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Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Community Nursery Nurse

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Job summary

We are seeking a qualified Nursery Nurse to join our caring and compassionate School Nursing team. If you are a qualified Nursery Nurse and are looking to join a friendly and supportive Healthy Child Programme team based at Brighton General Hospital in Brighton, then we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As a Community Nursery Nurse you will work alongside qualified Staff Nurses and School Nurses to deliver elements of the Healthy Child Programme, providing excellent care in home or clinic settings.You will support families with children aged 5-8 with specific health needs such as continence, sleep, healthy eating and parenting/behaviour. You may also support the team with the delivery of additional Universal services such as school drop ins. You will need an excellent understanding of child development and have experience working with families. An understanding of safeguarding issues is desirable, and as we use electronic records, confidence with using IT systems is essential, but training will be given.

We are a small team who cover the Brighton & Hove city area, so ability to travel is important.

About us

Why work for us?

  • We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services working in supportive team environments, including medical, clinical, support and corporate services
  • Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results with compassionate culture and leadership, and support for staff wellbeing, scoring highly.
  • A variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county.
  • Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options.
  • Excellent training and development opportunities tailored to individuals.
  • Research opportunities
  • Cost-effective and convenient workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
  • Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
  • We are proud to be a Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces.
  • We are proud to be a Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
  • Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast.
  • Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff.

Details

Date posted

14 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year pro rata and term time only

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

150-KW9155-CSS

Job locations

City View (Poynings Building), Brighton General Hospital

Elm Grove

Brighton

BN2 3EW


Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

  1. Organises, plans and prioritises work according to service needs
  2. Recognises own professional boundaries and develops awareness of roles and areas of expertise of other health professionals and agencies
  3. Undertakes training relevant to role and attends professional meetings as required
  4. Develops effective working relationships with clients, colleagues and other agencies, reporting any problem situations or workload constraints as appropriate
  5. Maintains confidentiality of information in line with the Data Protection Act 1998
  6. Assists SCPHN/RN with administrative work, data collection and audit activities as required to help ensure effective service provision
  7. Has an awareness of ordering and stock management; being mindful of budget constraints.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

  1. Organises, plans and prioritises work according to service needs
  2. Recognises own professional boundaries and develops awareness of roles and areas of expertise of other health professionals and agencies
  3. Undertakes training relevant to role and attends professional meetings as required
  4. Develops effective working relationships with clients, colleagues and other agencies, reporting any problem situations or workload constraints as appropriate
  5. Maintains confidentiality of information in line with the Data Protection Act 1998
  6. Assists SCPHN/RN with administrative work, data collection and audit activities as required to help ensure effective service provision
  7. Has an awareness of ordering and stock management; being mindful of budget constraints.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NNEB, CACHE diploma, B TEC national diploma in early year/childcare or NVQ level 3 in early years

Desirable

  • IT qualification

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent IT & good literacy skills
  • Knowledge of child development

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience
  • working in Multi-disciplinary teams

Experience

Essential

  • 1 year post qualification experience
  • Experience working with families and supporting parenting skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NNEB, CACHE diploma, B TEC national diploma in early year/childcare or NVQ level 3 in early years

Desirable

  • IT qualification

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent IT & good literacy skills
  • Knowledge of child development

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience
  • working in Multi-disciplinary teams

Experience

Essential

  • 1 year post qualification experience
  • Experience working with families and supporting parenting skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

City View (Poynings Building), Brighton General Hospital

Elm Grove

Brighton

BN2 3EW


Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

City View (Poynings Building), Brighton General Hospital

Elm Grove

Brighton

BN2 3EW


Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team lead

Lara Rutherford

lara.rutherford@nhs.net

07795318486

Details

Date posted

14 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year pro rata and term time only

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

150-KW9155-CSS

Job locations

City View (Poynings Building), Brighton General Hospital

Elm Grove

Brighton

BN2 3EW


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