SCPHN- Health Visitors and School Nurse

CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST; New Addington; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust invites applications for the 0-19 Service - Specialist Public Health Practitioners (Health Visitors and School Nurses, Band 6). The SCPHN practitioner will work as part of a team across Croydon delivering the Healthy Child Programme to either the 0-5s or 5-19s, collaborating with public health colleagues and stakeholders.

Candidates must have SCPHN registration. Provisional interview date: TBC.

Qualifications

• Evidence-based assessment experience.
• Ability to work in partnership with service users, staff and stakeholders.
• Competence in leadership and performance management of team members.

Responsibilities

• To work in partnership with team members, service users, Croydon Health Service staff and stakeholders to promote health and wellbeing of children, young people and families.
• To identify and monitor health needs of a population using profiling tools and implement evidence-based care in line with Healthy Child Programme.
• To assess client needs using Assessment Framework and Risk Assessment tools, plan and evaluate care.
• To collaborate with PHN 0-19 team leads, educators and multidisciplinary teams to develop innovative clinical practice.

Skills

Assessment

Partnership working

Team leadership

Education

SCPHN registration

Job description

0-19 Service - Specialist Public Health Practitioners - Health Visitors and School Nurse Band 6 vacancies

We have an exciting opportunity for Health Visitor ANS/OR School Nurse SCPHN to be part of the new integrated Public Health Nursing 0-19 Service.

The SCPHN practitioner will work as part of a Team in one of the three localities across Croydon delivering the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) to either the 0-5's or the 5-19's. This will include working in partnership with all the Public Health 0-19 Nursing team, service users, professional networks and stake holders to provide Commissioned Services to meet Key Performance Indicators

This is achieved through effective assessment, delegation, case/ workload management, monitoring of care standards, leadership and the performance management of team members. The practitioner will also be expected to take a lead in one of the high impact areas.

Important Note: Candidates must have SCPHN registration

Proposed Interview date: TBC

• To work in partnership with team members, service users, Croydon Health Service (CHS) staff and all stakeholders in promoting the health and well-being of Children, Young People, and their families. This will be achieved through effective delegation, workload management, monitoring of care standards, leadership and the performance management of team members


• To identify and monitor health needs of a given population using profiling tools and facilitate the implementation of evidence-based health care. The practitioner will work in line with Working Together, and the Healthy Child Programme and all policies that promote and safeguard children 0-19 years and their families


• To assess client needs, using the Assessment Framework and Risk Assessment tools as appropriate and plan, implement and evaluate evidenced based care given


• To work in partnership with all staff within the PHN 0-19 service Team Leads, Practice Educators and multidisciplinary teams in the development of innovative clinical practice in line with the Healthy Child Programme

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training. Croydon University Hospital plays an active role in training the clinicians of the future and works in partnership with major London universities

If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you're looking for.