Community Staff Nurse ( Health Visiting ) inWest Molesey inWest Molesey PUBLISHED
WED 16 OCT 2024
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The responsibilities include conducting health needs assessments, offering interventions for unmet health needs, participating in safeguarding practices, and engaging in research and audits. Additionally, the role encompasses mentorship of junior staff and student nurses, conducting performance appraisals, and flexibility in hours based on service demands. The successful candidate will play a vital role in addressing health inequalities and enhancing the overall wellbeing of children and families in the community.
Following a retendering process, the children's service is due to be transferred to the new provider on the 1st of April 2025. Given this post sits within the transferring service, in line with the legislative requirements, the successful candidate will be part of the TUPE transfer along with other colleagues.
Are you a nurse thinking about working in a different way, promoting health and wellness and interested in the opportunity to work with Families and Children within the Community setting?
This is an excellent opportunity for Registered Nurses from a variety of backgrounds and experience to develop their career in working with children and families. You will have the opportunity to deliver the 0-19 Public Health Programme for example developmental reviews, infant feeding, parenting and behaviour management advice. Whilst working within a borough based team you will be supported by our Clinical Team Leaders, Practice Assessors , Clinical Service Managers and our Safe Guarding Team.
If you have the drive and passion to influence healthy outcomes for communities and families and in doing so help make a difference to the lives of children and families then we would like to hear from you.
Note: we do not offer UKVI sponsorship, and so all applicants require a current right to work in the UK.
Undertake duties as allocated by the SCPHN.
Build and develop good working relationships the wider multi-disciplinary team.
Make contact with children, young people and families in a variety of community settings e.g. family homes , family centres, child health drop-ins and clinics.
To undertake development assessments when trained to do so.
To manage a delegated case load
Provide evidence based care to parents and children e.g. breast feeding, behaviour management
Identify and support children, young people and families through health needs assessments who have unmet health needs, provide support and targeted interventions and where necessary refer to specialist services
Take appropriate action in cases of suspected or actual child abuse, working within Surrey safeguarding childrens code of practice and procedures.
Attend child protection conferences/core groups as required and participate in safeguarding supervision
Assist in research and service audits
Supervise junior member and pre-Registration student nurses in the 0-19 team as directed by the SCPHN. Undertake junior staff PDR appraisals and direct line management.Participate in meetings as appropriate
Be prepared to be flexible within contracted hours
In accordance with the needs of the service, undertake other duties as required
About us
The post holder will be a member of the 0-19 public health team delivering the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme. Supported by the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse(SCPHN), the post holder will participate in delivering a universal core service, provide targeted interventions, to address health inequalities and where necessary referring to specialist services. This role will also include safeguarding responsibilities, mentorship of students and staff appraisals
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