Want to work in 0-19 Universal Childrens Services at Salford?

Are you a Qualified Adult, Childrens or Mental Health Nurse looking for a new career challenge or a student nurse soon to qualify?

As a Staff Nurse you will work with babies, children and families within the community settings such as homes, clinics, and schools.

You will have the opportunity to develop skills in public health, child development and multi-agency working focusing on the diverse communities within Salford.

We have various full and part-time positions with flexible working options.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within an integrated 0-19 Universal Health Visiting and School Nursing Team within the Community.

After a period of preceptorship, you will be responsible for the assessment of child and family health and development within the Healthy Child Programme, as well as the implementation and evaluation of other packages of care.

You will provide packages of care to individuals, families and groups within the community following delegation from the Health Visitor and School Nurse Specialist Public Health Practitioner.

As a member of the team you will be required to support in the co-ordination and delivery of client contacts, striving to achieve the activity targets specified within the commissioned Community Contract.

As a member of the team, you will ensure that effective communication is maintained at all times and provide support for junior staff.

You will play a key role in the supervision and assessment of pre and post basic learners and unregistered staff providing a teaching role and acting as named mentor when required

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

What to expect when you join us!

• A forward thinking and innovative team who have implemented a new delivery model of 4 Universal Teams and 1 Universal Partnership Plus (Safeguarding) Team.
• We have 1 Central Childrens Hub where we work along side and have access to other members of the health teams such as Paediatricians, OT, Physio, Speech and Language, Childrens Specialist Nurses and Childrens Nursing Team.
• We are based at St James House with onsite free parking.
• Flexible and Agile working opportunities working Monday to Friday between 8-6pm with no BH.
• A robust induction plan.
• Preceptorship for newly qualified nurses.
• Internal staff nurse development programme.
• Annual My Time appraisal supporting your future continuous professional development and access to learning and development opportunities.
• 4-6 weekly 1 to 1 conversations with your line manager.
• Safeguarding Supervision.
• We have a varied number of roles across the service which as a staff nurse you may aspire to, such as the Band 6 Targeted Nurse, Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) in Health Visiting and School Nursing.
• Annually we recruit (subject to successful recruitment) and fully fund staff nurses to train and gain the SCPHN Health Visiting or School Nursing qualification in MSc level 7 through the Apprenticeship Programme at Salford.

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

We continually review our recruitment processes to ensure they are supporting us achieving an inclusive and representative team.

We recognise that many people find interviews daunting and the conventional interview approach, of unseen questions, often impacts performance on the day. We are therefore piloting sending interview questions, to candidates, in advance. This vacancy is within one of our pilot areas therefore if you are invited for interview you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date. Feedback on this process will also be requested to help our teams understand and evaluate your recruitment experience.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current NMC registration or shortly to receive
• Diploma/Degree in Nursing Studies

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• To have insight into the role of a Community Nurse
• Displays a good clinical knowledge which is based on research evidence

Desirable

• Recent Community Experience
• Awareness of the Healthy Child programme

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

St James House 7Th floor Pendleton Way.

Salford

M6 5FW

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