Community Nursery Nurse- School Nursing

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 31 December 2024

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to appoint an efficient and motivated Community Nursery Nurse to work with Rushmoor and Hart School Nurse Team, based at Aldershot Centre for Health. You will be joining a leading organisation that is both forward thinking and innovative. HIOW 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

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a motivated professional with excellent communication skills who has the ability to work as part of a corporate skill mixed team delivering delegated components of the Healthy Child Programme (DH 2021).You will be part of a skill mixed team and you will be required to promote child health and parenting skills for families by participating in planned programmes of care under the supervision of a registered practitioner. You will need to be committed to working to achieve healthy outcomes for children and have an awareness of aspects of safeguarding children whilst being supported by robust organisational supervision, guidelines and policies.With a positive approach to customer care, you will need to be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, prioritise your workload and manage your time efficiently.Applicants must have excellent IT skills as you will be required to record clinical data in the electronic record system.Applicants must hold an NNEB Diploma or equivalent NVQ Level 3 in Early Years.Due to the nature of the post, it is expected that you will have access to a car, a full driving licence and insurance for business use.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Date posted

15 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-SS-6456

Job locations

Aldershot Centre for Health

Hospital Hill

Aldershot

Hampshire

GU11 1AY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

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

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

One or more of the following qualification:
NNEB DiplomaNVQ Level 3 in Child careFoundation Degree in Health and Social CareDiploma in Pre-school Practice

Desirable

Evidence based Parenting qualifications.

Experience

Essential

Healthy Child Programme (DH 2021)Normal child developmentPublic health issues relevant to children, young people and their families; healthy eating/lifestyles, smoking cessation.Parenting and behaviour management strategiesSafeguarding children policies and guidelines.Work with children, young people and families in a range of health settingsExperience of working collaboratively with other agencies.Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively, independently and within a team.Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.Good computer literacy with the ability to keep accurate and legible records.Ability to communicate professionally at all times with Children and Young People, professional colleagues and partner agencies.Maintain confidentiality in accordance with Trust Policy, NHS Code of Confidentiality and the Data Protection Action 1998.

Desirable

Work within education settingsCommunity experienceInteragency working

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

One or more of the following qualification:
NNEB DiplomaNVQ Level 3 in Child careFoundation Degree in Health and Social CareDiploma in Pre-school Practice

Desirable

Evidence based Parenting qualifications.

Experience

Essential

Healthy Child Programme (DH 2021)Normal child developmentPublic health issues relevant to children, young people and their families; healthy eating/lifestyles, smoking cessation.Parenting and behaviour management strategiesSafeguarding children policies and guidelines.Work with children, young people and families in a range of health settingsExperience of working collaboratively with other agencies.Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively, independently and within a team.Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.Good computer literacy with the ability to keep accurate and legible records.Ability to communicate professionally at all times with Children and Young People, professional colleagues and partner agencies.Maintain confidentiality in accordance with Trust Policy, NHS Code of Confidentiality and the Data Protection Action 1998.

Desirable

Work within education settingsCommunity experienceInteragency working

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.