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We are looking for a caring and enthusiastic Staff Nurse to join our Health Visiting Team. The Health Visiting Staff Nurse is a registered nurse working as part of the Health Visiting Team providing preventative and supportive health care to children and families in Wiltshire. This includes the identification, monitoring and provision of targeted support to vulnerable children and those whose welfare and safety may be at risk. The post holder works as a member of the Health Visiting Team maintaining a public health focus under the supervision of a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) to deliver the Healthy Programme in a variety of settings including the home and community venues as delegated by the Health Visitor. All allocated work is completed within the designated competency framework.
Job Responsibility:
Work within the boundaries of the Staff Nurse Competency framework
Work with the Health Visiting Team to achieve Key Performance Indicators
Work in partnership with children and families to identify any health needs at the earliest opportunity and to provide appropriate support to achieve positive outcomes
To work in partnership with Early Years Services in the community such as Family Hubs and Early Years settings
To support Infant feeding and parent infant relationships by adhering to the Baby Friendly Initiative Standards
To complete the Family Health Needs assessment for allocated mandated reviews and update the SCPHN (Health Visitor) with any areas of concern
Requirements:
NMC registration in a field of nursing
Experience in working with children and families
Holds a full driving license, and car owner
Knowledge of national and local policy in Children’s Service and Public Health
Understanding of child development
Able to demonstrate a commitment and ability to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and families with the skills to build sustainable professional boundaries
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex issues in plain language at all levels both within and outside the organisation
Ability to work alone and part of a multi-disciplinary team
Evidence of effective teamwork
Demonstrates an interest in public health and Health Visiting
Ability to work flexibly to respond to service needs
Computer literate
Nice to have:
Registered Children’s Nurse
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment
Knowledge of behaviour change theory
Practice supervisor/practice assessor qualification
Interest in undertaking the SCPHN qualification
What we offer:
NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission