Community Nursery Nurse

Central London Community Health Trust

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Job summary

We have been rated 'GOOD' by the Care Quality Commission. We are in the Health Service Journal list of the top 120 best places to work and in Stonewall's top 40 employers list. CLCH is a great place to do a great job; helping give children a better start in life.

An opportunity has arisen for experienced and motivated nursery nurses to join the Health Visiting Team in the Inner London.

The Inner London Boroughs are very diverse and our Health Visitors lead committed dedicated and experienced skill mix teams for children aged between 0-5 years.

We are searching for nursery nurses who have experience of working within early year's settings or the health service, and are skilled in communicating with professionals and clients from a wide variety of backgrounds.

The successful candidate must be up to date in child development, enthusiastic, motivated, with good time management skills and able to work independently and as part of the clinical team supporting the Health Visiting Service with the 0-5 caseloads and their families as delegated by the health visitor.

Main duties of the job

You will participate in the delivery of The Healthy Child Programme and be expected to work in various community settings including the homes of families. The post holder will be a key member of the 0-19 team, with the responsibility for providing an efficient and high quality Clinical support within the health visiting and school nursing teams. You will assist in or carry out, clinical interventions as part of the Healthy Child programme, as delegated by the Health Visitor.

You will advise parents on positive parenting skills including understanding and managing child behaviour, weaning and nutrition, play and stimulation, speech and language development, sleep management and toilet training, ensuring that advice is evidence based to facilitate school readiness.

In return, Universal Children's Services will support the post holder with appropriate training and professional development opportunities.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Date posted

11 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£30,279 to £33,116 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

824-INNER-10778

Job locations

World's End Health Centre

London

SW10 0UD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

N.N.E.B./ BTEC Diploma in Child Care or NVQ in Child Care level 3 or equivalent

Desirable

Educated to Diploma level in a health-related subject.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with children and families in a formal health, educational or social care setting
Evidence of ongoing training in Early Years
Experience of working as a team member and on own

Desirable

Experience of leading group work
Experience of working in the NHS

Skills

Essential

Basic skills in numeracy and literacy.
IT skills including Word, Excel.
Ability to assess a situation, identifying any risk or potential problem and act appropriately.
Knowledge of safeguarding children
Knowledge of normal child development, parenting skills and the importance of play.
Able to work under pressure and to deadlines.
Able to make and record observations of children's
Behaviour and development
Ability to demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills
Willingness to learn new skills and put them into practice
Enthusiastic proactive and motivated, uses own initiative
Maintains high level of confidentiality

Desirable

Basic understanding of community health care services
Presentation skills
Teaching skills (children, parents)

Key Attributes

Essential

Must be able to travel across Borough using any method of transport.
Must be able to negotiate stairs and carry equipment required for the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

N.N.E.B./ BTEC Diploma in Child Care or NVQ in Child Care level 3 or equivalent

Desirable

Educated to Diploma level in a health-related subject.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with children and families in a formal health, educational or social care setting
Evidence of ongoing training in Early Years
Experience of working as a team member and on own

Desirable

Experience of leading group work
Experience of working in the NHS

Skills

Essential

Basic skills in numeracy and literacy.
IT skills including Word, Excel.
Ability to assess a situation, identifying any risk or potential problem and act appropriately.
Knowledge of safeguarding children
Knowledge of normal child development, parenting skills and the importance of play.
Able to work under pressure and to deadlines.
Able to make and record observations of children's
Behaviour and development
Ability to demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills
Willingness to learn new skills and put them into practice
Enthusiastic proactive and motivated, uses own initiative
Maintains high level of confidentiality

Desirable

Basic understanding of community health care services
Presentation skills
Teaching skills (children, parents)

Key Attributes

Essential

Must be able to travel across Borough using any method of transport.
Must be able to negotiate stairs and carry equipment required for the role.

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.