Are you a NMC Registered Qualified Nurse (General/Paediatric/Mental Health/Learning Disabilities) or NMC Registered Midwife who would like the opportunity to be paid to train to become a Health Visitor and work within the 0-19 Early Help service?

This is a brilliant job for someone who enjoys working with children and families and is passionate about their health and wellbeing.

Starting January 2025, you will be employed by East Sussex Healthcare Trust (ESHT) as a vital part of one of our Hub teams to undertake a fully funded Level 7 degree. This is a one-year full-time course to complete the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) training in Health Visiting at Oxford Brooks University. The course is delivered via an online pathway.

You will have the opportunity to embed yourself within one of our Hubs, build strong team relationships and be very familiar with the 0-19 service. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your professional career, where upon successful completion of the course, you will gain the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Qualification and become a qualified Band 6 Health Visitor.

View more information about our service using the address below:

https://esht.pagetiger.com/hvrecruitment/test

Main duties of the job

You will be able to demonstrate:

You meet the criteria for the course.

An understanding of the Healthy Child programme

A keen interest in Public Health, High Impact Areas and wider determinants of health.

A reflective and emotionally intelligent practitioner who makes good use of supervision and support to develop leadership skills.

Effective communication and assessment skills.

Commitment to developing self through linking theory to practice.

Someone who demonstrates ESHT values in their interactions with all clients and colleagues: Kindness, Inclusivity and Integrity.

About us

We are proud to provide 'Outstanding' care and be a great place to work

We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people's own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated 'Outstanding'. Eastbourne DGH rated 'Good'.

In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

We can offer

Practice placements within the catchment area of ESHT, which covers the county from Peacehaven in the West to Forest Row in the North of the county and Rye in the East.

Excellent learning environment supported by Practice Supervisors and Assessors and support from the Locality Manager Education Lead.

A high level of support with regular meetings and opportunities to discuss your progress and learning needs.

Preceptorship for newly qualified Health Visitors, competency based learning and supportive mentoring and line management.

6 weekly 1-1 high quality clinical and safeguarding supervision from line managers who have undergone supervision training

Access to restorative group supervision

Access to mentorship modules

A programme of in-house clinical and professional development via conference style events, communities of practice and clinical update days

Working as part of an integrated NHS-County Council team with access to good quality resources and training.

Exceptional health and wellbeing support for all our staff.

Listening forums for staff to have the opportunity to be involved in service development and quality improvement via working groups, audit and feedback

Individual laptop enabled for agile working on a tailored case notes system and smart phones

Options for flexible working to support work-life balance

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse/Midwife on NMC register at level 6 study

Desirable

• Mentorship and Child Protection would be Desirable

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrates ability to learn and understand appropriate HV service and lead innovative practice
• Experience of working in a multi-agency environment
• Experience of delivery of innovative practice

Desirable

• Community experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of child protection procedures
• Indications of child abuse and risk assessments
• Ability to demonstrate the use of research based practice
• Ability to demonstrate up-to-date clinical expertise
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of current NHS legislation and policies, including the Children Act 1989
• Ability to identify own learning needs
• Clinical governance
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of management of people, resources and caseload

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work on own initiative, make decisions and prioritise
• Ability to provide full range of HV experience
• Ability to teach
• Ability to supervise staff

Employer details

Employer name

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

East Sussex, community wide

Community

BN27 2JZ

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