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Community Nurse (Health Visiting 0-5 years)

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Job summary

Cornwall School Nursing and Health Visiting Teams are offering a great opportunity to join our teams as a Community Nurse.

We provide evidence based, family centred, public health service, which focuses on identifying health needs and vulnerability within the family and community. This is a great opportunity to join us in developing a fully integrated service with our other childrens Council colleagues in Together for Families to meet the needs of the local communities and to ensure there are improved outcomes for all our children and young people.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Community Nurse is to support the Health Visiting and School Nursing Teams in the delivery of a community public health nursing service. You will work as a member of the Health Team and will be based in a geographical locality and linked to local General Practices/Family Hubs and schools in the area.

About us

This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.

Interviews are expected to be held on 27th November 2023.

Whilst the location/work-base for this role has been specified, our evolving ways of working means that the role may require you to also work remotely (e.g. from home/other locations). We will discuss this with you during the recruitment process.

In order to be considered for this role please answer the questions set out in the Additional Questions Sheet within the 'Skills For The Job' section of your application, otherwise we will be unable to proceed with your application.

If you are experiencing difficulties completing your application for this role and need any assistance or would like an offline application form please contact the Cornwall Council Recruitment Team via email Careers@cornwall.gov.uk

Please note, as this is a position with Cornwall Council, those candidates that are shortlisted will have their details transferred to Cornwall Councils recruitment system.

Details

Date posted

24 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

F0021-230001U5

Job locations

New County Hall

Treyew Road

Truro

Cornwall

TR1 3AY


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will take delegated work and be responsible for your own caseload, having a degree of autonomy over your diary and workload planning. You will be providing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the Healthy Child Programme,

We offer a supportive supervision framework where you will be supported with your clinical caseload management, safeguarding children supervision and clinical restorative supervision.

We offer an extensive training and development programme, including a preceptorship package for those of you who are newly qualified.

We have an excellent career pathway within our service. We are keen to support and develop our own staff wishing to develop over the pathway.

We support those interested in progressing to the Band 6 Specialist Community Public Health Nurse. We support our Community Nurses to achieve the appropriate CPD and experience to apply for the course, over a period of approximately 2 years dependant on your previous experience and transferrable knowledge and skills.

With this qualification we continue to support you to apply for our Band 7 Professional Lead roles, Team, Practice Teacher roles, and other specialist Health Visitor roles such as in Infant Feeding, Peri Mental Health Specialist and Safeguarding Children.

We offer continued support with appropriate CPD and experience to apply for Band 8 Senior Leadership and Management roles such as Service Manager roles for School Nursing, Health Visiting and Named Nurse for Safeguarding.

For further information on available vacancies please contact:

Cairine Edwards - Cairine.Edwards@cornwall.gov.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will take delegated work and be responsible for your own caseload, having a degree of autonomy over your diary and workload planning. You will be providing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the Healthy Child Programme,

We offer a supportive supervision framework where you will be supported with your clinical caseload management, safeguarding children supervision and clinical restorative supervision.

We offer an extensive training and development programme, including a preceptorship package for those of you who are newly qualified.

We have an excellent career pathway within our service. We are keen to support and develop our own staff wishing to develop over the pathway.

We support those interested in progressing to the Band 6 Specialist Community Public Health Nurse. We support our Community Nurses to achieve the appropriate CPD and experience to apply for the course, over a period of approximately 2 years dependant on your previous experience and transferrable knowledge and skills.

With this qualification we continue to support you to apply for our Band 7 Professional Lead roles, Team, Practice Teacher roles, and other specialist Health Visitor roles such as in Infant Feeding, Peri Mental Health Specialist and Safeguarding Children.

We offer continued support with appropriate CPD and experience to apply for Band 8 Senior Leadership and Management roles such as Service Manager roles for School Nursing, Health Visiting and Named Nurse for Safeguarding.

For further information on available vacancies please contact:

Cairine Edwards - Cairine.Edwards@cornwall.gov.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • You should be an experienced Registered Nurse with experience of working with children and families.
  • You will be working in community settings within Health Visiting and will hold a delegated caseload, therefore time management and prioritisation skills are essential.
  • You should be able to work alone and in a team with an ability to maintain electronic records.
  • Registered Nurse Qualification with current NMC Registration. Please include your NMC PIN within your application.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Current professional registration- Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

Experience

Essential

  • Please see attached Role Profile and application questions. Please ensure that all of the questions are answered in full within your application.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • You should be an experienced Registered Nurse with experience of working with children and families.
  • You will be working in community settings within Health Visiting and will hold a delegated caseload, therefore time management and prioritisation skills are essential.
  • You should be able to work alone and in a team with an ability to maintain electronic records.
  • Registered Nurse Qualification with current NMC Registration. Please include your NMC PIN within your application.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Current professional registration- Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

Experience

Essential

  • Please see attached Role Profile and application questions. Please ensure that all of the questions are answered in full within your application.

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.

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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.

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

Cornwall Council

Address

New County Hall

Treyew Road

Truro

Cornwall

TR1 3AY


Employer's website

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cornwall Council

Address

New County Hall

Treyew Road

Truro

Cornwall

TR1 3AY


Employer's website

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Manager

Cairine Edwards

cairine.edwards@cornwall.gov.uk

Details

Date posted

24 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

F0021-230001U5

Job locations

New County Hall

Treyew Road

Truro

Cornwall

TR1 3AY


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