About this role
Job summary
Community Staff Nurse / Midwife (band 5), 0-5 Healthy Child Programme (health visiting team). Part-time 22.5 hours
We have an opportunity for enthusiastic and conscientious practitioners to join our 0-5 team based in Littlehampton (working across Arun district i.e. Littlehampton & Bognor Regis). Our service is open Monday to Friday 9-5.
Are you an NMC registered or about to qualify (child, adult, mental health or learning disability) nurse or a midwife with a passion for public health and improving outcomes for children in West Sussex? Would you like to work for a friendly and passionate health visiting team who make a difference to children's lives every day?
Alongside a skill mix team of health visitors and nursery nurses, you will work in collaboration with families; providing universal and targeted early interventions to ensure every child is offered the best start in life.
We are looking for a compassionate individual who can demonstrate excellent communication skills and is able to work in partnership with multi-agency and inter-professional colleagues to support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP).
This is a permanent position and may also be an excellent opportunity to gain experience for an individual interested in undertaking a Specialist Community Public Health course in health visiting or school nursing in the future.
Driving licence and car owner essential.
Main duties of the job
Managing a clinical caseload Undertaking holistic assessments, identifying health needs, parenting capacity and family/environmental factors Implementing and evaluating programmes of care Delivering evidence based health promotion advice Undertaking targeted support in line with our commissioned service Inter-professional working to deliver the healthy child programme and safeguard children West Sussex HCP have achieved full UNICEF UK'sBaby Friendly accreditation and hold the UNICEF Gold Award for embedding Baby Friendly care in our workplace.
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the job description for full details.
As a Healthy Child Programme we are fully invested in supporting the learning and development of our staff. You will be actively encouraged to develop your skills and newly appointed practitioner you can expect:
A thought after induction programme with dedicated Practice Education Team 6 months of action learning sets 2-day breastfeeding training as part of our Gold Unicef accredited service.
We also offer bi-monthly learning sessions, annual forum and opportunities for regular clinical supervision and safeguarding supervision to all of our qualified staff.
Informal chats/visits are welcomed.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
NMC Registered Nurse or Midwife To hold or be willing to obtain Child protection Module
Desirable
Registered Childrens Nurse Evidence of academic study within last 5 years Undergraduate degree 2:1 or above
Skills and Knowledge Essential
Excellent communication skills with an ability to negotiate and manage conflict Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate for the role Ability to identify difficult situations and act appropriately to obtain support Good IT skills Commitment to lifelong learning and development
Desirable
Knowledge of Safeguarding Children Procedures
Experience Desirable
Experience working with children Experience of working within a community setting Undergraduate degree 2:1 or above
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Address Arun Civic Centre
Maltravers road
Littlehampton
BN17 5LF
Employer's website https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)