Band 5 Staff Nurses make a difference every day to the lives of the people they work with.

This is a new and exciting role where you will play an integral part in ensuring that every child gets the best start in life, through delivering health promotion and core services to children 0-5 and their families as part of the Healthy Child Programme. You will require excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to work in partnership with other teams and agencies, good communication skills and a passion for improving outcomes for children and families.

You will be part of the health visiting skill mix team which is led and supported by Health Visitors.

Main duties of the job

• Support the health visiting team to meet the healthcare needs of under 5s and their families.
• Deliver evidence- based interventions to families which may include supporting the transition to parenthood, supporting maternal and family mental health, supporting breastfeeding, supporting healthy weight, healthy nutrition, improving health literacy, reducing accidents and minor illnesses.
• Support the Health Visitors with protecting children and supporting families who require safeguarding or children who are Children in Care.
• Be professionally accountable for the delivery of care.
• Attend regular supervision sessions, to ensure you feel supported and are able to share experiences to learn from peers and develop your own skills and knowledge.
• Utilise technology to ensure contemporaneous record keeping.

The service aims to provide an excellent standard of care that supports families.

Essential criteria for this role

• You must be aRegistered Nurseactive on theNMC Register.
• You must hold a validUK Driving Licencewithaccess to a vehicle.
• A willingness to learn, take on additional training and travel across localities.
• An ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• You will need to be adaptable and resourceful.
• You will need to be well organised, confident, and able to cope in diverse situations.
• Leadership Skills are also important, as with all nursing roles, communication skills,problem solving and good judgement are crucial.

About us

Flexible working opportunities. Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to train and develop staff, not only with clinical skills but also in leadership and managerial skills. You will also have access to our generous pension scheme and health service discounts, as well as generous annual leave, plus bank holidays.

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

• Registed Nurse
• Evidence of CPD

Desirable

• Evidence of teaching & mentoring
• PSHE Quaification
• Contraception knowledge/experience

Knowledge & experience

Essential

• Team & interagency working
• Awarenss of clincial supervision
• Awareness of children & young people's nurse role
• Awareness of Health Promotion
• Understanding of clincial governance, audit & quality
• Awarenss of issue impacting on young people
• Awarensss of child protection issues
• Understanding of supervision in practice

Desirable

• 2 years post reg experience
• Previous experience of community working
• Experience of deivering immunisations
• Awareness of child developement
• Awareness of health inequalities
• Experience of teaching/facilitating groups
• Experience of working with children and thier families

Personal attributes

Essential

• Flexibilty to meet the needs of the service
• Car driver with ability to travel county wide

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire

NN3 8DW

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