Community Nursery Nurse - Trafford Early Development Service

Job summary

We are Trafford Local Care Organisation - a public sector organisation bringing together NHS community health services and adult social care services in Trafford. We're driven by the aim of improving the health of local people in Trafford by working across organisational boundaries.

Our community healthcare teams inadults andchildren's servicesare employed by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and deployed to us, linking closely with our colleagues in Manchester Local Care Organisation. Our teams work as one and together we will make a massive difference to the health of people in Trafford.

We are looking to recruit pro-active, enthusiastic and motivated Community Nursery Nurses with strong team-working skills and a commitment to delivering high quality, child-centred services. We are currently offering vacancies for 12-month, fixed-term, contracts.

Whilst successful applicants will primarily work within one team, you may be required to work at other locations across Trafford to ensure equitable service delivery. Core service hours are Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 16:30.

In return we are able to offer a thorough induction program, supportive management arrangements, regular supervision as well as ensuring support with continuing professional development.

Main duties of the job

This post presents an exciting opportunity to work with families and young children with developmental delay/SEND to improve health and social outcomes and make a real difference in a multi-agency environment. If successful, you will be joining a supportive and friendly multi-agency team who share the same commitment.

You must have good communication skills, a positive attitude, the ability to work using own initiative and be computer literate.

To work as a member of Trafford Early Development Service (TEDS), to ensure the delivery of an effective service to a defined population.

To undertake clinical duties as delegated by the Registered Health Visitor.

To offer developmental play sessions at home and in preschool settings in line with the Portage model, to produce support plans in collaboration with parents/carers and to track development.

To liaise with internal and external contacts.

Key Requirements of the Person Specification:Nursery Nurse qualification/NVQ Level 3Due to the nature of the role applicants must be able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.