Community Staff Nurse

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

If you are a Registered Nurse (NMC), you are needed to join our Health Visiting service across Hampshire. If you are looking to join a thriving, diverse, innovative service which puts children, young people, and their families at the centre of all that they do, then this is the job for you.

We are well known for our creative approach in supporting our communities, children and families with great innovations including ChatHealth, our Text Messaging Advice Service; the Parent Portal, an interactive web-based information hub for parents, and our partnership with Barnardo's which offers community-based public health programmes. We are proud of having achieved BFI accreditation at gold standard.

If you would like to know more about the role then please join us on the below dates/links:

1st May -- 2pm -- 3pm

Join Zoom Meeting

https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/65443129018?pwd=UWprZjFxeGpJcGFTMUxJaU40aHpTZz09

Meeting ID: 654 4312 9018

Passcode: 394064

5th June -- 2pm -- 3pm

Join Zoom Meeting

https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/66210580536?pwd=RENGQjRxZ3hZdG44b3ZiQlVZSThFQT09

Meeting ID: 662 1058 0536

Passcode: 394506

4th July -- 2pm -- 3pm

Join Zoom Meeting

https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/69090653115?pwd=NVB3czhtZFBxSEs4aXowdW8yVUQ0dz09

Meeting ID: 690 9065 3115

Passcode: 495281

Main duties of the job

We are looking for nurses who are 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 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 Health Visitor, 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.

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. There may be opportunities for community staff nurses to further develop and complete their Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) qualification, subject to availability. For newly qualified practitioners we have an established preceptorship programme in place to aid your development. We look forward to receiving your application.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

As a Trust, our footprint spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities.

- We function as a unified team, placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

- Our 7,000+ workforce is skilled and diverse, with a deep commitment to ongoing staff development. We offer customised training, leadership pathways, and a plethora of career opportunities.

- We respect and listen to your thoughts, ideas, and concerns via well-established network of staff groups to increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Building on all this, we are currently working closely with other local NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Our new organisation is set to launch in April 2024 and will incorporate Southern Health, Solent, Isle of Wight and Sussex Partnership Trusts.

While the new Trust will be substantially bigger, it will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, streamlining services and making healthcare across the county more accessible.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Date posted

28 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year Salary is based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

348-SS-4321

Job locations

Tatchbury Mount

Calmore

Southampton

Hampshire

SO40 2RZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse (NMC)
Full UK Driving Licence (and access to a car)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse (NMC)
Full UK Driving Licence (and access to a car)

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.