Community Staff Nurse - 0-10 Public Health Nursing

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Worcester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider in Worcestershire is seeking Community Staff Nurses to support the Healthy Child Programme. The role involves working in a dynamic team to promote health and wellbeing for children, young people, and families. You will need strong communication skills and a collaborative approach, with support for professional development. Benefits include flexible working, generous leave, and NHS pension.

Benefits

27 days leave plus bank holidays

Generous NHS pension

Flexible and agile working opportunities

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and families.
• Ability to improve health outcomes through health promotion and education.
• Familiarity with safeguarding and early intervention practices.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the Healthy Child Programme to improve health outcomes.
• Collaborate with professionals and families in the community.
• Utilize virtual and digital technology for service delivery.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Collaborative working

Decision making

Job description

Overview

Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children, young people and families? Do you thrive in a community setting where every day brings new opportunities to promote health and wellbeing? We are looking for dynamic Community Staff Nurses to join our 0-19 teams. Minimum hours, 22.5 hours over 3 days. You will join a skill mix team to deliver the Healthy Child Programme, driving forward the public health agenda through collaborative and innovative working. Youll work alongside Health Visitors, School Nurses, and other professionals to deliver high-quality care and support to children, young people, and their families across the community. You will be provided with specific training to support your move into this specialist area of practice. Professional development is supported and encouraged within the service, with opportunities to develop a special interest in High Impact Area work.

The Community Staff Nurse role is part of the skill mix team, led by Specialist Community Public Health Nurses, to deliver the Healthy Child Programme (HCP). You will need excellent communication and collaborative working skills to work with children, young people and families and other professionals to improve health outcomes in Worcestershire. You will do this through delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, Health Promotion and Education, Safeguarding and Early Intervention. Your focus will be on the health needs of the child or young person and ensuring their voice is heard. You will be supported to become confident in decision making and contributing to multi-agency meetings. This is a busy and challenging community-based role. We utilise virtual and digital technology to deliver elements of our service, and an element of agile working is supported in this role however, being able to meet the travel requirements of the role is essential.

Employer

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites. We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities. What we offer;

Benefits

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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