Job summary
The Nursery Nurse role involves visiting mothers and/or birthing individuals to support the physical and emotional needs of them, their babies and the entire family.
The role will involve working closely with the multi-disciplinary team in meeting the needs of children and their families by undertaking delegated duties that support and enable family-centred care. The nursery nurses will be part of the multi-disciplinary team which includes appropriate communication with other professionals involved in the care of the child and parent. The job role will be community based in mothers' homes or at other premises such as children's centres across Surrey.
Main duties of the job
Provide perinatal support to antenatal and post-natal mothers in the community, promoting and modelling a high standard of care at all times within the birth to five framework.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities:
1. Provide perinatal support to antenatal and post-natal mothers in the community, promoting and modelling a high standard of care at all times within the birth to five framework.
2. Participate in the assessment of needs, planning, implementation and evaluation of Care programmes for mothers and their babies
3. To maintain confidentiality and adhere to local polices at all times in line with Trust Policy.
The role will include:
Antenatal preparation
4. Providing practical and emotional support to help mums prepare for the transition into parenthood.
5. Supporting partners, siblings and wider family members prior to babys arrival.
6. Enhancing the attachment and bonding process through pregnancy using current research.
Enhancing the attachment and bonding process
7. Help to support families to understand babys perspective.
8. Baby Massage
9. Mother and Baby WRAP
10. Use of Watch, Wait and Wonder, Video Interactive Guidance or other recommended interventions.
Practical baby care
11. Providing advice and practical support on:
o Feeding and promoting breast feeding where possible
o Bathing, dressing and changing
o Settling, soothing and sleep
o Dealing with crying
o Safety: Awareness of handling baby and head safety
12. Guidance to provide a safe and stimulating home environment for babies and children.
Best practice in baby care
13. To liaise regularly with community based nursery nurses, health visitors and other professionals involved in the family' care.
14. Provide advice and support as required on age-appropriate play and child development.
15. Support families with common baby issues and signposting as needed.
Encouraging social networks
16. Opportunity to run parent groups to encourage socialisation and signposting to local childrens centres.
17. To provide practical advice to mums on establishing patterns and routines to care for their baby
18. Signpost and assist in attending current parenting programmes at local childrens centres.
19. Identify local age-appropriate play opportunities
Safeguarding
20. To liaise with other professionals on matters related to safeguarding issues.
21. To maintain timely and accurate records in line with Trust Policy.
22. To provide information to conferences or court hearings as required and to give information relating to the specific case. These will be within the context of the Children Act 1989 and local Child Protection procedures.
Education and Training
23. To engage with regular provision of clinical and management supervision.
24. Participate in any In-Service training that is considered necessary.
25. Keep up to date with changes in professional practice. To develop through the appraisal and supervision systems a professional development plan and utilise any relevant training opportunities.
26. To provide training and relevant up to date guidelines to other members of the multidisciplinary team on all areas of support of parenting and child development.
27. To share information on local resources to other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Service Development:
To participate in regular quality improvement sessions, Away Days and project work.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
28. Experience of providing perinatal support to antenatal and postnatal mothers in the community
29. Experience of facilitating parent and infant interventions
30. Experience of providing advice and practical support on baby care
Desirable
31. Training in Video Interactive Guidance and Circle of Security
Qualifications
Essential
32. NVQ Level 3 in Childcare & Education or equivalent
33. Full UK driving license
Desirable
34. Diploma in Childcare or equivalent