The London Borough of Brent is situated in North-West London, with the famous Wembley Stadium at its centre. We have vacancies based at both Sudbury Primary Care Centre and Willesden Centre for Health and Care. The posts are full-time (37.5 hours).

The Brent 0-19 service has exciting new opportunities for paediatric or adult nurses to join our team of Health Visitors as Community Staff Nurses. Community Staff Nurses work as part of the Health Visiting team delivering the 0-5 Healthy Child Programme to children and their families living in Brent.

The successful candidates will work with the Health Visiting Service which includes Health Visitors and Community Nursery Nurses to deliver community based public health activities to a universal and enhanced 0-5 population. You will be working alongside Health Visitors and Community Nursery Nurses to supporting families to best meet the needs of their child, to make the best use of community services to help children have the best start in life.

Main duties of the job

You will be involved in partnership work with other NHS Services and Council services for young people, children and families along with voluntary organisations.

We will invest in you and offer training relating to your role as Community Staff Nurse in Health Visiting provided by the CLCH Academy and the 0-19 Service. We will support you in the role as we offer regular supervision (management and safeguarding) and appraisal. We offer a preceptorship programme for newly qualified.

The successful post holder will need to have excellent communication skills and be able to work confidently without direct supervision once competent. They will need to have a good understanding of safeguardingYou must be a qualified nurse registered with the NMC.

As London's largest NHS Trust dedicated to community healthcare, we offer leadership opportunities for community healthcare professionals that few can match.

For further details / informal visits contact: Usha Patel 0-19 Team Lead - Telephone No - 07984 66880clcht.brentrecruitment@nhs.net

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme *T& C's apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

• Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration .
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Reg. Child Nurse, Reg Adult Nurse, or Children's Community Nurse with current registration
• Practice assessor or practice based learning training or working towards

Experience

Essential

• Recent nursing experience
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of evidence-based care
• Demonstrate a keen interest in public health and working in the community
• Experience of working within policies related to Safeguarding Children
• Experience of using electronic patient records system

Desirable

• Ability to design and deliver a health promotion topic.
• Evidence of recent nursing experience in children's nursing
• Experience of teaching others and mentoring students
• Experience of working with children and young people.
• Experience of co-ordinating and delegating within a team

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Willesden Centre for Health & Care

Robson Avenue

London

NW10 3RY

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