Purpose The post holder will be a member of the 0-19 public health team delivering the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme. Supported by the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse(SCPHN), the post holder will participate in delivering a universal core service, provide targeted interventions, to address health inequalities and where necessary referring to specialist services. This role will also include safeguarding responsibilities, mentorship of students and staff appraisals. Principal duties to include: Undertake duties as allocated by the SCPHN. Build and develop good working relationships the wider multi-disciplinary team. Make contact with children and families in a variety of community settings e.g. home, children centres, child health drop-ins To undertake development assessments when trained to do so To deliver Health Promotion activities to parents and young children To carry out visits to review aspects of development as directed by the SCPHN To manage a delegated case load Assist in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme 0-19 Provide evidence based care to parents and children e.g. breast feeding, behaviour management Provide enuresis advice and continence assessments Identify and support children and families through health needs assessments who have unmet health needs, provide support and targeted interventions and where necessary refer to specialist services Take appropriate action in cases of suspected or actual child abuse, working within Surrey safeguarding childrens code of practice and procedures. Attend child protection conferences/core groups as required and participate in safeguarding supervision Undertake health needs assessments for children who are Looked After Assist in research and service audits Supervise junior member of the 0-19 team as directed by the SCPHN. Undertake junior staff PDR appraisals and direct line management. Take an active part in clinical supervision Participate in meetings as appropriate Be prepared to be flexible within contracted hours In accordance with the needs of the service, undertake other duties as required Communication skills Be skilled at adapting language and professional approach to a varied client group Be proficient in presenting health promotion sessions to differing sizes of groups. Be competent in writing concise accurate contemporaneous client records using approved Children and Family Health Surrey templates Be competent at making referrals to the wider multi-disciplinary team Demonstrate ability to produce child centred reports for children and families who are subject to safeguarding plans or Child in Need/Looked After Child reviews Contribute ideas to discussions at health visiting forums and team meetings Analytical and judgemental skills Able to understand complex family situations and respond and refer appropriately Be able to undertake family health needs assessments, using child centred approach to gather health information that identifies any unmet health needs Contribute to population profiles within local communities Participate in team/service audits Planning and organisational skills (f4) Be responsible for planning own work diary to meet caseload allocated by SCPHN or Clinical Team Leader Support 0-19 team initiatives to deliver health promotion activities Prioritise diary to meet needs of families on level 3-4 caseload and assure attendance at safeguarding meetings and safeguarding supervision Maintain compliance with statutory and mandatory training Regular requirement to drive own car for purposes of work Patient / client care Support and adhere to organisation infection control policy Promote uptake of immunisations: make every contact count Holistically assess children, young people and family Work within clinical pathway framework and own level of competency Policy and service development Work within CFHS policies and guidance Contribute to service and policy review and development of 0-19 protocols and guidance Provide statistical data to support commissioning requirements. Have an awareness of and participate in clinical audits Financial and physical resources Responsible for care and safe keeping of medical devices, organisational property and ethically manage organisations resources. Human resources Attend clinical supervision in line with organisational policy Participate in the appraisal process and agree personal development objectives Participate in training of others and maintain an effective learning environment Maintain NMC registration in line with revalidation requirements and abide with NMC Code of Professional Conduct. Provide DBS documentation in line with organisational procedure Information resources Maintain record keeping in line with NMC and organisational guidance Ensure safe storage and access to IT systems to protect client confidentiality in line with organisational Information Governance policy Research and development Contribute to organisational audits Support evidence based practice and disseminate learning to wider 0-19 team members Freedom to act Work to organisational policy and procedures Work under direct and indirect supervision of Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting )