Public Health Nurse

Ogden Macmillan Centre.harrogate And District Nhs Foundation Trust; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a motivated and passionate registered Nurse for their 0-19 Service in Sunderland. The role involves promoting the physical, emotional, and social development of children while collaborating with families and partner agencies. Candidates should have a Registered Nursing Degree and a strong commitment to public health interventions.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered Nurse with the ability to work with families and children.
• Experience in public health nursing is desirable.
• Strong communication skills for inter-agency partnership.

Responsibilities

• Promote physical, emotional, and social development of children.
• Conduct health needs assessments for families and communities.
• Deliver Public Health intervention and support to families in Sunderland.

Skills

Motivation

Passion for child development

Inter-agency collaboration

Education

Registered Nursing Degree

Job description

Overview

HDFT are seeking to recruit a motivated and passionate registered Nurse to be part of the innovative 0-19 Service within the HDFT footprint, based within Westmorland and Furness. The successful candidate will work with parents, carers, children and partner agencies to promote the physical, emotional and social development of children.

Contributing to the delivery of the Healthy Child programme by undertaking some mandated contacts and targeted interventions as directed/delegated by the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) and working in conjunction with the SCPHN to co-ordinate, plan, implement and evaluate a programme of care for children, young people and families.

They will support the completion of comprehensive health needs assessment of clients, families and community and facilitate the mobilisation of appropriate resources to meet identified needs.

The post holder will ensure inter-agency/ professional partnership working between services, statutory and voluntary organisations to facilitate integrated approaches in meeting the needs of children.

About us

The post holder works as a member of the 0-19 Community Public Health Team, being responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive service which meets the needs of the 0-19 population.

The post holder will participate in delivering Public Health intervention and support to children and families in Sunderland.

We are the largest provider of children\'s public health nursing services in the North East of England providing services.