Community Immunisation Staff Nurse: 0-19 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 Lead Immunisation 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).
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.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Main duties of the job
To deliver Childhood immunisations as directed by appropriate governance routes as designated by the service offer, and overseen by the GPCG, and Lead Pilot pharmacist.
Provide ongoing holistic care and in line with scope of practice for the delivery of the Healthy Child programme high impact areas and schedule of interventions.
To develop working relationships with families and work undersection and delegation as required of the caseload holder, delivering consistent messages to include infant feeding support, emotional well-being, signposting across the wider 0-19 and Family hub offer.
To support and assist Assistant practitioners for speech and Language and 0-19 Universal Community Nursery Nurses as required.
Apply a Make every Contact Count (MECC) approach in service delivery.
To participate in Health Education programmes and health promotion activities on a multi-disciplinary basis across the 0-19 partnership and Family Hub Offer.
To participate in strategy meetings, case conferences, providing reports as required and to have clinical and safeguarding supervision as per policy for safeguarding children
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
14 February 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£34,089 to £41,498 a year Including inner London HCAS
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours
Reference number
E0136-24-0026
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
https://www.gpcaregroup.org/section/387/Home (Opens in a new tab)
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