Community Public Health Nurse inFolkestone inFolkestone PUBLISHED 10 OCT 2024

Band 5: £29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata per annum  PERMANENT  GOOD SALARY 

Working as part of the Health Visiting Service you will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme in accordance withnational and local strategy/guidance, a key part of your role will be to undertake universal and targeted assessments, mandated well-being reviews and packages of care in line with evidence- based practice, recognising when to escalate concerns to the appropriatequalified Health Visitor or District Manager.

Are you looking for a new challenge and would like to work with the Health Visiting service in Kent? We have vacancies within theFolkestone & Hythe Health Visiting Team. A stable and experienced team which is welcoming and supportive to new recruits.Are you an enthusiastic and forward thinking Registered Nurse or Midwife looking for a new challenge? Then why not apply for thisBand 5 Community Public Health Nurse (CPHN) post, working with children 0-5 years, with Kent Community Health NHS FoundationTrust, and come and join our vibrant and forward thinking team.We have full and part time opportunities ranging from a minimum of 22.5 hours to a maximum of 37.5 hours per week between 9amto 5pm. This role is a community-based role so the majority of your duties will be carried out between your base and communitysettings or client homes.

Working as part of the Health Visiting Service you will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme in accordance withnational and local strategy/guidance, a key part of your role will be to undertake universal and targeted assessments, mandated well-being reviews and packages of care in line with evidence- based practice, recognising when to escalate concerns to the appropriatequalified Health Visitor or District Manager. This role requires you to undertake regulated activities to both Children and Adults.You will play a vital role in promoting and protecting the public's health and this might be achieved by promoting healthy lifestylesand reducing the likelihood of ill-health, or preventing illness through immunisations or screening interventions or identifying needsrequiring more specialist intervention. Under the supervision of the Health Visitor you will participate in a universal core service, anddeliver targeted interventions, to address health inequalities.Interview date 14th November 2024 at Westcliff House in Folkestone

About us

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Are you looking for a new challenge and would like to work with the Health Visiting service in Kent? We have vacancies within theFolkestone & Hythe Health Visiting Team. A stable and experienced team which is welcoming and supportive to new recruits.Are you an enthusiastic and forward thinking Registered Nurse or Midwife looking for a new challenge? Then why not apply for thisBand 5 Community Public Health Nurse (CPHN) post, working with children 0-5 years, with Kent Community Health NHS FoundationTrust, and come and join our vibrant and forward thinking team.We have full and part time opportunities ranging from a minimum of 22.5 hours to a maximum of 37.5 hours per week between 9amto 5pm. This role is a community-based role so the majority of your duties will be carried out between your base and communitysettings or client homes.

Working as part of the Health Visiting Service you will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme in accordance withnational and local strategy/guidance, a key part of your role will be to undertake universal and targeted assessments, mandated well-being reviews and packages of care in line with evidence- based practice, recognising when to escalate concerns to the appropriatequalified Health Visitor or District Manager. This role requires you to undertake regulated activities to both Children and Adults.You will play a vital role in promoting and protecting the public's health and this might be achieved by promoting healthy lifestylesand reducing the likelihood of ill-health, or preventing illness through immunisations or screening interventions or identifying needsrequiring more specialist intervention. Under the supervision of the Health Visitor you will participate in a universal core service, anddeliver targeted interventions, to address health inequalities.Interview date 14th November 2024 at Westcliff House in Folkestone

About us

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.



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