Job summary
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At Suffolk County Council, every role is a chance to create positive change. We're not just a local authority; we're a team of dedicated individuals working together to improve lives across our diverse communities. As a Community Staff Nurse (Health Visiting),you'll have the unique opportunity to see the direct impact of your work on the people and places that make Suffolk special. Your contributions will help build a brighter future for all. If you're passionate about making a real, tangible difference, it's time to reimagine your career with us. Join Suffolk County Council and turn your passion for positive change into action.
Main duties of the job
Your role and responsibilities
Suffolk County Council (SCC) delivers the 0 - 19 Healthy Child Service for the whole of Suffolk, which includes School Nursing, Health and Children's Centres, Family Nurse Partnership Services and our Health Business Centre.
Working with and supporting families in the crucial early years of a childs life, you will:
- Play a key role in ensuring the best possible start in life for children in Suffolk
- Have a profound impact on the lifelong health and wellbeing of young children and their families
- Help families and young children overcome the challenges that they face
- Provide expert advice, information, assessments, and interventions.
Please see Job and Person Profile for more information.
With Suffolk County Council, you can work in this uniquely rewarding role and be part of our innovative multi-agency team-focused approach with social care and childrens centres.
We provide a robust induction, training and professional development programme for all our staff and an attractive employment package that promotes a healthy work-life balance. This may include:
- Monday - Friday working
- flexible hours
- part time hours
To find out more, please see the following links:
Children's health and children's centre services - Suffolk County Council
Health Visiting service - Suffolk County Council
What you will need
You must be a current Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Registered Nurse to apply for this role.
Please see Job and Person Profile for more information
About us
The team
We are a fully integrated service that can responsively support the needs of children and their families.SCC has invested in Staff Nurses to work alongside Health Visitors and Healthy Child Practitioners to facilitate improved public health outcomes.
We specialise in working with families with children aged 0 to 5 to identify health needs as early as possible to improve health and wellbeing. We promote health and by offering early interventions and advice, we support our families ever changing needs.
We will offer you
- the Local Governmentor NHS Pension, subject to meeting the current requirements
- a range of training opportunities
- fullsupport to undertake your role
- enhanced entitlement to annual leave, dependent on length of continuous service whichrecognises both NHS and SCC service
- free on-site car parking in all council buildings
- flexible working options and our commitment to supporting health and wellbeing
- staff networks which are open to staff, councillors and partners that share similar characteristics, life experiences, values and beliefs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is
designed to support the Health and Childrens Centre service by working
directly with families to help support the social, emotional, physical, and
intellectual wellbeing of children from pregnancy to 5 years, through the
delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and Childrens Centre statutory
framework.
You will be
expected to plan and deliver effective and evidence based universal and
targeted services to children and families from pregnancy to 5 years, as well
as support the provision of an appropriate learning environment to enable other
practitioners and students to develop, which will include mentoring.
This role will
include group planning, delivery and evaluation as well as offering a home
visiting programme focusing on the needs of those families on a universal and
universal plus pathway. This role be key in support parents to develop a strong
bond with their child and remain positive role models as their children grow,
understanding their role as their childs educator.
You will work in
accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, and other regulatory
documents, ensuring your NMC registration is maintained.
You will directly
support the needs of children and their families through the implementation of
the care pathways, outlined in the Health & Childrens Centre Standard
Operating Procedures (SOP) and in accordance with clinical governance
framework.
Through effective
practice and multiagency working, you will effectively safeguard children and
young people, which will include participation in safeguarding meetings and
contributing to assessment processes.
Typical Responsibilities
Work
with children, young people and families using Suffolk Signs of Safety SOS and Wellbeing framework
Apply
an integrated, multi-agency approach to supporting and empowering children,
young people and their families
To
ensure a strong focus on prevention, early intervention and identification of
need, using your experience, knowledge and skill to determine the level of
intervention required
Work in
accordance with regulatory and statuary documents, legal frameworks, NICE
guidance and Suffolk County Council policy and
procedures
Actively
build relationships and networks with other professional groups and services in
the locality to deliver a holistic service to children, young people and their families.
To work
with the community and ensure the active participating of children, young
people and families in service planning and delivery that respond to local
needs and reflects the diversity of the community and the inclusion of
vulnerable people and those with additional needs
To
identify risk and safeguarding concerns
and escalate where required, undertaking appropriate referrals, including CAF
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is
designed to support the Health and Childrens Centre service by working
directly with families to help support the social, emotional, physical, and
intellectual wellbeing of children from pregnancy to 5 years, through the
delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and Childrens Centre statutory
framework.
You will be
expected to plan and deliver effective and evidence based universal and
targeted services to children and families from pregnancy to 5 years, as well
as support the provision of an appropriate learning environment to enable other
practitioners and students to develop, which will include mentoring.
This role will
include group planning, delivery and evaluation as well as offering a home
visiting programme focusing on the needs of those families on a universal and
universal plus pathway. This role be key in support parents to develop a strong
bond with their child and remain positive role models as their children grow,
understanding their role as their childs educator.
You will work in
accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, and other regulatory
documents, ensuring your NMC registration is maintained.
You will directly
support the needs of children and their families through the implementation of
the care pathways, outlined in the Health & Childrens Centre Standard
Operating Procedures (SOP) and in accordance with clinical governance
framework.
Through effective
practice and multiagency working, you will effectively safeguard children and
young people, which will include participation in safeguarding meetings and
contributing to assessment processes.
Typical Responsibilities
Work
with children, young people and families using Suffolk Signs of Safety SOS and Wellbeing framework
Apply
an integrated, multi-agency approach to supporting and empowering children,
young people and their families
To
ensure a strong focus on prevention, early intervention and identification of
need, using your experience, knowledge and skill to determine the level of
intervention required
Work in
accordance with regulatory and statuary documents, legal frameworks, NICE
guidance and Suffolk County Council policy and
procedures
Actively
build relationships and networks with other professional groups and services in
the locality to deliver a holistic service to children, young people and their families.
To work
with the community and ensure the active participating of children, young
people and families in service planning and delivery that respond to local
needs and reflects the diversity of the community and the inclusion of
vulnerable people and those with additional needs
To
identify risk and safeguarding concerns
and escalate where required, undertaking appropriate referrals, including CAF
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Registered Nurse
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Willingness to undertake further professional training and attend training courses as well as reading literature as required to update knowledge and skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Registered Nurse
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Willingness to undertake further professional training and attend training courses as well as reading literature as required to update knowledge and skills
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).
