Main area: Health Visiting
Grade: Band 4
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday)
Job ref: 203-FH957
Site: Southam Clinic
Town: Southam
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/11/2024 23:59
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree.
We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county.
Job overview
Are you looking for a challenge? Want to gain experience and develop your potential within a Health Visiting Team?
We are looking for an innovative and highly motivated Community Nursery Nurse to join our integrated team of Health Visitors, Community Staff Nurses, Nursery Nurses in our Southam Health Visiting team, with a genuine interest in the health and wellbeing of children and their families in South Warwickshire.
The teams are a busy, high achieving, dynamic and supportive team and if you are looking for an exciting challenge then this is the job for you. Working corporately, the successful candidate will be flexible team players and role models who are able to demonstrate a willingness to support and implement change.
We provide a universal service to all families and children within the 0-19 age group, targeted in response to the identified needs of the population and are committed to taking forward the local Children and Young Peoples Plan.
You will be committed to working in partnership with other key agencies and supporting Health Visitors leading developments in the local community. We are looking for people with energy and enthusiasm, as well as a high level of professional skills, knowledge of the current health agenda and a drive to change.
NNEB/BTEC National Diploma/NVQ 3 in Early Years or equivalent is essential for this post, as are excellent communication skills and the ability to prioritise and organise workload.
Main duties of the job
The CNN will work as a member of the Health Visiting team in the delivery of health education/health promotion and the Healthy Child Programme. The CNN will assist the Health Visitor in the planning and delivery of local public health initiatives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Community Nursery Nurse (CNN) is responsible for assisting in the identification and assessment of the health needs of both children and families.
To undertake or participate in universal developmental reviews, including heights and weights of pre-school children as delegated by the Health Visitor.
To work closely with the Health Visitors in the planning and delivery of health promotion activities and public health initiatives in a variety of settings.
To carry out home visits as a lone worker when delegated by a Health Visitor.
To carry out delegated family support interventions or programmes of planned care in partnership with children and carers and other agencies under the supervision of the Health Visitor.
To contribute to the assessment of health needs and delivery of appropriate services to meet needs of children, families and the wider community.
To maintain accurate, legible and contemporaneous records, deal with highly sensitive information, respecting confidentiality and security at all times in accordance with trust policies for data protection.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Must hold an NNEB Certificate, NVQ Level 3 in Childcare/ Early Years or equivalent level qualification
Experience
* Must have had, within the last 4 years, approximately significant experience of working with children and their families (other than during their training)
* Recent experience of working within a team
Skills
* Demonstrates knowledge of developmental assessment of children with a variety of needs
* Must have a sound knowledge of safeguarding children procedures
* Must possess good interpersonal skills to be able to communication between members of the team, other agencies and clients and their families
Other
* Must be able to work as part of a team, accepting delegated work and reporting back as necessary
* Must be able to work alone worker at times, when delegated, and remain self-motivated
* Must be willing to work flexible hours in response to service needs and be able to work in other locations whenever required to do so
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