Health Visitor or School Nurse

Job summary

In this role you will be part of the 0-19 service providing the healthy child programme and will work in a variety of settings including the Hub.

This is a dynamic post that requires the you to work closely with universities / multi-disciplinary teams / agencies in addressing a range of care / support issues across the spectrum of conditions, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and improving the health and wellbeing of the population served. The nature of the service will be determined by local service specifications.

You will be a Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner and have a detailed professional and clinical knowledge. You will be a specialist practitioner and have a focus in public health across the 0-19 agenda.

In the role you will be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust including the community and hospitals. You will be skilled in the assessment of children and young people's care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages.

You will have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.

Main duties of the job

• ToadheretoandapplytheNursingandMidwiferyCouncils(NMC)standardsofproficiency,thecodeofethicsandprofessionalconductandallotherrelevantguidanceandthePartnershipTrust.
• Tobe professionallyaccountable andresponsibleforall aspects ofown work
• To establish and maintain effective working relationships both within the Partnership Trust and with external organisations in order to meet service requirements and support and demonstrate the Trust's equality values.
• To assess new service user referrals and care/support needs. Assesses service users and formulates, develops, implements and evaluates programmes of treatment/care/support for children, young people, families and carers.
• To use professional knowledge and judgement to take into account the range of care and support packages and care and treatment options available. To consider the personal circumstances and preferences of children, young people and families in order to implement and adjust programmes of care and intervention.
• To maintain and develop skills and knowledge to deliver a range of interventions, which may include prescribing, and sets an example of good practice to other team members including skill sharing.
• To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of the children, young people, families and their carers offering reassurance and empathy, in particular when imparting potentially distressing information.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications