Community Nursery Nurse

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Ilford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a role delivering targeted interventions to families, directed by Health Visitors, including group sessions within family hubs and universal health reviews.

The post supports health promotion activities, plans workload with Health Visitors, and engages with partners to improve outcomes for children under five and their families.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent (e.g. NNEB) required.
• BTEC in Early Years required.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Community experience working (including student placements in the community).
• Knowledge/confidentiality issues and safeguarding children.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Ability to manage workload and prioritise.
• Experience of working with children and families.
• Insight into Enhanced Health Visiting Service (EHVS).
• Understanding of partnership work with GP's Family Hub and Early Years Settings.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and risk.

Responsibilities

• Provide targeted interventions to individual families as directed by Health Visitors.
• Undertake one-to-one or group sessions (e.g., introduction to solids, accident prevention, health promotion).
• Support delivery of group sessions within family hubs and promote equity across areas.
• Carry out universal health reviews and support health visitor in child health clinics.
• Plan delegated workload from the Health Visitor and contribute to child health assessments (under 5).
• Develop, implement and evaluate health promotion programmes.
• Collaborate with EHVS and partner organisations to provide quality services for designated populations.
• Support parents with behaviour, boundaries, sleep, play and toileting; act as a link professional for early years settings.
• Facilitate universal health reviews (e.g., 27 months review) and support planned/unplanned work streams.

Skills

NVQ Level 3

BTEC in Early Years

Verbal and written communication

Community experience

Confidentiality

Safeguarding children

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Workload management

Experience with children and families

Enhanced health visiting service

Partnership work with GP Family hub

Clinical governance and risk

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent e.g. NNEB

BTEC in Early Years

Job description

An opportunity has arisen to provide targeted interventions to individual families, as directed and supervised by Health Visitors, through a referral system in line with agreed evidence-based pathways. Undertake one to one or group sessions e.g., introduction to solids, accident prevention and support health promotion activities as delegated within team. To support the delivery of a programme of group sessions within the family hubs and provides equity across each area. Carrying our universal health reviews To support and work along with health visitor in child health clinics. Main duties of the job o To make an active contribution to the Enhanced Health Visiting Service (EHVS)o To plan own delegated workload from the Health Visitor, who will oversee work.o To contribute to the health assessment of children (aged under 5) and their families where the work is predictable.o Developing, implementing, and evaluating programmes including healthpromotion of care.o To work with the EHVS and all other partner organisations, with responsibility for proving quality services which promote the health and wellbeing of a designated population.o To undertake planned and unplanned work streams to support parents with a child's behaviour and boundaries setting, introduction to solids, sleep, play and toileting etc.o To act as a named link professional for early years settings with thesupport/overseeing of a senior health visitoro To facilitate and carry out universal health reviews for example 27 monthsreviewso Supporting targeted families with specific areas under the support and delegation of health visitor for example toilet training, promote accident prevention, play and stimulation, introduction to solids etc., The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page. The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. Job description, The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page. The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Essential & Desirable

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent e.g. NNEB
• BTEC in Early Years
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Community experience working (this could include period working on student placement in the community).
• Knowledge / understanding of confidentiality issues
• Working knowledge of safeguarding children.
• Commitment and adherence to equality, diversity and inclusion
• Ability to manage workload and prioritise appropriately
• Experience of working with children and families.
• Insight into Enhanced health visiting service.
• Understanding of partnership work with GP's Family hub and Early Years Settings.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and risk

Person Specification Essential & Desirable Essential

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent e.g. NNEB
• BTEC in Early Years
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Community experience working (this could include period working on student placement in the community).
• Knowledge / understanding of confidentiality issues
• Working knowledge of safeguarding children.
• Commitment and adherence to equality, diversity and inclusion
• Ability to manage workload and prioritise appropriately
• Experience of working with children and families.
• Insight into Enhanced health visiting service.
• Understanding of partnership work with GP's Family hub and Early Years Settings.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and risk

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond. We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home. Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times. We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly. Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits. Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.