Public Health Nursery Nurse

The Rotherham Children's Public Health Nursing Service are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated practitioner with initiative and drive. Our 0-19 service delivers high quality public health nursing,promotes healthy lifestyles and improves health inequalities to children, young people and their families in Rotherham. You will need to have excellent communication and organisational skills, be willing to facilitate and support change in service delivery, have the ability to work autonomously and as partof an integrated skill mix team.

We offer flexible and agile working options

You will work within a skill mix team of Health Visitors, Staff Nurses and Community Nursery Nurses. You will have an important role in recognising and protecting vulnerable children and liaising with our partner agencies such asGPs, Schools, Social Care and the Police, providing seamless care to the families of Rotherham.

The successful candidates will work to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality services to a caseload of babies, children, and their families, using research-based evidence to inform practice. The post will require the Nursery Nurse to travel between homes, schools, and family hubs withinthe Rotherham area

An induction will be provided for successful candidates to support their transition into the community and a competency package is available in order support you to deliver our service confidently and competently

• To maintain effective communication with children, their families and professionals involved in client care ensuring individualised client centred approach.
• To have an understanding and awareness of the nursery nurses responsibility in safeguarding vulnerable clients, including children, young people and adults.
• To work in collaboration with parent/carers and other professionals including statutory and voluntary agencies.
• To be responsible for the delivery of public health and universal and targeted interventions. This will be delegated by the Specialist Public Health Practitioner for a defined population and will be delivered in line with the National and Local guidelines and public health priorities.
• To seek out and offer and teach health promotion and preventative opportunities to children, young people their families and promote positive health and behaviour management.
• To work with children, young people and families within the home environment,or other identified community setting and will need to be able to travel tothese locations independently.

The Rotherham

NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving ourlocal population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act theright way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham

As a Trust weare on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are thesecond most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as aplace to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall

But don't justtake our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations forour Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together.

If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join uson our journey to excellence

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Please see attached the job description and person specification for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

• Knowledge and awareness of the Healthy Child
• A good understanding of child development
• An awareness of the 0-19 service model
• An awareness of the Early Help Assessment processes
• Ages and Stages Programme

• Working within a community setting
• Experience in working in the home and a group setting including lone working
• Children's Community Experience

• NNEB BTEC
• NVQ Level 3
  
  Diploma in Childcare and education

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 as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£27,485 to £30,162 a year

Pro rata/per annum