Nursery Nurse (Community)

Central London Community Health Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization in Central London is seeking a motivated Nursery Nurse to join their Health Visiting Team. The role involves supporting families with children aged 0-5 through clinical interventions and promoting positive parenting skills. Ideal candidates should possess a relevant childcare qualification and experience working in health or educational settings. This position offers a competitive salary and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction into community service

Car lease scheme

Flexible working options

Training and development support

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children and families in a formal health, educational or social care setting.
• Evidence of ongoing training in Early Years.
• Experience of leading group work.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical support within the health visiting team.
• Assist in clinical interventions as part of the Healthy Child programme.
• Advise parents on positive parenting skills.

Skills

Basic skills in numeracy and literacy

IT skills including Word, Excel

Ability to assess a situation

Knowledge of safeguarding children

Knowledge of normal child development

Good communication and interpersonal skills

Education

N.N.E.B./ BTEC Diploma in Child Care or NVQ level 3

Educated to Diploma level in a health-related subject

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

Nursery Nurse community based (Health visiting Team) - Band 4 - Wandsworth Health VisitingAre you highly motivated, flexible and a good team player? Do you want to work in an organisation rated as 'good' by the CQC? We are looking for staff to compliment/support the 0-19 (Health Visiting Services) in Central London Community Health Care NHS Trust (CLCH)

You will work as part of the clinical team supporting the Health Visiting Service with the 0-5 caseloads and their families as delegated by the health visitor. You will participate in the delivery of The Healthy Child Programme and be expected to work in various community settings including the homes of families.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a key member of the 0-19 team, with the responsibility for providing an efficient and high quality clinical support within the health visiting team.

You will assist in or carry out, clinical interventions as part of the Healthy Child programme, as delegated by the Health Visitor.

To advise parents on positive parenting skills including understanding and managing child behaviour, Introduction of Solid Food and nutrition, play and stimulation, speech and language development, sleep management and toilet training, ensuring that advice is evidence based to facilitate school readiness.

You will need to be someone who can use your initiative and be attentive to detail. You should be able to work autonomously but also be part of a team. If you are quality focused, able to promote collaborative working; to improve, inform and support the 0-5 quality initiatives, then this role is for you.

Find out more information about working and living in South West London here - https://clch.nhs.uk/job/working-clch/clch-southwestlondon#!/select_sector

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
• Flexible working options
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description, person specification and CLCH Trust values for full roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

• N.N.E.B./ BTEC Diploma in Child Care or NVQ in Child Care level 3 or equivalent
• Educated to Diploma level in a health-related subject.

Experience

• Experience of working with children and families in a formal health, educational or social care setting
• Evidence of ongoing training in Early Years
• Experience of working as a team member and on own
• Experience of leading group work
• Experience of working in the NHS

Skills and Knowledge

• Basic skills in numeracy and literacy.
• IT skills including Word, Excel
• Ability to assess a situation, identifying any risk or potential problem and act appropriately.
• Knowledge of safeguarding children
• Knowledge of normal child development, parenting skills and the importance of play
• Able to work under pressure and to deadlines.
• Able to make and record observations of children's behaviour and development
• Ability to demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills
• Willingness to learn new skills and put them into practice
• Enthusiastic proactive and motivated, uses own initiative
• Maintains high level of confidentiality
• Basic understanding of community health care services
• Teaching skills (children, parents)

Other

• Must be able to travel across Borough using any method of transport.
• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

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.

£33,094 to £36,195 a yearper annum, inclusive of HCAS