Family Wellbeing Nurse

HCRG Care Group; Basildon; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health service provider in Basildon is hiring a Family Wellbeing Nurse. In this role, you will deliver preventative health care to children and families, identify vulnerable cases, and collaborate with a specialist team. The position requires strong skills in communication and child welfare, alongside the ability to work autonomously and within a team. This role offers an Agenda for Change salary, NHS pension, and various employee benefits including mental health support and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

NHS pension

Access to discounts on everyday purchases

Free tea, coffee, and milk

Online mental and physical wellbeing support

Responsibilities

• Partner with families to identify health needs and coordinate interventions.
• Conduct child health reviews and make referrals collaboratively.
• Support child protection work and contribute to health assessments.

Skills

Experience in working with children and families

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work alone and as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Knowledge of national and local policy in Childrens Service and Public Health

Education

Registered Nurse or Midwife

Interest in undertaking the Specialist Community Public Health

Job description

Are you a compassionate and dedicatedRegistered Nurse or Midwifelooking to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children, young people, and families?

Join our Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service as aFamily Wellbeing Nursewithin HCRG Care Group.

In this vital role, you will work as part of a dynamic Healthy Family Team to provide preventative and supportive health care services.With a strong public health focus, you will collaborate under the guidance of a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) to deliver theHealthy Child Programmeacross various settings, including homes, Family Hubs, and community venues.

As aFamily Wellbeing Nurse, you will play a crucial role in identifying and supporting vulnerable children, including those at risk of welfare and safety concerns.Your work will be pivotal in promoting health and wellbeing within our communities, ensuring that every child and family has access to the care and support they need to thrive.

If you are passionate about public health and are eager to join a team that values collaboration, care, and community impact, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• Partnering with children, families, and caregivers to identify health needs and coordinate appropriate interventions through the Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service or other agencies.
• Updating Family Health Needs Assessments during routine contacts and consulting SCPHNs for significant changes.
• Conducting child health reviews at key ages and making referrals collaboratively with families.
• Triage and follow‑up for children visiting A&E or minor injury units, offering health advice and liaising with SCPHNs or safeguarding teams as needed.
• Working with families requiring early help or reaching Child in Need thresholds, reporting to SCPHNs and safeguarding leads as appropriate.
• Supporting SCPHNs in child protection work, including health assessments and contributions to protection plans.
• Conducting health assessments and contributing to care plans for Looked After Children under SCPHN guidance.
• Facilitating groups and training for parents on common illnesses and chronic conditions.
• Leading 08 community health drop‑ins and supporting targeted interventions through group or one‑on‑one sessions.

Please see the attached Job Description for the full person Specification.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Job responsibilities

• Registered Nurse or Midwife
• Experience in working with children and families.
• Knowledge of national and local policy in Childrens Service and Public Health.
• Understanding of child and adolescent development.
• Able to demonstrate a commitment and ability to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people with the skills to build sustainable professional boundaries and appropriate relationships with young people
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex issues in plain language at all levels both within and outside the organisation.
• Ability to work alone and part of a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Willingness to work across all areas of South Essex to meet the needs of the service.
• Driving licence and access to vehicle for work purposes.
• Experience of working in a multi‑disciplinary environment
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of behaviour change theory and methods
• An interest in undertaking the Specialist Community Public Health

Package Description

As aFamily Wellbeing Nurse, you will be part of our valued team in Essex, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 5 Agenda for Change salary and terms and conditions including an NHS pension
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Person Specification

General Requirements

• Click Apply for this job above to view the Job Description on our career site

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.