0-19 Integrated Community Staff Nurse-Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets GP Care Group
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Job summary
The purpose of this job description is to outline the level of responsibility and accountability of this post. This will ensure that all work undertaken by our staff is clearly identified and carried out under clear lines of accountability.
The post holder will have a delegated caseload under supervision of the Senior Nurse and other senior staff members. The post holder will have a responsibility to carry out specific nursing care for patients, families/ carers. The post holder will work in partnership with the Multi-Disciplinary Team, and other agencies, to ensure that excellent standards of care are provided.
The 0-19 Universal Service teams provides support to all children and young people and their families within a progressive universal model of service delivery dependant on assessed need. The service offers every child/family a programme of screening, immunisations, developmental reviews and information and guidance to support parenting and healthy choices as defined by The Healthy Child Programme (Department of Health, 2011/Updated2021).
The GP Care Group 0-19 Universal teams provide a safe, effective, and high-quality service to clients using research-based evidence to inform practice within agreed professional standards.
The 0-19 Universal Service Team Community Staff Nurse will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme within a universal model of service delivery dependant on assessed needs and provision of personalised care.
Main duties of the job
If you have a current NMC registration in any branch of nursing and you are passionate about the public health agenda and improving health outcomes for children, young people, and families we would love to hear from you.
Working across the 0-19 service our staff nurses will require a positive attitude towards actively engaging with a diverse range of clients in our community. You will be able to participate in child health screening, including, weighing, measuring, vision and hearing, health promotion, clinical duty, school drop in/Healthy Child clinics, antenatal contacts, 3 to 4 month and 8-12 month development reviews and supporting parenting in a variety of environments including the family home, clinics, schools and Childrens centres as well as via digital means.
Our highly regarded 0-19 service continues to build on success, providing high quality, innovative care. We are proud of our all our teams and their high levels of achievement, and so continue our journey we want to have the right staff with the right skills doing the right job and reward our staff with our fantastic package of support.
About us
Tower Hamlets GP Care Group (The Care Group) was incorporated as a community interest company limited by shares in September 2014. Every general practice in Tower Hamlets owns one share of £1. The Care Group was formed to manage borough level contracts on behalf of the practices, deliver primary care led services and support general practices, and to be the provider voice of primary care in the wider health and social care system.
Read up more about Tower Hamlets here: http://www.towerhamlets.is/
The Care Group is also a member of Tower Hamlets Together, a place-based integrated partnership, which includes Bart's Health, East London NHS Foundation Trust, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Council for Voluntary Services.
The key priorities for the Care Group are:
- Innovation and support for primary care
- Being a great place to work
- Integrating primary and community care
- Providing of high-quality cost-effective care to local people
- Influencing improvements in health outcomes
Date posted
21 June 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£34,089 to £41,498 a year Including Inner HCAS.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number
E0136-23-0027
Job locations
Island Health
145 East Ferry Road
London
E14 3BQ
Employer details
Employer name
Tower Hamlets GP Care Group
Address
Island Health
145 East Ferry Road
London
E14 3BQ
Employer's website
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