Developmental Staff Nurse

Berkshire Sensory Consortium; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Developmental Staff Nurse at Achieving for Children supports the Health Visiting team on a fixed-term basis (up to 9 months) and provides essential frontline experience for nurses aiming to become qualified Health Visitors. The SCPHN course starts in September 2027.

The role delivers the Healthy Child Programme for 0–5 years, including well-baby clinics, follow-up after ED attendances, and in-home health support for families. Strong communication and independent working are essential.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with active NMC registration and PIN.
• Experience in health visiting or early years is desirable.
• Ability to communicate clearly with families and multi‑agency partners.
• Capability to work with families independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated commitment to equality and diversity in practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for the Healthy Child Programme 0–5 years.
• Plan, assist and organise well-baby clinics.
• Follow up on ED attendances and maternal mental health concerns.
• Deliver targeted health advice and home visits to families.
• Work with multi‑agency teams and contribute to Early Help meetings.

Skills

Nursing registration

NMC PIN

Communication skills

Independent working

Equality & diversity awareness

Job description

The Developmental Staff Nurse role supports our Health Visiting team on a fixed-term basis (up to 9 months), acting as a pathway for nurses aspiring to become qualified Health Visitors. The post-holder will gain essential frontline experience ahead of being given the opportunity to progress onto the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN - Health Visitor) course starting in September 2027.

The Health Visiting Service is responsible for delivering the Healthy Child Programme to families in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) and forms part of the Early Help Offer for the 0 to 19 age group. This service is provided by Achieving for Children, which is a social enterprise company also responsible for the provision of early help and social care services across RBWM. The Health Visiting team work out of the family hubs and have positive working relationships with our colleagues in the family hub and social care.

We offer corporate membership as a benefit with the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) to all our Health Visitors for professional support and evidence-based publications. Achieving for Children as an organisation has a strong ethos for staff training and development and staff wellbeing is a high priority. Options of flexible working within the needs of the service are available.

The successful candidate will undertake duties in order to deliver specific aspects of the Healthy Child Programme 0 - 5 years, for example:

• Planning, assisting and organising well baby clinics
• Following up on Emergency Department attendances, and low level maternal mental health concerns
• Offering appropriate advice and support to families and delivering targeted health support to families in their homes

The role involves working in partnership with babies, infants, children and their families, as well as wider multi-agency teams and contributing to the Early Help Team around the Family meetings. This includes working and supporting families with children who have been identified as having additional needs.

Promotion of key public health messaging will also be required, i.e breastfeeding, immunisations, school readiness and dental health.

The successful post holder will be:

• Registered nurse (either adult, children, mental health or learning disability) or a registered midwife.
• Active Nursing and Midwifery Council registration and PIN.
• Able to demonstrate relevant experience and possess a strong understanding of the health visiting service.
• An excellent communicator, demonstrating strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to demonstrate the ability to work independently with minimal oversight and to work in a flexible manner.
• Experience of addressing equality or diversity issues within your practice.