Job summary
- Main area
- Community Healthy Child Programme
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9-5pm)
- Job ref
- 150-SN1104-CSS
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sydney west primary care centre
- Town
- Burgess Hill
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Community Staff Nurse / Registered Practitioner - HCP
Band 5
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and conscientious practitioners to join our 0-5 team based in Burgess Hill . Our service is open Monday to Friday 9-5. Previous experience of working in the community is not essential.
Are you a qualified or about to qualify (child, adult, mental health or learning disability) nurse or a midwife with a passion for public health and improving outcomes for children in West Sussex? Would you like to work for a friendly and passionate Health visitor team who make a difference to children’s lives every day?
Alongside a skill mix team of health visitors and nursery nurses, you will work in collaboration with families; providing universal and targeted early interventions to ensure every child is offered the best start in life.
We are looking for a compassionate individual who can demonstrate excellent communication skills and is able to work in partnership with multi-agency and inter-professional colleagues to support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP).
This is a permanent position but may also be an excellent opportunity to gain experience for an individual interested in undertaking a Specialist Community Public Health course in health visiting or school nursing in the future. A programme of support is being developed to support internal applicants interested in applying for a funded degree to become a health visitor or school nurse.
Main duties of the job
- Managing a clinical caseload
- Undertaking holistic assessments, identifying health needs, parenting capacity and family/environmental factors
- Implementing and evaluating programmes of care
- Delivering evidence based health promotion advice
- Undertaking targeted support in line with our commissioned service
- Inter-professional working to deliver the healthy child programme and safeguard children
West Sussex HCP have achieved full UNICEF UK’s Baby Friendly accreditation and hold the UNICEF Gold Award for embedding Baby Friendly care in our workplace.
Working for our organisation
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) is the largest community healthcare provider in Sussex.
- Over 8,400 full time, part time and bank staff members
- Medical, nursing and therapeutic care provided to over 10,000 children and adults a day
- July 2018 Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ features
- Flexible working patterns offered across all services
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Accredited Level 3 Disability Confident Leader
SCFT is an inclusive employer that promotes equality and challenges discrimination, and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. Applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, disabled candidates and LGBT+ candidates are particularly encouraged, to ensure the Trust’s workforce reflects the diverse communities it serves.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description for full details.
As a Healthy Child Programme we are fully invested in supporting the learning and development of our staff. You will be actively encouraged to develop your skills and newly appointed practitioner you can expect:
- A thought after induction programme with dedicated Practice Education Team
- 6 months of action learning sets
- 2-day breastfeeding training as part of our Gold Unicef accredited service.
We also offer bi-monthly learning sessions, annual forum and opportunities for regular clinical supervision and safeguarding supervision to all of our qualified staff.
Informal chats/visits are welcomed.
Person specification
qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Nurse or Midwife
- To hold or be willing to obtain Child protection Module
Desirable criteria
- Registered Childrens Nurse
- Evidence of academic study within last 5 years
- Undergraduate degree 2:1 or above
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills with an ability to negotiate and manage conflict
- Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate for the role
- Ability to identify difficult situations and act appropriately to obtain support
- Good IT skills
- Commitment to lifelong learning and development
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Children Procedures
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience working with children
- Experience of working within a community setting
- Undergraduate degree 2:1 or above
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jane Sloper
- Job title
- Clinical service manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07717733630
- Additional information
Informal chats/visits are welcomed.
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