Community Nursery Nurse

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Community Nursery Nurse to join the Health Visiting Team. The role focuses on delivering the Healthy Child Programme, providing enhanced contact with children and families, and promoting positive health and wellbeing through public health messaging.

You will support development checks, communicate clearly with carers, and use initiative to provide tailored programmes of care within the community.

Qualifications

• Required Level 3 childcare qualification and CPD relevant to the role
• Evidence of continual professional development relevant to the role
• Experience of safeguarding children
• Experience of working with families

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and provide enhanced contacts to children and families as identified need
• Promote health and wellbeing by delivering key public health messages to individuals, families and groups
• Complete developmental checks with children and maintain effective communication with carers and families

Skills

Childcare level 3

CPD evidence

Experience with families

Safeguarding experience

Education

Level 3 childcare qualifications

Job description

The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of individuals from BME backgrounds and welcomes applicants from these communities. DCHS is also an LGBT inclusive employer. Selection will be on a basis of merit. The Trust has achieved the status of a Disability Confident Leader and guarantees to invite to assessment applicants who meet the criteria for the job vacancy. To ensure the diversity of the workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.

Be outstanding - join an outstanding team!

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and compassionate Community Nursery Nurse to join our Health Visiting Team. The successful candidate will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, provide enhanced contacts to children and families in line with identified needs, and promote positive health and wellbeing by delivering key public health messages to individuals, families and groups within the community.

Main duties of the job

The candidate must have the level 3 qualifications in child care. You will be expected to complete developmental checks with children and have excellent communications skills to work with each child and their carers. You will be expected to use your initiative to support families and children using organised planned individual programmes of care to offer enhanced support. You will promote health enhancing activities as part of the Health Visiting team.

Working for our organisation

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• CACHE level 3, BTEC National Diploma in childcare, learning and development, NVQ level 3 in Children's care, learning 7 or HNC in Child care
• Evidence of continual professional development relevant to the role
• Experience of working with families
• Experience of safeguarding children

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in a healthcare setting
• Experience of working with groups
• Experience of delivering child surveillance
• Ability to work independently as well as work well with a team
• Skilled in time management, planning and organisation of work.
• Ability to use computer programs to record work and communicate information

Values, Driver and Motivators

Essential criteria

• Be able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes.
• Be able to drive to and work in a variety of settings
• Be able to undertake necessary study required for the role

Desirable criteria

• Understand and know factors that influence health and the role of public health

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) is one of the largest providers of specialist community healthcare in England and we currently employ around 4,500 staff. We deliver a variety of services across Derbyshire, caring for nearly 1.8 million patients each year.

We deliver patient care through 11 community hospitals, 4 minor injury units, 29 health centres and a learning disability centre. Another key part of our service is out in the community where we care for people in their own homes via therapists, health visitors and district nurses, and promoting public health in the wider community. As a Trust we care for patients of all ages with a special focus on the needs of elderly people and the very young.

DCHS has been recognised as a top 10 NHS organisation to work for in the UK by the Health Service Journal and NHS Employers in their Best Places to Work 2015 campaign. The Trust is also the runner-up in the category for the best NHS community trust employer.

Our vision is to see the health of local communities improve through partnership working, putting people at the centre and looking to the future.

Our values:

1) To get the basics right - For each other, local people and communities

2) To act with compassion and respect - For each other, local people and communities

3) To make a positive difference - For each other, local people and communities

4) To value and develop teamwork - With our partners and within DCHS

5) To value diversity and inclusivity - Of each other, local people and communities.

The majority of our locations offer free parking facilities for staff.

We will communicate with you regarding your application via email so please check your email account on a regular basis. If using hotmail, MSN or yahoo email accounts please check your 'junk/spam' mail regularly.

If you require any support in completing the application form please do not hesitate to contact the Recruitment Team, 01332 564856, option 1, option 1 or [e-mail] and we will be happy to provide assistance.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate's individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety.

Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for our service and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.