• Band 6 Health Visitor or School Nurse: Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN)
• Based in the Enfield Paediatric Liaison Health Visiting Team, NMUH.
• Hours: 37.5 /week.
• Responsible to the Team Leader.
• Accountable to 0-19 Community Services, Service Manager.

Main duties of the job

• Triage, review and documenting the A& E attendance cards for Children 0-19 years old, and dissemination to professionals in hospital and the community.
• Research and information collation.
• Processing received hospital Safeguarding and Antenatal referrals, documenting on RiO and sharing information as appropriate
• Attend Multi-Disciplinary Meetings: Safeguarding, Maternity, Paediatrics.
• Prompt response to enquiries from Health Visitors, School Nurses, Safeguarding Nurses and Hospital staff.

About us

We are a specialised team based at North Middlesex University Hospital, who respond to the attendance of Enfield Children attending the Emergency Department. Last year the PLHV Team received approximately 50,000 attendance cards to review.

We have close connections with the Hospital Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Midwives Teams. We liaise with the four Health Visiting Teams and the School Nursing Team based in Enfield, and also the Looked After Children Nurses, Youth Offending Service Nurse and Special Schools Nurse Team. We also share attendances with Out Of Area teams.

The Community division comprises of the 0-19 Service, Health Visitor and School Nursing Services that deliver the Healthy Child Programme. As well as Canterbury ward, that supports the acute wards.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work within the Enfield Paediatric Liaison Health Visiting Service, to provide timely patient information sharing, identifying the most vulnerable patients and families to their community practitioners and hospital safeguarding.

• Daily Monday -Friday triageing of seven days a week A& E attendance cards for children 0-19 years old and then sharing it as appropriate with the 0-19 service, and other services as required: Hospital Safeguarding Children Team, out of area Health Visitor/School Nurses teams, country wide LAC Teams, Youth Offending Service, Oasis Youth Work group.
• Working with and supporting the Paediatric Liaison Team.
• Accurate and timely entry of data.
• Ensuring client records are kept safe, confidential, up to date and accessible.
• Liaising with internal and external agencies to ensure that all necessary information is provided in an efficient and timely manner.
• Attending and participating in meetings. e.g. Monthly Team meetings and Professional meetings as required.
• Attending and participating in meetings: researching and feedback in Hospital Meetings, and sharing updates to the 0-19 service. The meetings that we attend include SCBU, Maternity LINK meetings, Safeguarding Children Meeting and Psychosocial Meetings.
• Using a variety of IT systems to review, record and send out client information, such as: NHS.net email, RiO, CiP, Medway/Careflow, intranet, Internet and Microsoft packages as required.
• Supporting the Paediatric Liaison Health Visitor team, advising and supporting colleagues.
• Ensuring security of the premises when leaving.
• Handling both routine and urgent matters using initiative and with minimal supervision.
• Undertaking any other duties commensurate with the level of the post as required ensuring efficient and effective running of the department/section.

Person Specification

Values

Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (RN/RMN/RSCN/RNLD)
• SCPHN Qualification
• Evidence of Continual Professional Development

Desirable

• Mentorship Course

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Good communication and interpersonal skills, including an ability to build rapport and establish good one to one relationships.
• Good IT skills, competent in Microsoft packages (Word, Excel), and other NHS computer systems.
• Ability to present and write information in a clear and precise manner.
• Ability to critically appraise research findings, draw out significance for clinical practice and implement research findings.
• Ability to develop practice and give feedback to clinicians and managers
• Ability to work independently and demonstrate an ability to make decisions.
• Ability to manage sensitive and stressful situations.
• Ability to support and challenge work practices in a credible and non-threatening way.
• Applies equality of opportunity to all.

Desirable

• Experience of RiO
• Experience of CiP / Careflow

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 1 year of post SCPHN Health Visitor/ School Nurse registration experience.
• Experience of working with children
• Experience of childhood illnesses and accidents
• Demonstrate an understanding of Public Health principles and current issues relating to 0 -19 age group
• An understanding of how collaborative working with GPs, other Health and Social Care providers, voluntary agencies enhances the client experience
• Ability to demonstrate and understanding of current issues affecting the Health Service
• Knowledge of principles of Child Protection management
• Demonstrate knowledge of reflective practice.

Desirable

• Experience in Paediatric Liaison Health Visiting

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Good communicator
• Team Player
• Flexible approach
• Able to recognise own limitations and seek help or advice

Other requirements

Essential

• Enthusiatic
• Pro-Active

Desirable

• Car owner/driver

Employer details

Employer name

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Enfield Paediatric Liaison Office

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

Edmondon

N18 1QX

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393-NMUH-1560