Community Nursery Nurse

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

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Job summary

A vacancy for Community Nursery Nurse has arisen in Havering.

Do you want to develop in a progressive, innovative environment, and enhance your career? If so we want you to joinHavering Integrated Universal and Early Intervention 0-19 team and find out all about the possibilities that can be opened up for you.

We are very progressive inHavering developingpartnership working across the Childrens services to ensure we deliver the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme and quality healthcare services to improve the health and well-being within our diverse community.

Our vision for delivering the Healthy Child Programme, in partnership with key stakeholders is to ensure that every child inHaveringhas the very best start in life and grows up to be happy, safe, healthy, confident and resilient.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Worker who has the following characteristics:

o BTECH/NVQ Level 3 in Child Care or above

o Evidence of working with children and young people

o Willing to undertake further training as required

o Excellent communication skills

In return for your commitment, we can offer you strong professional leadership and support. We offer a robust continuous professional development plan opening a gateway for further career progression.

If you are interested in working for us, and can demonstrate you a forward thinking individual, working in a solution focused way with the ability to work within a team and on your own initiative we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Main responsibilities of the post:

o To support the delivery of 0-19 Universal Services as well as the Healthy Child Programme

o To support and assistPrimary Care Worker as required

o To participate in the development of skill mix within the 0-19 Universal Services Team

o To participate in Health Education programmes and health promotion activities on a multi-disciplinary basis as agreed by the 0-19 Universal Services

About us

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,108 to a maximum of £5,177).

COVID-19 Vaccination

We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.

Date posted

16 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year pa pro rata (plus HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

395-HV584-24

Job locations

Havering Various

Havering - Various

RM14 1RG

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Nursery Nurse will work co-operatively as a member of the Health Visiting Team, under the supervision and instruction of the Health Visitor, to assist with clinical and clerical support to the Team in promoting the health and wellbeing of families and children under the age of 5 yearsold.The post-holder will assist the Team to provide support and advice to children, carers and parents to improve health and inclusion, and to tackle inequality of health care taking into consideration levels of deprivation and ethnic diversity within the caseload locality.The post holder will assist the Health Visitor in the delivery of clinical activity in Clinics, Childrens Centres, homes, nurseries and other identified venues. The post holder will support the provision of basic screening, immunisation, Health Promotion and parenting programmes.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NNEB/CACHE Diploma (level 3) in child care/BTEC Diploma in child care /GNVQ (level 3) in child care

Desirable

2 years experience in a healthcare environment

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with children who have complex needs

Knowledge

Essential

Basic understanding of Safeguarding Children
Understanding of confidentiality
Understand importance of record keeping

Skills

Essential

Good interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to work as part of a Team
Ability to work alone and use initiative

Other

Essential

To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NNEB/CACHE Diploma (level 3) in child care/BTEC Diploma in child care /GNVQ (level 3) in child care

Desirable

2 years experience in a healthcare environment

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with children who have complex needs

Knowledge

Essential

Basic understanding of Safeguarding Children
Understanding of confidentiality
Understand importance of record keeping

Skills

Essential

Good interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to work as part of a Team
Ability to work alone and use initiative

Other

Essential

To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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