About this role
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and compassionate Community Nursery Nurse to join our Health Visiting Team. The successful candidate will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, provide enhanced contacts to children and families in line with identified needs, and promote positive health and wellbeing by delivering key public health messages to individuals, families and groups within the community.
Main duties of the job
The candidate must have the level 3 qualifications in child care. You will be expected to complete developmental checks with children and have excellent communications skills to work with each child and their carers. You will be expected to use your initiative to support families and children using organised planned individual programmes of care to offer enhanced support. You will promote health enhancing activities as part of the Health Visiting team.
About us
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
CACHE level 3, BTEC National Diploma in childcare, learning and development, NVQ level 3 in Children's care, learning 7 or HNC in Child care Evidence of continual professional development relevant to the role Experience of working with families Experience of safeguarding children
Desirable
Experience of working in a healthcare setting Experience of working with groups Experience of delivering child surveillance Ability to work independently as well as work well with a team Skilled in time management, planning and organisation of work. Ability to use computer programs to record work and communicate information
Values, Driver and Motivators Essential
Be able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. Be able to drive to and work in a variety of settings Be able to undertake necessary study required for the role
Desirable
Understand and know factors that influence health and the role of public health
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.
Employer details Employer name Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
Address Walton Hospital
Whitecotes Lane
Chesterfield
S40 3HW
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.dchs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)