Community Staff Nurse

Job summary

These are exciting times for our 0-19 Service and we want you to be part of it. If you are a Registered Nurse (NMC) and looking to join a thriving, innovative service which puts children, young people and their families at the centre of all that they do, then this is definitely the job for you so look no further.

Some of our great innovations include the introduction of ChatHealth, our 0-19 Text Message Advice Service for parents and ChatHealth for young people aged 11-19, the facilitation of Ready Steady Mums, a community-based exercise movement for mums run by mums; the creation of a mental health support group for mothers called "Knowing Me, Knowing You" and the emotional health and wellbeing pathway for school aged children.

We have also introduced video appointments to offer an alternative method to meet with our families and young people as well as delivering virtual webinars and workshops. All of which have been rolled out across Hampshire to make our services accessible by all as part of our countywide digital offer.

In Southern Health we are committed to ensuring that our values are the foundation of everything we do and we offer great opportunities for ongoing learning and development for all staff by providing a robust induction programme, comprehensive safeguarding and clinical supervision as well as offering access to a broad suite of training to help with your professional development.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone with an inspirational and motivational personality and someone who is highly skilled in communication, with a strong approach to teamwork. The individual will be someone who is able to deliver appropriately delegated commissioned elements of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) (DH 2009) as a member of the 0-19 Public Health Nursing service.

Working as a team player, your role will include identifying health needs with children and families and in agreement with the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN), plan, deliver and review appropriate and evidence-based interventions to improve outcomes for children and families. You will also develop close working relationships with our Barnardo's workers to support the development of preventative community-based approaches and personalised care to support to the local population.

There may be opportunities for Community Staff Nurses to further develop and complete their Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) qualification, subject to availability. For newly qualified practitioners we have a preceptorship programme in place to aid your development.

About us

Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?

Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?

We want to meet you!

Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.

Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.

Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:

• Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
• We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
• We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.

Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Fleet Hospital

Church Road

Fleet

Hampshire

GU51 4LZ

Employer's website

https://www.southernhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Fleet Hospital

Church Road

Fleet

Hampshire

GU51 4LZ

Employer's website

https://www.southernhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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