About this role
Job summary
Do you enjoy making a difference and want to be involved in supporting families as they make the transition to parenthood, supporting them when they need it the most? Working in partnership with families, helping them ensure their child fulfils their potential.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, hardworking, friendly, team player to join our service working across the Borough of Solihull.
Hours available part time/full time.
South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Outstanding by the CQC and is also one of only a handful of Trusts to hold UNICEF Gold accreditation. We are an innovative Health Visiting service in Solihull that prioritises staff development, including leadership opportunities, and support staff through our flexible working policy. Our leadership is visible and our workforce is valued.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff requiring a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to be registered with the DBS Update Service. All eligible staff recruited to the Trust are expected to maintain their annual update subscription whilst employed with the Trust as a condition of employment.
Main duties of the job
The Community Nursery Nurse will work both independently and as part of the health visiting team to promote positive outcomes for children and young people. The main duties of the role include carrying out developmental assessments and supporting parents/carers by offering advice and support /care interventions on a wide range of health issues; including, toileting, behaviour management, and parenting advice, individually and in groups.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. We provide services across Solihull and Warwickshire. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job description Job responsibilities
The Community Nursery Nurse (CNN) is responsible for assisting in the identification and assessment of the health needs of both children and families.
To undertake or participate in universal developmental reviews, including heights and weights of pre-school children as delegated by the Health Visitor.
To work closely with the Health Visitors in the planning and delivery of health promotion activities and public health initiatives in a variety of settings.
To carry out home visits as a lone worker when delegated by a Health visitor.
To carry out delegated family support interventions or programmes of planned care in partnership with children and carers and other agencies under the supervision of the Health Visitor. This can include delivery of health promoting activities in homes, health care or community settings, with individuals and groups.
To contribute to the assessment of health needs and delivery of appropriate services to meet needs of children, families and the wider community.
To provide and promote access to information and other services, to refer as appropriate.
To liaise and work in partnership with statutory and non-statutory agencies, and other health services colleagues.
To work in partnership with local Family Hubs and other agencies to encourage and involve parents with programmes of support. To input in the planning and delivery of those services.
To contribute to Early Support and act as Lead professional where appropriate.
To utilise skills of observation and recognise any significant change in client circumstances and report back to the Health Visitor.
To work with the team to support children, young people and families who are considered to be vulnerable or at risk. To be aware of and adhere to current approved policies and procedures of Solihull Safeguarding Children Partnership Board.
To undertake mandatory training, and service specific training as required maintaining skills and competencies.
To participate in regular clinical supervision, appraisals and clinical rounds with delegated Health Visitor and attend team meetings.
To support and contribute to the development of integrated team working by modelling effective team practice and good communication skills.
To be an advocate of service change and future development.
To ensure that individuals within the teams are aware of and work within the Trust policies procedures.
To develop and maintain effective and appropriate communication with staff and colleagues within the Health visiting teams, Family Hubs and Early Years Settings.
To take reasonable steps to see that the working environment is safe, healthy and hazard free for staff and users, this includes ensuring that infection control procedures are in place.
To be competent in the use of information technology and ensure that relevant and up to date information on clinical and service developments are provided to agreed time-scales.
To participate in audit, research projects and/or innovations following agreed policy and protocol.
To participate in the induction of newly appointed team members.
To maintain accurate, legible and contemporaneous records, deal with highly sensitive information, respecting confidentiality and security at all times in accordance with trust policies for data protection.
All incidents (and near misses) must be reported to the appropriate health visitor within the team and then recorded on the InPhase System.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Foundation degree Assistant practitioner /NVQ level 3 in early years care/Btec in early years or equivalent Completed Common Assessment Framework training or willing to undertake training Must have a willingness and commitment to undertake training as required for the role
Experience Essential
Must have a minimum of two years' experience working with children and families Experience in giving health advice to parents/carers and other agencies e.g. education staff Have an understanding of health promotion activities that promote positive outcomes for children and young people Must have experience in using Microsoft office/word/excel and be able to use social media Twitter and Facebook
Skills Essential
Be able to demonstrate organisational/planning skills Must demonstrate knowledge of the role of the school nurse team in the promotion of health and wellbeing Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the need for confidentiality in all aspects of the work of the department Must have a knowledge and understanding of the principles of safeguarding vulnerable children/young people and adults Must be able to demonstrate ability to work in a team and independently Possess good interpersonal skills and be able to communicate with colleagues, other professionals and children, young people and their families
Other Job Requirements Essential
Must have a full driving licence, and access to a vehicle to undertake the community role Must be willing to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check Must be legally entitled to work in this country Must be prepared to work between 8am - 8pm and weekend if required Must be a non-smoker whilst on duty
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Address Solihull Health Visiting
1st Floor Cranmore Park, Cranmore Avenue,
Solihull
B90 4LF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)