To provide in conjunction with the Health Visiting team an accessible, person centred, effective needs led public health nursing service to the 0-5 age population and their families. To participate in service development and health improvement activities. To work in collaboration with other health care and service providers, including Children centres and Early years settings to identify and address health needs. To monitor, maintain and develop the service. To deliver the role specific elements of the Universal Healthy Child Programme (DH 2009)

The post holder will be responsible for:

Management and Leadership

Clinical

Quality

Professionalism

Teaching and Learning

Working hours Mon - Fri

Must hold previous experience working as a Community Staff Nurse in the 0-19 team

Main duties of the job

To organise and prioritise own work without direct supervision, reporting any issues, concerns or personal limitations to the Team Lead.

To be responsible for the care and safe keeping of equipment issued for personal use and to report any defect or loss.

To facilitate and maintain a good working relationship with GP's, Children Centres, Early Years Providers and other health and social care service providers, so as to provide a comprehensive service to children and parents.

To attend and actively participate in team, locality and other relevant meetings.

About us

We providecommunity health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire.

Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people's homes and local clinics, helping them to:

• stay well
  
• manage their own health with the right support
  
• avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital.

We support our patients at every stage of their lives, providing health visiting for new-born babies through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives.

Our vision:deliver great care closer to home.

Our mission: working together to give children a better start and adults greater independence

Job description

Job responsibilities

To identify and record all new problems and concerns and report back to the Team Lead or named Health Visitor

To liaise with the Health Visitor when the childs/parents needs are beyond their own role or scope of practice

To provide care and attention to the needs of vulnerable children which includes risk assessments and taking appropriate action as delegated by the Health Visitor

Participate in managerial supervision i.e., 1:1s

To provide skilled, effective and evidence-based public health nursing to children/families and to operate safely and in line with best practice guidance.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

• RGN/RN
• Current NMC Registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• RSCN, Children's Community Nurse with current registration
• Practice assessor or practice based learning training or working towards

Experience

Essential

• Experience of evidence-based care
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of working within policies related to Safeguarding Children

Desirable

• Evidence of recent nursing experience in children's nursing
• Experience of working with children and young people
• Experience of co-ordinating and delegating within a team

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of NMC Code.
• Knowledge of clinical supervision
• Able to work effectively in a team
• Able to identify learning and development needs and actively seek ways of meeting those needs
• Ability to problem solve and demonstrate clinical reasoning and professional curiosity

Desirable

• Ability to manage staff
• Able to work autonomously, planning and prioritising own workload and that of others
• Able to delegate work effectively and safely

Key Attributes

Essential

• Able to provide an example of where you have demonstrated the Trust's Values and Behaviours
• Flexible attitude to change and new ways of working
• Able to carry out the duties of the post, with or without adaptions

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Central London Community Healthcare

Park View Health and Wellbeing Centre, 56 Cranston Court

Hammersmith and Fulham, Bloemfotein Road, London

W12 7FG

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