**INTERNAL MPFT APPLICANTS ONLY**

**PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY**

The post holder will be part of the 0-19 Families Health and Wellbeing Service providing public health advice, information, and guidance and supporting early intervention. In doing so, they will contribute to the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of programmes of health, ensuring that they practice within their sphere of competence and knowledge.

They will work to professional codes, standards and guidance at all times ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence based theoretical and practical knowledge.

The post holder will promote the health of children aged 0-19 within the Staffordshire area through the public health agenda, thus enabling each child to reach his/her development, and educational potential.

Main duties of the job

0-19 Practitioner- Health visitor/School Nurse -Strengthening Families

The Families' Health and Wellbeing Service (0-19) in Staffordshire have a vacancy in the Cannock and Rugeley Strengthening Families team for a 12 month secondment for 37.5 hours a week. We are looking for a Health visitor or School nurse who strives to deliver the values and behaviours of our trust. We are seeking a person who will be caring and compassionate providing excellent support to parents and their families. You will encourage effective team working and develop others, ensuring the best outcomes through evidence based practice. The Strengthening Families team is part of the wider 0-19 Universal team and the successful applicant will work closely with families who have additional support from partner agencies. You will be an autonomous practitioner with the ability to manage your time and caseload effectively, having excellent analytical and documentation skills for report writing. You will be able to articulate a sound rationale for decision making and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of all aspects of safeguarding children. In return you will be professionally supported and empowered to deliver a child friendly service.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by

• Supporting your career development and progression.
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to �2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccination every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to �250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Work within their scope of practice

Demonstrate at all times the Values of Midlands Partnership University Foundation Trust.

Be a Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner and have detailed professional and clinical knowledge. They will be a specialist practitioner and have a focus in the safeguarding children agenda (safeguarding, child in need) as well as contributing to public health across the 0-19 agenda.

Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust including the community and hospitals.

Be skilled in the assessment of children and young peoples care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages.

Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.

Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems.

Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management.

To deliver commissioned aspects of the Healthy Child Programme, ensuring key objectives and outcomes are achieved.

As a Trust we are committed to supporting your professional and personal development and have excellent training opportunities. We are also supportive of the Transfer of Fields (TOF) training which is an opportunity to develop your skills within either the 0-5 or 5-19 element of the service and works alongside Keele University.

Person Specification

NMC Registered

Essential

• Diploma/Degree

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse

Essential

• Degree

Essential

Essential

• Experience/knowledge around Safeguarding children
• Local Safeguarding board training

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Norton Canes Health Centre

Brownhills Road

Norton Canes

WS119SE

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301-VA-24-6500059