Staff Nurse - Health Visiting inLeatherhead inLeatherhead PUBLISHED MON 30 DEC 2024

Band 5: £31,469 to £38,308 a year Inclusive of 5% High Cost Area allowance per annum pro rata PERMANENT GOOD SALARY

CASELOAD CLINICAL PATHWAY FAMILY HOLISTIC MIDWIFERY MULTI-DISCIPLINARY NMC

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The Staff Nurse - Health Visiting position with CSH Surrey in Leatherhead entails joining a skilled 0-19 team dedicated to delivering the Healthy Child Programme in the community. The successful candidate, an NMC registered Nurse or Midwife, will be involved in various responsibilities including health assessments for children and families, health promotion activities, safeguarding duties, and mentoring students. The role requires excellent communication skills, teamwork, and a strong understanding of diverse family needs within the borough. The position offers professional development opportunities, including leadership programs, backed by a supportive leadership structure and strong collaboration with partner agencies like social care and midwifery.

Additionally, the role includes managing a delegated caseload, participating in multi-disciplinary team interactions, conducting family health needs assessments, and ensuring compliance with policies and training requirements. The candidate is expected to maintain their NMC registration and contribute to service audits and evidence-based practice. Importantly, the role is a part of a transition due to a service retendering process that begins on April 1, 2025, requiring candidates to have the current right to work in the UK.

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.

This is an exciting challenge for a motivated NMC registered Nurse or Midwife to join our experienced skill mixed 0-19 team based in Dorking, Leatherhead, Banstead and Tattenham.

The ideal candidate for our team would be a clinical practitioner with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. We look for individuals with a strong approach to teamwork, those who demonstrate initiative, a good understanding of children, young people and their families and ability to support families from a diverse population within the borough.

Our teams offer a strong leadership structure, friendly working skill mix team and admin support. We also have good working relationships with partner agencies such as Midwifery, Social Care and Surrey Safeguarding Board.

We are committed to professional development with invigorating training plans. To those looking for career or self-development we offer Leadership Programmes.

Please refer to the full job description and person specification attached for further details about this position.

You will work alongside Health Visitors and will also be supported by our Clinical Service Managers, Clinical Team Leaders and our Safeguarding Team to provide excellent professional practice and to further develop your skills and knowledge.

UK Visa and Immigration Sponsorship: Please note that we do not offer UKVI sponsorship for these posts, and so all applicants require a current right to work in the UK.

For more information, contact Nikki Reeves, Clinical Team Lead on .

About us
Purpose
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.
Principal duties to include:
Undertake duties as allocated by the SCPHN.
Build and develop good working relationships the wider multi-disciplinary team.
Make contact with children and families in a variety of community settings e.g. home, children centres, child health drop-ins
To undertake development assessments when trained to do so
To deliver Health Promotion activities to parents and young children
To carry out visits to review aspects of development as directed by the SCPHN
To manage a delegated case load
Assist in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme 0-19
Provide evidence based care to parents and children e.g. breast feeding , behaviour management
Provide enuresis advice and continence assessments
Identify and support children 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
Undertake health needs assessments for children who are Looked After
Assist in research and service audits
Supervise junior member of the 0-19 team as directed by the SCPHN. Undertake junior staff PDR appraisals and direct line management.
Take an active part in clinical supervision
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
Communication skills
Be skilled at adapting language and professional approach to a varied client group
Be proficient in presenting health promotion sessions to differing sizes of groups.
Be competent in writing concise accurate contemporaneous client records using approved Children and Family Health Surrey templates
Be competent at making referrals to the wider multi-disciplinary team
Demonstrate ability to produce child centred reports for children and families who are subject to safeguarding plans or Child in Need/Looked After Child reviews
Contribute ideas to discussions at health visiting forums and team meetings
Analytical and judgemental skills
Able to understand complex family situations and respond and refer appropriately
Be able to undertake family health needs assessments, using child centred approach to gather health information that identifies any unmet health needs
Contribute to population profiles within local communities
Participate in team/service audits
Planning and organisational skills (f4)
Be responsible for planning own work diary to meet caseload allocated by SCPHN or Clinical Team Leader
Support 0-19 team initiatives to deliver health promotion activities
Prioritise diary to meet needs of families on level 3-4 caseload and assure attendance at safeguarding meetings and safeguarding supervision
Maintain compliance with statutory and mandatory training

Regular requirement to drive own car for purposes of work
Patient / client care
Support and adhere to organisation infection control policy
Promote uptake of immunisations: make every contact count
Holistically assess children, young people and family
Work within clinical pathway framework and own level of competency
Policy and service development
Work within CFHS policies and guidance
Contribute to service and policy review and development of 0-19 protocols and guidance
Provide statistical data to support commissioning requirements.
Have an awareness of and participate in clinical audits
Financial and physical resources
Responsible for care and safe keeping of medical devices, organisational property and ethically manage organisations resources.
Human resources
Attend clinical supervision in line with organisational policy
Participate in the appraisal process and agree personal development objectives
Participate in training of others and maintain an effective learning environment
Maintain NMC registration in line with revalidation requirements and abide with NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
Provide DBS documentation in line with organisational procedure
Information resources
Maintain record keeping in line with NMC and organisational guidance
Ensure safe storage and access to IT systems to protect client confidentiality in line with organisational Information Governance policy
Research and development
Contribute to organisational audits
Support evidence based practice and disseminate learning to wider 0-19 team members
Freedom to act
Work to organisational policy and procedures

Work under direct and indirect supervision of Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting )

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To work as a Staff Nurse in the UK, you'll need a combination of formal education, clinical skills, practical experience, and personal attributes. Here are the essential skills and qualifications required:

Educational Qualifications:

1. Nursing Degree: A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSc) or an equivalent nursing degree is typically required.

2. Nursing Registration: You must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in the UK. This typically involves passing an approved nursing program and the NMC's competency tests.

Clinical Skills:

1. Patient Assessment: Ability to perform thorough assessments of patients' health and identify needs.

2. Medication Administration: Knowledge of pharmacology and the ability to safely administer medications.

3. Wound Care: Skills in managing and dressing wounds, observing for signs of infection.

4. Infection Control: Understanding infection prevention practices and how to implement them in a clinical setting.

5. Basic Life Support (BLS): Certification in BLS and other emergency response skills, such as Advanced Life Support (ALS) if applicable.

6. Clinical Procedures: Proficiency in various clinical skills specific to your area of nursing (e.g., IV insertion, catheterization).

Soft Skills:

1. Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients, families, and colleagues effectively.

2. Empathy and Compassion: The ability to provide emotional support and understand patients’ perspectives.

3. Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary healthcare team.

4. Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills to identify issues and implement solutions quickly.

5. Time Management: Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Additional Skills:

1. Attention to Detail: Precision in following medical procedures and documenting patient care.

2. Adaptability: Flexibility to handle changing patient situations and workloads.

3. Technical Skills: Familiarity with medical technology and electronic health records (EHR).

Continuing Professional Development:

1. Lifelong Learning: Commitment to ongoing education and training to stay current with nursing practices and policies.

Employment Considerations:

1. Experience: Many positions may require previous experience in a clinical setting, such as placements during your nursing degree.

2. Specialization: Depending on the area of nursing you wish to work in (e.g., surgical, pediatric, psychiatric), additional qualifications or experience may be necessary.