Job summary
Cheshire East Family Nurse Partnership is looking to recruit two band 7 Family Nurses.
This is an exciting opportunity for a registered Nurse, Midwife or Health Visitor who is interested in making a difference to children and their families across Cheshire East. The Family Nurse Partnership covers the whole of the Cheshire East footprint; this role is primarily to cover the south locality (Crewe and Nantwich). This is a demanding yet rewarding role working at band 7 with vulnerable young clients and their children , delivering the Family Nurse Partnership programme.
Main duties of the job
Family Nurse
The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) is a national evidence-based, intensive home visiting programme delivered by Family Nurse case-holders who are trained to use a trauma informed approach to develop therapeutic relationships with young clients and their children. The Family Nurse recruits young parents , and works with them up until their first child is 2 years old. This is to improve their antenatal health, their child's health and development through sensitive and responsive parenting, and their own (and their partner's) economic self-sufficiency.
About us
Do you fancy a career with an award winning integrated health and care NHS Foundation Trust?
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative and forward-thinking organisation, delivering high quality health and care services to the populations of Wirral, Cheshire East and West, St Helens and soon to be Knowsley.
We take great pride in being an open, trusting and compassionate organisation. The Trust is committed to promoting and building a team that enhances inclusion, diversity and equality. We strongly believe that working together with our partners, listening to and engaging with our patients, service users and their families we can make a real difference to the lives of local people within our communities.
We currently deliver outstanding 0-19 and 0-19+ Health and Wellbeing Services across Wirral, Cheshire East and St Helens and Knowsley, supporting over 250,000 children and young people. Our dedicated, innovative and forward-thinking children and young people's services have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of families in our communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification for specific roles and responsibilities for the post
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification for specific roles and responsibilities for the post
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Nursing or midwifery qualification and registered NMC
- Degree level or equivalent professional qualification
- Willingness to undertake specialist post graduate training and be assessed on competence in clinical field following training
Desirable
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Understand the difference between advice giving motivational approaches
- Has some knowledge of the research base of FNP
- Parent/infant mental health
- Willingness to undertake personal study to develop understanding of a range of clinical areas
- National and local safeguarding policies
- At least 2 years experience of working with families in deprived communities
- At least 2 years experience of midwifery, child health, public health, home visiting
- Of clinical supervision
- Working with children & families
- Working with young people
Desirable
- Attachment theory
- Self-efficacy theory
- Human ecology theory
- Behavioural change theory
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Able to develop supportive, trusting and respectful relationships
- Able to work effectively in a team, supporting others and challenging colleagues views and attitudes when necessary
- Able to sensitively provide anticipatory guidance to parents
- Able to manage exposure to distressing life events and stressful complex partnerships
- Highly reflective and able to learn from experiences
- Willingness to prepare for and engage in clinical and managerial supervision
- Motivational interviewing
- Able to assess a situation, set priorities and problem solve quickly and effectively
- Able to communicate clearly and succinctly both verbally and in writing
- Exceptional communication, facilitative and motivating skills
- Able to work effectively with diverse groups
- Basic computer skills to create reports, use email, read excel spreadsheets
- Able to analyse numerical data
Desirable
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Committed to principles of FNP and a strong desire to see it succeed
- Tenacious and persistent
- Resilient
- Empathic and non-judgemental
- Warmth and flexibility
- Self-awareness
- Pursues own personal growth
- Has a learning style which readily accommodates skills and practice and role play
- Able to use car to drive independently to deliver home visiting programme
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Nursing or midwifery qualification and registered NMC
- Degree level or equivalent professional qualification
- Willingness to undertake specialist post graduate training and be assessed on competence in clinical field following training
Desirable
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Understand the difference between advice giving motivational approaches
- Has some knowledge of the research base of FNP
- Parent/infant mental health
- Willingness to undertake personal study to develop understanding of a range of clinical areas
- National and local safeguarding policies
- At least 2 years experience of working with families in deprived communities
- At least 2 years experience of midwifery, child health, public health, home visiting
- Of clinical supervision
- Working with children & families
- Working with young people
Desirable
- Attachment theory
- Self-efficacy theory
- Human ecology theory
- Behavioural change theory
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Able to develop supportive, trusting and respectful relationships
- Able to work effectively in a team, supporting others and challenging colleagues views and attitudes when necessary
- Able to sensitively provide anticipatory guidance to parents
- Able to manage exposure to distressing life events and stressful complex partnerships
- Highly reflective and able to learn from experiences
- Willingness to prepare for and engage in clinical and managerial supervision
- Motivational interviewing
- Able to assess a situation, set priorities and problem solve quickly and effectively
- Able to communicate clearly and succinctly both verbally and in writing
- Exceptional communication, facilitative and motivating skills
- Able to work effectively with diverse groups
- Basic computer skills to create reports, use email, read excel spreadsheets
- Able to analyse numerical data
Desirable
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Committed to principles of FNP and a strong desire to see it succeed
- Tenacious and persistent
- Resilient
- Empathic and non-judgemental
- Warmth and flexibility
- Self-awareness
- Pursues own personal growth
- Has a learning style which readily accommodates skills and practice and role play
- Able to use car to drive independently to deliver home visiting programme
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
