Job summary
We are looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated, proactive practitioners who have experience working in the community within complex family situations. You must hold a nursing, health visitor or midwifery qualification and be registered with the NMC.
The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) has
been in Tower Hamlets for 15 years and is highly regarded by key stakeholders
working with children and families. You will be part of a well-established
programme, in a dynamic team of Family Nurses who feel passionate about the
work they do with young parents and their families.
The provider
organisation is Tower Hamlets GP Care Group (CIC). FNP is part of the 0-19
integrated service alongside health visiting and school nursing. As well as
undertaking the specialist training require for the role there will be
opportunity to attend training and development with colleagues across the care
group
Main duties of the job
Post holder will be responsible for delivering the FNP intensive, preventative home visiting programme to vulnerable hard to reach young women who are expecting their first baby. You will be required to develop high level generalist and specialist skills to work within the clinical methods of the structured programme.
You will be required to have knowledge of the public health agenda, in particular the healthy child programme, have sound knowledge and experience of safeguarding practice and meet the requirements of the person specification.
This is a demanding specialist role requiring high levels of professional skills and practice and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Post holder will be responsible for delivering the FNP intensive, preventative home visiting programme to vulnerable hard to reach young women who are expecting their first baby. You will be required to develop high level generalist and specialist skills to work within the clinical methods of the structured programme.
Family Nurses will be expected to develop therapeutic relationships with clients and work intensively within complex family situations to achieve the expected outcomes of the programme.
About us
Tower Hamlets
GP Care Group (the Care Group) was incorporated as a community interest company
limited by shares in September 2014.
Every general practice in Tower Hamlets owns one share of £1. The Care
Group was formed to manage borough level contracts on behalf of the practices,
deliver primary care led services and support general practices, and to be the
provider voice of primary care in the wider health and social care system.
Read up more about Tower Hamlets here:http://www.towerhamlets.is/
The Care
Group is also a member of Tower Hamlets Together, a place-based integrated
partnership, which includes Bart's Health, East London NHS Foundation Trust, the
London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Council for Voluntary Services.
The key priorities for the Care Group are:
- Innovation
and support for primary care
- Being
a great place to work
- Integrating
primary and community care
- Providing
of high-quality cost-effective care to local people
- Influencing
improvements in health outcomes
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake home
visits in accordance with FNP model.
- Use high level
interpersonal and communication skills to provide and receive complex and often
highly sensitive information. Use strengths based, solution focused strategies
and motivational interviewing skills to enable families to develop behaviour change
strategies.
- Utilise
specialist knowledge acquired through the FNP learning programme, events and
other study, together with reflections on experience, to deliver the FNP
programme effectively.
- Work
effectively in potentially highly distressing or highly emotional
circumstances, e.g. safeguarding children or family breakdown.
- Develop
therapeutic relationships, requiring in-depth mental attention and
concentration for extended periods, and promote adaptive behaviour change in
the family home and other environments.
- Use the six FNP
domains as a framework for programme delivery.
- Use professional and clinical judgement to undertake detailed
assessments of clients and their families and analyse complex family situations
in order to develop appropriate clinical interventions.
- Actively engage
and work with fathers and other members of the extended family to achieve
positive outcomes for children.
- Apply knowledge
and skills to a range of clinical and family situations.
- Work within
the FNP model to initiate, plan and co-ordinate clients care in consultation
and collaboration with other professionals and agencies involved in providing
services to women and their families. This includes initiating CAF and taking
lead professional role where required.
- At all times
keep the safety of the baby and the young person in mind, and work within local
safeguarding policies as appropriate.
- Act on own interpretation of assessed clinical situation within the
home setting. Able to refer client onto other specialist services as required
on own authority.
- Contribute to
the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP), including professional
assessments of childrens growth, development and language skills.
- Positively and effectively represent the vision and principles of
the FNP programme in actions and communications to internal and external
clients, stakeholders and services.
- Manage own
workload by working independently within appropriate occupational guidelines,
referring to FNP Lead where appropriate.
- Act on own interpretation of assessed clinical situation within the
home setting.
- Able to refer client onto other specialist services as required on own
authority.
- Visit clients
over a wide geographical area and within flexible working hours, this may
include following families to neighbouring local authorities to enable them to
continue to benefit from the programme.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake home
visits in accordance with FNP model.
- Use high level
interpersonal and communication skills to provide and receive complex and often
highly sensitive information. Use strengths based, solution focused strategies
and motivational interviewing skills to enable families to develop behaviour change
strategies.
- Utilise
specialist knowledge acquired through the FNP learning programme, events and
other study, together with reflections on experience, to deliver the FNP
programme effectively.
- Work
effectively in potentially highly distressing or highly emotional
circumstances, e.g. safeguarding children or family breakdown.
- Develop
therapeutic relationships, requiring in-depth mental attention and
concentration for extended periods, and promote adaptive behaviour change in
the family home and other environments.
- Use the six FNP
domains as a framework for programme delivery.
- Use professional and clinical judgement to undertake detailed
assessments of clients and their families and analyse complex family situations
in order to develop appropriate clinical interventions.
- Actively engage
and work with fathers and other members of the extended family to achieve
positive outcomes for children.
- Apply knowledge
and skills to a range of clinical and family situations.
- Work within
the FNP model to initiate, plan and co-ordinate clients care in consultation
and collaboration with other professionals and agencies involved in providing
services to women and their families. This includes initiating CAF and taking
lead professional role where required.
- At all times
keep the safety of the baby and the young person in mind, and work within local
safeguarding policies as appropriate.
- Act on own interpretation of assessed clinical situation within the
home setting. Able to refer client onto other specialist services as required
on own authority.
- Contribute to
the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP), including professional
assessments of childrens growth, development and language skills.
- Positively and effectively represent the vision and principles of
the FNP programme in actions and communications to internal and external
clients, stakeholders and services.
- Manage own
workload by working independently within appropriate occupational guidelines,
referring to FNP Lead where appropriate.
- Act on own interpretation of assessed clinical situation within the
home setting.
- Able to refer client onto other specialist services as required on own
authority.
- Visit clients
over a wide geographical area and within flexible working hours, this may
include following families to neighbouring local authorities to enable them to
continue to benefit from the programme.
Person Specification
Other Requirements
Essential
- Able to use professional and clinical judgement to undertake detailed assessments and analyse complex family situations in order to develop appropriate clinical interventions.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to manage exposure to distressing life events and able to work effectively in potentially highly emotional circumstances.
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing or midwifery qualifications and registered with the NMC.
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years' experience of working with families in deprived communities.
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years' experience of midwifery, child health, public health and home visiting.
Person Specification
Other Requirements
Essential
- Able to use professional and clinical judgement to undertake detailed assessments and analyse complex family situations in order to develop appropriate clinical interventions.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to manage exposure to distressing life events and able to work effectively in potentially highly emotional circumstances.
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing or midwifery qualifications and registered with the NMC.
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years' experience of working with families in deprived communities.
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years' experience of midwifery, child health, public health and home visiting.
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.