Job summary
We are one of 5 sites across the country who are involved in Start 4 Life Workforce pilot. One of the pathways in Tower Hamlets is immunisation plus aimed at families who have children in the First 1001 days.
We are excited to offer experienced nurses the opportunity to be part of this pilot. We are running immunisation information clinics to parents and carers living in Tower Hamlets. The uniqueness of this pilot is we are offering to deliver baby vaccines in different venues such as children centres while working closely with our GP partners. The staff can also discuss other issues that may be worrying parents such as infant feeding, starting solids or their own health. All appointments are conducted in a confidential area.
Staff will be trained in the Practice Elements which includes motivational interviewing techniques.
If you would like to be part of this exciting pilot we would like to hear from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Main duties of the job
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.
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.
This role will play a key part in the development and safe delivery of 0-19 services, utilising best available evidence to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people especially those from disadvantaged groups.
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 GP Care Group, click here: https://www.gpcaregroup.org/
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.
Click here to know more about Tower Hamlets Together partnership- https://www.towerhamletstogether.com/
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- 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
Management and Leadership
- To ensure equity to service delivery and best practice by participating in team meetings, meeting key performance indicators and clinical governance priorities.
- Being a positive and responsive role model for junior staff.
- To undertake any other duties as required service leads for service across the pilot offer , as required, providing it is within the stated competence framework.
- To participate in the education and training of pre and post registration students and assist in the induction of new community staff.
- To participate in clinical and child protection supervision and annual performance appraisal in line with the Tower Hamlets GPCG policies.
- To maintain up-to-date and accurate records of all children and young people seen on relevant data systems, including EMIS and in accordance with local standards.
- To complete statistical data collection and performance information in a timely manner.
- To identify equipment and supplies as needed.
- Meet with team members on a regular basis to discuss in line with accountability and delegation pathways, report and evaluate patient care.
- To support the team and service.
- To provide and receive clinical supervision.
- To assist in induction and orientation programmes, this will include acting as preceptors/mentors for new staff.
- To promote a continuous learning environment for colleagues and students within the Trust.
- Ensure that all staff have access to information that enables them to practice safely and effectively.
- To begin to develop the necessary skills to be an effective leader and role model for successive programme participants
Partnership and Service Users
- To ensure that there are opportunities for ongoing involvement of children, parents, and carers in development of services and quality assurance.
- To ensure clarity about the role of the specialist school nurse with staff, parents/carers and colleagues within the health service, local authority, and voluntary agencies.
- To work closely with other members of the school nursing team and collaborate with other health services and multi-disciplinary teams across the PRUs and including the Looked After Children team.
Quality Assurance
- To ensure that there are Clinical Governance mechanisms and effective monitoring systems in place to assure the quality of the service.
- To be involved in feedback of audit results and statistical data to staff and action planning based on those results. To ensure that evaluation data is cascaded up to those in senior management who need to be aware of it.
- To complete statistical data collection and performance information in a timely manner.
- To participate in audits of case note quality on a termly basis.
- Ensure statistical returns are completed within agreed timescales by self and others.
- Support the implementation of appropriate operational frameworks and objectives as agreed by the team and service or the professional forum.
- Participate in service best practice and development groups as delegated by the Senior Nurse/ Manager.
- Contribute to the development and review of guidelines of the service.
- Contribute to audit programmes and support the application of findings.
- Maintain up to date knowledge of services available.
- Participate in research projects and health surveillance programmes as delegated by the Senior Nurse / Manager.
- To collect relevant information as requested as delegated by the Senior Nurse / Manager.
- To use the Child Health Information System as necessary.
- To use IT facilities to support the writing of letters, emails, reports and for audit purposes.
- To record all client, contact on NHS Computerised record keeping systems and diary of non-clinical activities.
- To maintain contemporaneous, accurate records, completed according to GPCGs policy.
- To keep an electronic record for planning and recording all work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- 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
Management and Leadership
- To ensure equity to service delivery and best practice by participating in team meetings, meeting key performance indicators and clinical governance priorities.
- Being a positive and responsive role model for junior staff.
- To undertake any other duties as required service leads for service across the pilot offer , as required, providing it is within the stated competence framework.
- To participate in the education and training of pre and post registration students and assist in the induction of new community staff.
- To participate in clinical and child protection supervision and annual performance appraisal in line with the Tower Hamlets GPCG policies.
- To maintain up-to-date and accurate records of all children and young people seen on relevant data systems, including EMIS and in accordance with local standards.
- To complete statistical data collection and performance information in a timely manner.
- To identify equipment and supplies as needed.
- Meet with team members on a regular basis to discuss in line with accountability and delegation pathways, report and evaluate patient care.
- To support the team and service.
- To provide and receive clinical supervision.
- To assist in induction and orientation programmes, this will include acting as preceptors/mentors for new staff.
- To promote a continuous learning environment for colleagues and students within the Trust.
- Ensure that all staff have access to information that enables them to practice safely and effectively.
- To begin to develop the necessary skills to be an effective leader and role model for successive programme participants
Partnership and Service Users
- To ensure that there are opportunities for ongoing involvement of children, parents, and carers in development of services and quality assurance.
- To ensure clarity about the role of the specialist school nurse with staff, parents/carers and colleagues within the health service, local authority, and voluntary agencies.
- To work closely with other members of the school nursing team and collaborate with other health services and multi-disciplinary teams across the PRUs and including the Looked After Children team.
Quality Assurance
- To ensure that there are Clinical Governance mechanisms and effective monitoring systems in place to assure the quality of the service.
- To be involved in feedback of audit results and statistical data to staff and action planning based on those results. To ensure that evaluation data is cascaded up to those in senior management who need to be aware of it.
- To complete statistical data collection and performance information in a timely manner.
- To participate in audits of case note quality on a termly basis.
- Ensure statistical returns are completed within agreed timescales by self and others.
- Support the implementation of appropriate operational frameworks and objectives as agreed by the team and service or the professional forum.
- Participate in service best practice and development groups as delegated by the Senior Nurse/ Manager.
- Contribute to the development and review of guidelines of the service.
- Contribute to audit programmes and support the application of findings.
- Maintain up to date knowledge of services available.
- Participate in research projects and health surveillance programmes as delegated by the Senior Nurse / Manager.
- To collect relevant information as requested as delegated by the Senior Nurse / Manager.
- To use the Child Health Information System as necessary.
- To use IT facilities to support the writing of letters, emails, reports and for audit purposes.
- To record all client, contact on NHS Computerised record keeping systems and diary of non-clinical activities.
- To maintain contemporaneous, accurate records, completed according to GPCGs policy.
- To keep an electronic record for planning and recording all work.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate a keen interest in public health and working in the community.
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development, willingness to develop.
- Knowledge of Information and Clinical Governance.
Abilities
Essential
- Have a flexible approach to team working, acknowledging own limitations but working under delegation.
Qualifications
Essential
Other requirements
Essential
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate a keen interest in public health and working in the community.
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development, willingness to develop.
- Knowledge of Information and Clinical Governance.
Abilities
Essential
- Have a flexible approach to team working, acknowledging own limitations but working under delegation.
Qualifications
Essential
Other requirements
Essential
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).
