Community Public Health Nurse Associate

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Cherwell District; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A national health service provider is seeking dynamic and motivated individuals for Band 4 Community Public Health Associate roles. The successful candidates will work within the newly integrated 0-19 Children's and Young People Public Health Service, delivering innovative support to children and families. This full-time role involves providing health-related care to children up to 8 years of age, including health promotion and screenings. The position is based at Bloxham Mill in Cherwell District.

Qualifications

• Dynamic and motivated individual required for community public health roles.
• Ability to work without direct supervision.
• Experience supporting children and young people in health-related care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver health care support to children and families.
• Provide health promotion groups and clinics.
• Assist with areas such as behaviour, diet, communication, and sleep.

Job description

Overview

Are you looking for a nursing career working with children?

An opportunity has arisen for dynamic and motivated Band 4 Community Public Health Associate's to work within the newly integrated 0-19 Children's and Young People Public Health Service on a full time basis.

The post is based in the North Rural Locality which covers North Banbury, Chipping Norton, Woodstock and the surrounding villages. The new service brings together Health Visiting, School Health Nursing, and the Family Nurse Partnership, delivering the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) to provide an innovative and high-quality service that helps children, young people and families to thrive. The post holder must be able to work without direct supervision to support clients within the universal and targeted aspects of the service provision.

Health visitors, community public health nurses (previously known as community staff nurses) and community public health associates (previously known as community nursery nurses) will now be working with children up to 8 years of age and will provide health related episodes of care to support with areas such as behaviour, diet, toileting, communication and sleep. The service delivers the mandated contacts for the HCP, with the addition of a new four-year health and development review to support school transition and address any school readiness concerns. The service delivers health promotion groups, well baby drop in clinics and infant feeding support groups.

The base for this post will be Bloxham Mill, OX15 4FF.