Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Do you fancy a career with an award winning integrated health and care NHS Foundation Trust?
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative and forward-thinking organisation, delivering high quality health and care services to the populations of Wirral, Cheshire East and West, St Helens and Knowsley.
Main duties of the job
We take great pride in being an open, trusting and compassionate organisation. The Trust is committed to promoting and building a team that enhances inclusion, diversity and equality. We strongly believe that working together with our partners, listening to and engaging with our patients, service users and their families we can make a real difference to the lives of local people within our communities.
If you are an enthusiastic and forward thinking nurse who wants to make a real difference to children and their families then this could be the opportunity you have been looking for, offering a variety of work to the successful candidate that will include public health and safeguarding.
About us
You will be joining a proactive skill mixed team working together to deliver the Healthy Child Programme as part of the 0-19 Service which includes Health Visiting and School nursing. You will be working closely with other local statutory, health and voluntary agencies to provide accessible, person centred packages of care in response to individual and local need.
Job responsibilities
We have an established preceptorship programme in place and you will be well supported by your manager and colleagues and valued in your role. We offer opportunities for personal and professional development and you will receive regular appraisal, clinical and safeguarding supervision.
Person Specification
Qualifications and professional training
* Registered Nurse (Adult/Child)
* Evidence of recent professional development
* Modules at level 6 - Public Health Related
* Solihull Approach trained
* Motivational Interviewing trained
* Immunisation training
Experience and knowledge
* Knowledge of Public Health Priorities
* Knowledge of child development
* Knowledge of safeguarding issues and working with vulnerable families.
* Understanding of role within the Public Health Team
* Two years post registration with 12 months community experience
* Experience of data collection for reports
* Previous experience or working in a community environment
Skills and attributes
* Good verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to use email, internet and word processing software
* Ability to work as part of a team and independently
* Effective interpersonal skills
* Good organisational and time management skills
* Ability to facilitate groups and discussions
* Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the service
* Commitment
* Vision
* Access to a car for work purposes
* Confident and approachable
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.
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