Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable qualified Community Public Health Nurse to join our caring and progressive Health Visiting service.
Our health visiting service provides support to families (adults) with children aged zero to five. You'll be juggling a varied caseload and you'll need to be confident and flexible to provide the best support for new and growing families.
You will work as part of a team to keep children safe and well by using your clinical judgment to support evidence-based care planning and make sure that children and families (adults) who use our services have a good experience.
Main duties of the job
What will the role involve?
* Contributing to antenatal and postnatal care programmes
* Completing HCP mandated reviews, packages of care and safeguarding
* Supporting in the supervision/line management and development of colleagues
* Undertaking a range of competent clinical and non-clinical interventions to support the outcomes for families and the service
* Attending and contributing to team meetings
* Building relationships with colleagues to enhance the team working environment
We have full and part-time opportunities ranging from a minimum of 22.5 hours to a maximum of 37.5 hours per week between 9am to 5pm. This role is community-based, so the majority of your duties will be carried out between your base and community settings or client homes.
We also offer a generous NHS pension, annual leave entitlement, and a competitive pay framework to progress through.
If you are enthusiastic and enjoy working with families and are up for a new challenge, then we would love to hear from you!
About us
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this, we need outstanding people who share our values: compassionate, aspirational, responsive, excellent.
We know a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves on being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.
We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Shortlisters will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission.
The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work.
As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients, and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that suits us both.
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification give you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format, please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you; their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles, so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted, please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT, we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way, we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Healthcare Professional with relevant Professional body - NMC.
* Higher education modules in:
o Level 6 Early Intervention in Public Health
o Level 6 Child Development and Assessment
Experience
* Experience of recent community/acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment
* Ability to demonstrate clinically effective practice with children and families
Knowledge
* Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS
* Knowledge of up-to-date clinical practice
Skills and attributes
* Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
* Ability to self-manage within a team environment
* Ability to use own initiative
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.
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
£29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata per annum
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