Family Nurse Partnership Supervisor Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets GP Care Group

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Job summary

The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) is a national evidence-based early intervention programme. The aim of the programme is to improve the antenatal health, child health and development outcomes along with improvements to parents economic self-sufficiency in disadvantaged young families.

The post holder is responsible for leading and managing the work of the family nurses and Quality Support Officer. This includes providing in-depth clinical and safeguarding supervision to the family nurses, maintaining the integrity of the programme, taking responsibility for the quality of programme replication according to the licence, overseeing recruitment and engagement of hard to reach families, building local stakeholder relationships and facilitating continual learning and service improvement. In addition, they will also hold a small caseload of families to whom they deliver the programme.

This is a demanding role combining clinical practice with a team leader and supervisory role, which requires a diverse set of skills and attributes as well as commitment to the ethos and principles of the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme.

Main duties of the job

  • To manage a team of family nurses and the site Quality Support Officer: ensuring initial learning self-assessments are undertaken, individual development programmes are in place, FNP competencies are assessed and developed, and appropriate training is undertaken to enable full delivery of the FNP programme.
  • To provide regular in-depth individual reflective, clinical and safeguarding supervision for family nurses to ensure high standards of practice and safe delivery of the programme
  • 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.
  • Ensure that the team collects timely, complete and accurate data to monitor programme fidelity.
  • Interpret FNP data and produce reports and presentations for contract meetings, and the annual review.
  • Keep her/himself informed of new policy/managerial/supervisory developments to provide high quality leadership of the team.
  • Keep her/himself informed of new developments within FNP and utilise FNP site guidance as it is produced.
  • Continually review and monitor risks within the programme, identify learning and take action as needed.

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

Date posted

16 August 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£59,000 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0136-23-0046

Job locations

Mile End Hospital

275 Bancroft Road

London

E1 4DG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Key working relationships

Internal:

FNP Team in Tower Hamlets & Waltham Forest; Clinical and Operational Leads in GPCG 0-19 service; Operational Director GPCG; Colleagues in the 0-19 Service; Safeguarding Team; Named Nurse; Human Resources; Central Administration Team; Infant Feeding Team; IT and CHIS Teams.

External:

FNP National Unit; Commissioners in the Local Authority; Public health; Designated Nurse; Early Help, Children & Family Centres; Family Hubs; Maternity Services Barts Health; Adult and Childrens Social Care; Safe East (health & wellbeing service for young people); Perinatal Mental Health Team; Barts Health Infant Feeding Team; Voluntary Sector Organisation; Housing Options & Support Team; Lookahead Supported Accommodation; Sexual Health Services; Spotlight.

Key result areas

Positively and effectively represent the vision and principles of the FNP programme in actions and communications to internal and external stakeholders and services.

To take responsibility for programme quality and adherence to the FNP licensing conditions.

Develop a culture of trust, support and growth reflecting FNP principles and ethos.

To use programme materials and methods to achieve the following:

a) improve the outcomes of pregnancy;

b) improve childrens health and development by enabling parents to provide more sensitive, responsive and competent care of them; and

c) improve parental life-course by helping parents plan future pregnancies, complete their education, and find work.

To facilitate continual learning and service improvement, planning for and ensuring a local learning programme for each FN, to meet their own identified learning needs and to facilitate the team-based elements of the FNP learning programme.

To develop a robust local system for supporting safeguarding within FNP with the safeguarding named nurses and the FNP lead, taking responsibility for safeguarding supervision of family nurses either solely or in partnership with named nurse.

To build local relationships with health, social care, community and childrens and young peoples services to promote understanding of FNP and to mobilise resources for FNP clients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key working relationships

Internal:

FNP Team in Tower Hamlets & Waltham Forest; Clinical and Operational Leads in GPCG 0-19 service; Operational Director GPCG; Colleagues in the 0-19 Service; Safeguarding Team; Named Nurse; Human Resources; Central Administration Team; Infant Feeding Team; IT and CHIS Teams.

External:

FNP National Unit; Commissioners in the Local Authority; Public health; Designated Nurse; Early Help, Children & Family Centres; Family Hubs; Maternity Services Barts Health; Adult and Childrens Social Care; Safe East (health & wellbeing service for young people); Perinatal Mental Health Team; Barts Health Infant Feeding Team; Voluntary Sector Organisation; Housing Options & Support Team; Lookahead Supported Accommodation; Sexual Health Services; Spotlight.

Key result areas

Positively and effectively represent the vision and principles of the FNP programme in actions and communications to internal and external stakeholders and services.

To take responsibility for programme quality and adherence to the FNP licensing conditions.

Develop a culture of trust, support and growth reflecting FNP principles and ethos.

To use programme materials and methods to achieve the following:

a) improve the outcomes of pregnancy;

b) improve childrens health and development by enabling parents to provide more sensitive, responsive and competent care of them; and

c) improve parental life-course by helping parents plan future pregnancies, complete their education, and find work.

To facilitate continual learning and service improvement, planning for and ensuring a local learning programme for each FN, to meet their own identified learning needs and to facilitate the team-based elements of the FNP learning programme.

To develop a robust local system for supporting safeguarding within FNP with the safeguarding named nurses and the FNP lead, taking responsibility for safeguarding supervision of family nurses either solely or in partnership with named nurse.

To build local relationships with health, social care, community and childrens and young peoples services to promote understanding of FNP and to mobilise resources for FNP clients.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Attachment theory, Behavioural Change theory, Parent-infant mental health, National & Local Safeguarding policies.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Nursing or Midwifery Qualifications and registered with the NMC

Desirable

  • Masters level Education

Experience

Essential

  • At least 2years experience of midwifery, child health, public health, home visiting.

Desirable

  • Leading a team

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Able to manage strong emotions, sensitive issues and undertake courageous conversations

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Committed to principles of FNP and a strong desire to see it succeed
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Attachment theory, Behavioural Change theory, Parent-infant mental health, National & Local Safeguarding policies.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Nursing or Midwifery Qualifications and registered with the NMC

Desirable

  • Masters level Education

Experience

Essential

  • At least 2years experience of midwifery, child health, public health, home visiting.

Desirable

  • Leading a team

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Able to manage strong emotions, sensitive issues and undertake courageous conversations

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Committed to principles of FNP and a strong desire to see it succeed

UK Registration

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Additional information

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Tower Hamlets GP Care Group

Address

Mile End Hospital

275 Bancroft Road

London

E1 4DG


Employer's website

https://www.gpcaregroup.org/section/387/Home (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Tower Hamlets GP Care Group

Address

Mile End Hospital

275 Bancroft Road

London

E1 4DG


Employer's website

https://www.gpcaregroup.org/section/387/Home (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Brenda Coughlan

brenda.coughlan@nhs.net

07860853777

Date posted

16 August 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£59,000 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0136-23-0046

Job locations

Mile End Hospital

275 Bancroft Road

London

E1 4DG


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