About this role
Job summary
We are looking to recruit Community Nursery Nurses to our Best Start in Life Service in North Northamptonshire, with bases including Wellingborough, Kettering, Corby, Rothwell, Thrapston and Rushden.
The Best Start in Life service aims to deliver the Healthy Child Programme universally to all children aged 0-19 and families living in North Northamptonshire and/or registered with a Northamptonshire GP. We provide services in the community and in people's own homes. This starts antenatally and progresses through childhood at key developmental stages.
In addition we support families, children and young people with targeted interventions such as behaviour, toileting, sleep and emotional well-being.
Our service users are at the heart of our service delivery we aspire to deliver a truly co-produced Best Start in Life service by listening to the child's voice at all times and involve children and families in decision making. Our Nursery Nurses play a key role in the locality teams, working with guidance from Health Visitors and School Nurses to deliver a variety of interventions and programmes.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is expected to support a range of service delivery including undertaking clinical activities and working in partnership with other professionals and agencies to ensure the effective delivery of services to babies, children young people and their families.
The post holder will be responsible for managing their workload and delivering interventions that support identified needs within the locality. This is achieved by working within local cluster areas that enable practitioners to have an enhanced knowledge of their local community and its public health needs.
A core requirement of this will be regular supervision and support from within the named Health Visitor/School Nurse caseload holder.
The Best Start in Life service values staff development and you will be supported with training and development to help you to achieve your potential.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Job description Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
NNEB or Equivalent Good basic education
Desirable
Teaching certificate
Experience Essential
Team working Ability to work independently Communication with diverse groups Experience of working with children, young peoples & parents & carers
Desirable
Experience of facilitating groups Experience of working in comunity settings Experience of child protection isses.
Skills Essential
Ability to deal with difficult situations Car driver with access to vehicle Understanding of child developement
Desirable
Experience of working with parents to improve outcomes for children
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 Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address TBC
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Employer's website https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)