Community Public Health Nurse - Health Visiting

Oxford Health Nhs Foundation Trust; Witney; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

NHS Pension

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff accommodation

Learning and development opportunities

Staff networking and support groups

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 5 Public Health Staff Nurse to work with the 0-19 Children and Young People Public Health Service in the Witney locality (Carterton, Burford and surrounding villages).

You will deliver health visiting, school health nursing and the Family Nurse Partnership, support health promotion and safeguarding, and collaborate with partners to improve outcomes for children aged 0-8.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle
• Registered Nurse or Midwife with current UK registration
• Experience in health promotion and community settings is desirable

Responsibilities

• Deliver 0-19 public health nursing services in homes and community settings
• Work in partnership with families, schools and other agencies
• Contribute to safeguarding and Early help processes
• Engage in health promotion activities and development of Healthy Child Programme

Skills

Leadership skills

IT skills (Word, Excel)

Education

First Level Registered Nurse or Midwife

Practice assessor/supervisor

Full UK driving licence with access to own vehicle

Continued Professional Development (CPD)

Job description

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for dynamic and motivated Band 5 Public Health Staff Nurse to work with the health visitors within the integrated 0-19 Children\'s and Young People Public Health Service in the West Locality based in Witney.

This includes Carterton, Burford and the surrounding villages. There is an expectation to work over the whole locality. 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.

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 where there are known concerns or vulnerabilities and will provide health related episodes of care to support with areas such as behaviour, diet, and sleep and address any school readiness concerns.

The role offers the opportunity to engage in workstreams within the service to support professional and leadership development. The role has the opportunity to deliver community-based health promotion activities as well as supporting Oxfordshire\'s Young Parents Pathway alongside Specialist Practitioners.

Main duties of the job

Within the caseload, and as delegated by the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse the post holder will contribute to the safe and effective delivery of the 0-19 service.

You will be based within the locality (neighbourhood) and will work with the 0-19 teams in that locality and supporting county wide work where needed for children aged 0-8 years. The role involves working in partnership with children, young people, families, primary care, schools and statutory and voluntary services and other partner agencies to facilitate health-enhancing activities and improve health outcomes.

You will deliver services to children and families within homes, and community settings.

Clinical activities will include assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating family focused care under the delegation of a SCPHN Health Visitor/School Health Nurse and working in partnership with other agencies.

The role includes undertaking Healthy Child Programme developmental and transitional assessments and planning, delivering and evaluating public health initiatives through community-based health promotion activities.

The role will require the post holder to adhere to Safeguarding policies and actively engage under the supervision from a SCPHN in safeguarding processes, including Early help assessments and Team around the Family processes.

You\'ll be working in partnership with other agencies and develop, participate and maintain interagency networks.

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people\'s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job responsibilities

Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrates an understanding of evidence-based practice
• Demonstrates an understanding of the Healthy Child Programme

Desirable

• Has an understanding of child development

Qualifications

Essential

• First Level Registered Nurse or Midwife
• Practice assessor/supervisor
• Can evidence continuing professional development
• Full UK driving licence with access to own vehicle

Skills

Essential

• Demonstrates an understanding of leadership skills
• Competent knowledge and skills in IT packages e.g Microsoft word, excel

Desirable

• Motivates and inspires confidence and enthusiasm in self and team

Experience

Essential

• Experience of delivering health promotion activities

Desirable

• Has experience of working in a community setting
• Has experience of working with children/families

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).