Community Staff Nurse - Children's Services
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Are you looking work in a 0-19 Universal Childrens Service?
Are you a Qualified Adult, Childrens or Mental Health Nurse looking for a new career challenge or a student nurse soon to qualify?
Then this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
As a Staff Nurse you will work with babies, children and families within the community settings such as homes, clinics, and schools.
You will have the opportunity to develop skills in public health, child development and multi-agency working focusing on the diverse communities within Salford.
We have various full and part-time positions with flexible working options.
We welcome student nurses due to qualify in September
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within an integrated 0-19 Universal Health Visiting and School Nursing Team within the Salford Community.
You will be responsible for the assessment of child and family health and development within the Healthy Child Programme, as well as the implementation and evaluation of other packages of care.
You will provide packages of care to individuals, families and groups within the community following delegation from the Health Visitor and School Nurse Specialist Public Health Practitioner.
As a member of the team you will be required to support in the co-ordination and delivery of client contacts, striving to achieve the activity targets specified within the commissioned Community Contract.
As a member of the team, you will ensure that effective communication is maintained at all times and provide support for junior staff.
You will play a key role in the supervision and assessment of pre and post basic learners and unregistered staff providing a teaching role and acting as named mentor when required.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job responsibilities
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as a Registered Nurse in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 2-3 months.
Please note an NMC PRN Pin is not a full NMC Pin and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Current NMC registration or shortly to receive.
* Diploma/Degree in Nursing Studies.
Experience and Knowledge
* To have insight into the role of a Community Nurse.
* Displays a good clinical knowledge which is based on research evidence.
* Recent Community Experience.
* Awareness of the Healthy Child programme.
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.
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
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