Community Nursery Nurse

Integrated Care System; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider in Wrexham, Wales, seeks a motivated Nursery Nurse to support public health initiatives for pre-school children. The role involves facilitating family support and health promotion while collaborating with multi-agency teams. Required qualifications include NVQ level 4 in health & social care. This position offers competitive pay and opportunities for ongoing training and supervision.

Qualifications

• Motivated with commitment to high standards of care.
• Experience working with infants and children and parents/carers.
• Awareness of child protection procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support Health Visitor in public health programme for pre-school population.
• Facilitate one to one, group, and community work addressing health inequalities.
• Implement and evaluate planned programmes of care.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

NVQ level 4 in health & social care

NNEB/National diploma in childhood studies

Job description

This post is fixed term / secondment until 31/03/2026 due to funding.

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

The post holder will work to support the role of the Health Visitor in ensuring the public health programme is carried out within the designated pre school population. Based within a community setting, the Nursery Nurse will provide a service to families as identified in the needs assessment carried out by the Health Visitor. He/she will take a key role in delivering parent support; health promotion and programmes of care. The post holder will be a team player and contribute to the overall health care offered to individuals, families and communities

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a self-motivated team player who has excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills. To work with a multi-agency Flying Start team to achieve the Welsh Assembly Government initiative scheme, targeting Communities in need to provide enhanced local services within a multi agency setting.The post holder will facilitate one to one, group and community work that aims to address Health inequalities in partnership with the wider multi-skilled team. He/she will take a key role in delivering parent support, health promotion and programmes of care. He/she will provide a service to families as identified in the needs assessment carried out by the Health Visitor and undertake planned packages of support through implementing and evaluating planned programmes of care. In addition, the post holder will contribute to the public health role in line with government public health initiatives.The Health Board offers an Induction Course and ongoing Clinical Supervision and support from its Safeguarding Children Team and opportunities for in house training.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Basic Education + NVQ (level 4) in health & social care (whilst working with children) or equivalent qualification
• NNEB/National diploma in childhood studies

Other

• oMotivated.
• oCommitment to high standards of care.
• oCommitment to self development
• oWelsh speaking
• oStress management.

Knowledge

• Awareness of the Children's NSF and working knowledge of child protection procedures
• Child development
• Awareness of child behaviour management techniques
• Knowledge of play activities related to child development
• Knowledge of behaviour management techniques
• Knowledge of recent advances in the sphere of public health.
• Knowledge of local and national initiatives impacting on health and service provision.

Skills

• Good organisational skills.
• Ability to plan own work
• Ability to work in a team and develop a good working relationship with other agencies
• Clear communication methods for young people and carers/parents with a disability

Experience

• Previous experience of working with infants and children and parents/carers
• Experience in community or health related field

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£27,898 to £30,615 a yearper annum pro rata