Starting Well Nurse

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking two Starting Well Nurses for a fixed term contract in Chester and surrounding areas. You will be part of an integrated team focused on delivering the Healthy Child Programme for children aged 5-19. Candidates must be Registered General Nurses with sound skills in public health and service improvement. The role involves supporting health interventions and collaborative work in a compassionate environment. A comprehensive induction and ongoing professional development are provided.

Benefits

Comprehensive training and support

Induction and preceptorship programmes

Access to internal and external training opportunities

Qualifications

• Hold RGN or equivalent qualification and NMC Registration.
• Demonstrate sound skills in using clinical systems and Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme and commitment to integrated team working.

Responsibilities

• Deliver key elements of the Healthy Child Programme.
• Support service leads with improvements and health interventions.
• Work flexibly and compassionately with the child-focused caseload.

Skills

Service improvement

Public health knowledge

Clinical systems usage

Microsoft Office skills

Education

Registered General Nurse (RGN) or equivalent

NMC Registration

Job description

Our 0-19 Starting Well Service is looking to appoint two temporary Starting Well Nurses on a fixed term 12 month contract across the Ellesmere Port, Chester and Rural District. You would become part of an integrated team delivering the key elements of the Healthy Child Programme to the Cheshire West and Chester 0-19 year old population and their families. As a Starting Well Nurse in this post, your responsibilities and caseload will be focused to the 5-11/11-19 age range.

Key Responsibilities

• Be a qualified Registered General Nurse.
• Demonstrate skills in service improvement, innovation and public health.
• Be flexible and solution focused in your approach to challenges.
• Be willing to work in an integrated way.
• Be compassionate, competent and child focused in all that you do.

You should have an excellent knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme and demonstrate a commitment to multi agency/collaborative and integrated team working. Comprehensive training and support will be provided. You will support the service leads with service improvement and the delivery of interventions to support the health, wellbeing and development of children and their families across Cheshire West and Chester. You will benefit from a full induction and preceptorship programme where appropriate. Regular clinical and safeguarding supervision will also be provided as will access to relevant internal and external training/development opportunities.

Required Criteria

• RGN or equivalent
• NMC Registration
• Sound skills in the use of clinical systems and Microsoft Office.
• You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Desirable Criteria

• Mentor Qualification
• SCPHN, Knowledge of Public Health in relation to the wellbeing of Children and families, Experience of holding a child safeguarding caseload
• Delivery of the Healthy Child Programme
• Collaborative working as part of a multidisciplinary/integrated team
• Experience of contributing to assessing, planning and implementing care plans with children and families
• Experience in the protection of children

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire. We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall. As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role. Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values. CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!