Job summary
Are you a qualified Nurse who is interested in a career in Public Health? The Royal London Hospital site - Barts Health NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity for a Nurse with specialist interest in Maternity Services to support the delivery of the Public Health Agenda.
The role is to support the Band 6/7 Public Health team in planning, implementing and delivery of the Immunisation and Screening Programme, thus contributing to the delivery of a high quality Public Health Programme for pregnant women and their new born babies by providing advice, information and promoting the Screening and Immunisation Programme. The Band 5 Nurse will assist the Band 6/7Midwife in providing support and education to all Midwives and other members of staff.
Have you got the following?
- A current Nursing registration, preferably with one year post qualification experience
- Skill in developing and maintaining effective working relationships with staff, patients, public and external agencies
- Ability to take initiative and to exercise independent judgement, decision-making and problem-solving expertise
- Ability to research and prepare reports or other correspondence as required
Main duties of the job
- To contribute to the delivery of a high quality public health programme for pregnant women and new born babies in Barts Health NHS Trust.
- To take a woman-centred and public health approach to improve health and tackle inequalities.
- To provide advice, information and promote immunisation Including Public Health Screening programme to pregnant women and to provide support and education to other staff.
- To maintain and update electronic records.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Maintain accurate records in accordance with The Nursing and Midwifery Council.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN Registered Nurse Current NMC Registration
- Qualified nurse
- Competent in IV medicines administration and cannulation.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of multi-agency working.
- Post registration experience
- Experience of successfully managing conflict
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of public health agenda in maternity
- Knowledge of Screening and Immunization for pregnant women and Neonates
- Knowledge of child protection.
- Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality
- Knowledge of National and local Policies within the NHS community nursing
- Awareness of clinical governance
- Understanding the needs of ethnic minorities and disadvantaged groups
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
- Understanding of professional accountability
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN Registered Nurse Current NMC Registration
- Qualified nurse
- Competent in IV medicines administration and cannulation.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of multi-agency working.
- Post registration experience
- Experience of successfully managing conflict
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of public health agenda in maternity
- Knowledge of Screening and Immunization for pregnant women and Neonates
- Knowledge of child protection.
- Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality
- Knowledge of National and local Policies within the NHS community nursing
- Awareness of clinical governance
- Understanding the needs of ethnic minorities and disadvantaged groups
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
- Understanding of professional accountability
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
