Job summary
Are you highly motivated, flexible and a good team player?
If so, would you like to work in an innovative forward-thinking organisation
with the aim to deliver high quality responsive service?
An exciting opportunity has risen within the
GP Care Group Waltham Forest for an efficient and highly motivated Community
Nursery Nurse to work in the Community Public Health 0-19 services. You will
participate in the delivery of The Healthy Child Programme and be expected to
work in various community settings including the homes of families.
The Care Group reserves the right to close this advert
early where we have received a high number of applications, and we encourage
candidates to submit their applications promptly.
Main duties of the job
The Nursery Nurses within the
Integrated 0 19 Service Health Visiting and School Health and
Wellbeing are responsible for the delivery of a range of programmes that
support the outcomes identified with the Health Child Programme 0
19.
- This will include the delivery of
the NCMP vision and hearing screening with Year Reception and Year 6 pupils.
- Also, the delivery of health promotion mainly
within Childrens Centres and primary school setting.
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 GP Care Group, click here: https://www.gpcaregroup.org/
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.
Click here to know more about Tower Hamlets Together partnership- https://www.towerhamletstogether.com/
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
Duties and responsibilities of
this role include:
- Manage, plan and implement the delivery of the
NCMP vision and hearing screening for identified cohort of schools in a timely
manner to ensure compliance with national screening timeframe.
- Support the delivery of child health clinics.
- Undertake delegated developmental reviews and
report back to Health Visitor/School Nurse.
- Making an assessment of each childs health in the
cohort of school children in the designated primary schools, according
to service guidelines and with support and advise from the School Nurse using
Parent/carer questionnaires, teacher questionnaires and Health Visiting
records.
- To review Health Visiting records of cohorts of
primary school children and to refer concerns to theSchool Nurse.
- To review questionnaires from parents/carers and
to check consent for child health screening tests. To refer concerns to School Nurse.
- To review questionnaires from class teachers
regarding health of school children in designated primary schools and to refer
concerns to the School Nurse.
- To carry out delegated health assessments
including interviews and report any concerns to the Health Visitor/School
Nurse.
- To carry out delegated health screening of
school children in primary schools in accordance with organisational policies,
procedures and guidelines.
- To identify and refer to the Health
Visitor/School Nurse any concerns arising from screening procedures or
highlighted by parents or school staff.
- To make referrals to other professionals as
agreed and delegated by the Health Visitor/School Nurse.
- To work with specific children and families in
the home, school or clinic setting, according to their individual care plan as
agreed with the Health Visitor, School Nurse or Team Leader. This will include children with special
health needs, in order to promote inclusion working in collaboration with other
health professionals, early years staff, school staff and parents.
- To undertake follow up of children who have
attended Accident and Emergency, as delegated by the Health Visitor/ School
Nurse. Receiving notifications, agreeing
appropriate action with the Health Visitor/School Nurse, making contact with
parents either at home or in the school and reporting back to the Health
Visitor/School Nurse. To advise on accident prevention.
- In collaboration with the School Nurse and
school education staff, provide group health promotion sessions to children
and/or their parents in areas such as play, accident prevention, dental health,
exercise, personal hygiene, healthy eating and positive parenting.
- Assisting the Integrated 0
19 Team members in planning, organising and delivery of health promotion
sessions and displays. This may include
participation in school parents evenings.
- To have an awareness of identification of
vulnerable children who may be subject to abuse and to follow the organisations
Safeguarding policy and procedures, referring any concerns to the Health Visitor/School
Nurse.
- To support students within the work environment
to gain an understanding of the Nursery Nurses role within the Integrated 0 -
19 Service.
- To be actively involved with the ongoing
development of the Service to ensure excellent quality of care is provided to
all children, young people and their families within the borough of Tower Hamlets.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities of
this role include:
- Manage, plan and implement the delivery of the
NCMP vision and hearing screening for identified cohort of schools in a timely
manner to ensure compliance with national screening timeframe.
- Support the delivery of child health clinics.
- Undertake delegated developmental reviews and
report back to Health Visitor/School Nurse.
- Making an assessment of each childs health in the
cohort of school children in the designated primary schools, according
to service guidelines and with support and advise from the School Nurse using
Parent/carer questionnaires, teacher questionnaires and Health Visiting
records.
- To review Health Visiting records of cohorts of
primary school children and to refer concerns to theSchool Nurse.
- To review questionnaires from parents/carers and
to check consent for child health screening tests. To refer concerns to School Nurse.
- To review questionnaires from class teachers
regarding health of school children in designated primary schools and to refer
concerns to the School Nurse.
- To carry out delegated health assessments
including interviews and report any concerns to the Health Visitor/School
Nurse.
- To carry out delegated health screening of
school children in primary schools in accordance with organisational policies,
procedures and guidelines.
- To identify and refer to the Health
Visitor/School Nurse any concerns arising from screening procedures or
highlighted by parents or school staff.
- To make referrals to other professionals as
agreed and delegated by the Health Visitor/School Nurse.
- To work with specific children and families in
the home, school or clinic setting, according to their individual care plan as
agreed with the Health Visitor, School Nurse or Team Leader. This will include children with special
health needs, in order to promote inclusion working in collaboration with other
health professionals, early years staff, school staff and parents.
- To undertake follow up of children who have
attended Accident and Emergency, as delegated by the Health Visitor/ School
Nurse. Receiving notifications, agreeing
appropriate action with the Health Visitor/School Nurse, making contact with
parents either at home or in the school and reporting back to the Health
Visitor/School Nurse. To advise on accident prevention.
- In collaboration with the School Nurse and
school education staff, provide group health promotion sessions to children
and/or their parents in areas such as play, accident prevention, dental health,
exercise, personal hygiene, healthy eating and positive parenting.
- Assisting the Integrated 0
19 Team members in planning, organising and delivery of health promotion
sessions and displays. This may include
participation in school parents evenings.
- To have an awareness of identification of
vulnerable children who may be subject to abuse and to follow the organisations
Safeguarding policy and procedures, referring any concerns to the Health Visitor/School
Nurse.
- To support students within the work environment
to gain an understanding of the Nursery Nurses role within the Integrated 0 -
19 Service.
- To be actively involved with the ongoing
development of the Service to ensure excellent quality of care is provided to
all children, young people and their families within the borough of Tower Hamlets.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- A sound understanding of child development and parenting.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a community setting.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with safeguarding childrens issues.
Qualifications
Essential
- NNEB or Diploma in Childcare & Education (CDE) awarded by CACHE or NHC in Childcare & Education (Scotland)/Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Early Years (EDEXCEL).
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative and manage own workload.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- A sound understanding of child development and parenting.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a community setting.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with safeguarding childrens issues.
Qualifications
Essential
- NNEB or Diploma in Childcare & Education (CDE) awarded by CACHE or NHC in Childcare & Education (Scotland)/Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Early Years (EDEXCEL).
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative and manage own workload.
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.
