Starting Well Nurse

PAN TRADE; Chester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in the United Kingdom is seeking two Starting Well Nurses for a temporary 12-month contract to support child health in the Ellesmere Port and Chester areas. The role includes delivering the Healthy Child Programme to children aged 5-19 and working within an integrated team. Applicants should be qualified Registered General Nurses with commitment to public health, team collaboration, and experience in child safeguarding. A supportive environment with training opportunities is provided.

Benefits

Comprehensive training

Supervision and support

Opportunity for internal training

Qualifications

• Must hold UK professional registration.
• Experience in child safeguarding caseload required.
• Knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the Healthy Child Programme to children aged 5-19.
• Support service improvement initiatives.
• Work in a multidisciplinary integrated team.

Skills

Service improvement

Public health knowledge

Compassionate care

Team collaboration

Education

RGN or equivalent

NMC Registration

Tools

Clinical systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Overview

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.

Main duties of the job

You Will

• 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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see 'documents to download' section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

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.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

Person specification

Qualifications

• RGN or equivalent
• NMC Registration

Desirable criteria

• Mentor Qualification
• SCPHN

Knowledge and Expertise

• Knowledge of Public Health in relation to the wellbeing of Children and families

Experience

• 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
• Sound skills in the use of clinical systems and Microsoft Office

Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 195.5KB)
• OH Risk Form (PDF, 320.4KB)
• Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy (PDF, 167.7KB)
• DBS Update Service Applicant Guide (PDF, 228.4KB)
• Privacy Notice (PDF, 177.4KB)
• Trust Profile (PDF, 521.4KB)
• Application Guide (PDF, 28.3MB)

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Further details / informal visits contact
Name
Gemma Johnson
Job title
Operational Lead
Email address
01244 397412
Telephone number
01244 393100
Additional information
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