Job summary
**Please note, the NHS salary scales have recently changed and are expected to come into effect in October. New starters joining the Trust before this time will commence on the old payscales and will move to the new ones once they have been finalised**
We are looking to recruit a family nurse to join the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) team in Sunderland. This is an exciting, specialist post within the existing FNP team, which is part of the Growing Healthy Sunderland 0-19 service.
The post holder should have relevant experience of working with complex and vulnerable young parents and their babies.
The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) is a national evidence-based programme. The aim of the programme is to improve the antenatal health, child health and development and parents' economic self-sufficiency in disadvantaged young families. This role is responsible for delivering the FNP intensive, preventive home visiting programme to vulnerable, hard to reach young women who are expecting their first baby. Post holders will be required to develop high-level generalist and specialist skills to work within the clinical methods of the structured programme. Family nurses will be expected to develop therapeutic relationships with clients and work intensively within complex family situations to achieve the expected outcomes of the programme. This is a demanding specialist role requiring high levels of professional skills and practice and the ability to work as part of a team.
Main duties of the job
Principle Responsibilities1. To recruit and engage eligible, hard-to-reach pregnant young women to the To use programme materials and methods in the clients' homes in order to achievethe following;o improve the outcomes of pregnancy;o improve children's health and development by enabling parents to providemore sensitive and competent care of them; ando improve parental life-course by helping parents plan future pregnancies,complete their education, and find To work therapeutically with a range of family members to promote behaviourchange and positive outcomes for children and To take a lead professional role when required where children and young peoplewith additional needs require an integrated package of support from more than onepractitioner/ Through continuous monitoring and engagement in reflective supervision, toensure that expertise in clinical methods are developed and maintained, that theservice offered is of high quality and the programme is implemented with To work in collaboration with local statutory and mainstream services to ensure thatfamilies become confident in accessing a range of other universal health andsupport services and are ready to graduate from the programme when the child isbetween one and two years old.
About us
At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff. We support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives and opportunities for personal and professional development.
1. An inclusive and supportive culture our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks identify areas for improvement.
2. Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise staff with our Making a Difference and Team of the Month Awards plus the Christmas Oscars.
3. Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and fast track physiotherapy service for employees.
4. Staff Benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. If you have any questions, please contact Angela Ward on
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
5. Nursing or midwifery qualifications and registered with the NMC, Degree level or equivalent professional qualification Willingness to undertake specialist postgraduate training and be assessed on competence in clinical field following training
6. At least 2 years experience of working with families in deprived communities, At least 2 years experience of midwifery, child health, public health, home visiting. Experience of clinical supervision. Working with children & families. Working with young people
7. Understand the difference between advice giving and motivational approaches. Has some knowledge of the research base of NFP. Willingness to undertake personal study to develop understanding of a range of clinical areas. National and local safeguarding policies
Desirable
8. Masters level education
9. Attachment theory X Self-efficacy theory X Human ecology theory X Behavioural change theory. Parent/infant mental health