes for children
An awareness of the relevant health promotion topic areas, i.e. Breastfeeding, healthy eating, accident prevention
An awareness of the policies to Safeguard Children
Skills:
Ability to communicate effectively with team members and other agencies including verbal, written and IT
Ability to maintain accurate and comprehensive records and care plans
Excellent time management skills
Able to manage competing priorities as delegated by senior members of the team
Ability to work in partnership with parents/carers
Ability to impart health knowledge to children and families

Desirable

Skills:
Ability to facilitate groups effectively in a variety of settings
Knowledge of:
Healthy Child Programme (DH 2018)
Parenting Programmes
Behaviour Management and sleep programmes
Baby Friendly Initiative on breastfeeding

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.