To provide in conjunction with the Health Visiting team an accessible, person centred, effective needs led public health nursing service to the 0-5 age population and their families. To participate in service development and health improvement activities. To work in collaboration with other health care and service providers, including Children centres and Early years settings to identify and address health needs. To monitor, maintain and develop the service. To deliver the role specific elements of the Universal Healthy Child Programme (DH 2009)
Thepostholderwillberesponsiblefor:
· Management and Leadership
· Clinical
· Quality
· Professionalism
· Teaching and Learning
Working hours Mon - Fri
Must hold previous experience working as a Community Staff Nurse in the 0-19 team
· To organise and prioritise own work without direct supervision, reporting any issues, concerns or personal limitations to the Team Lead.
To be responsible for the care and safe keeping of equipment issued for personal use and to report any defect or loss.
To facilitate and maintain a good working relationship with GP’s, Children Centres, Early Years Providers and other health and social care service providers, so as to provide a comprehensive service to children and parents.
To attend and actively participate in team, locality and other relevant meetings.
We provide community health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire.
Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people's homes and local clinics, helping them to:
• stay well
• manage their own health with the right support
• avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital.
We support our patients at every stage of their lives, providing health visiting for new-born babies through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives.
Our vision: deliver great care closer to home.
Our mission: working together to give children a better start and adults greater independence
To identify and record all new problems and concerns and report back to the Team Lead or named Health Visitor
To liaise with the Health Visitor when the child’s/parent’s needs are beyond their own role or scope of practice
To provide care and attention to the needs of vulnerable children which includes risk assessments and taking appropriate action as delegated by the Health Visitor
· Participate in managerial supervision i.e., 1:1s
· To provide skilled, effective and evidence-based public health nursing to children/families and to operate safely and in line with best practice guidance.
This advert closes on Friday 25 Oct 2024