Job summary
City of York Council is offering
an exciting opportunity for Registered Nurses and Midwives to join our
transforming 0-19 Healthy Child Service. We are looking for high quality,
innovative and enthusiastic individuals with a passion for improving outcomes
for children and young people.
Main duties of the job
Our Healthy Child Nurses work in
the 0-11 Health Visiting teams or in the School Aged Health Team. The role is
varied, interesting and fulfilling and provides opportunities to make a real
difference to children, young people and their families.
Working as a Healthy Child Nurse
you will contribute to the development and delivery of public health
initiatives to promote the health and well-being of children and young people,
enabling them to reach their full potential. You will deliver
programmes of support in various community settings, early years settings,
school settings and in the homes of families as delegated by Health Visitors
and School Nurses.
You will be
working alongside a range of partners including early help providers,
childrens services, education, housing, adult services, the voluntary and
community sector, primary and secondary health services and of course children,
families and communities.
York is a great
place to live and work, however, we know that isnt the case for everybody
living in York. The City of York Council
want to make a real difference in reducing health inequalities and the Healthy
Child Service makes a crucial contribution to that aim. The Healthy Child
Service is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and we have aspirations to
be Outstanding. If you want to make a
real difference to children and families, influence our service transformation
and be part of a supportive and friendly team, please send us your application.
About us
From our offices in West Offices and Hazel Court, and with partners, City of York Council serves over 200,000 residents in and around York.
Local communities depend on the statutory services we deliver and our people are proud to keep York clean, safe, productive and resilient.
A strong council can also be an empowering force - transforming lives, communities and generations. We deliver lots of important but little-known services that are making a big difference to those who need them.
Every year at the council:
7,036 adults receive social care
77,000 people served in the customer centre
260,000 enquiries resolved over the phone
3,000 planning applications
5.5m tonnes of waste collected
1.2m metres of high verges cut
8,000 council properties managed
8,000 businesses supported
200,000 residents served
220 children looked after
For more information about working for the council or to see the latest job vacancies visit https://jobs.york.gov.uk/
Website:http://www.york.gov.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Healthy Child Nurse will support the delivery of a creative,
diverse and innovative approach to improving health outcomes for children and
young people across the City.
Working with children, young people and their families across the 0-19
agenda promoting health, preventing ill health, identifying health needs and
recognising unmet health needs through use of evidence-based practice.
Working under the leadership of the Specialist Community Public Health
Nurse, the post holder will deliver direct work with children, young people and
families and play a part in building community capacity to contribute to the
Healthy Child Programme High Impact Areas and the local Joint Strategic Needs
Assessment.
The post holder will enable access to health services, as appropriate,
and strengthen the quality of health education in community and school settings
and provide targeted outreach.
They will provide advice and guidance, signposting and supporting
interventions to all children and young people as part of the 0-19 Healthy
Child Programme with a progressive universalism approach, based firmly on
proven Public Health evidence to target those at risk of poor outcomes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Healthy Child Nurse will support the delivery of a creative,
diverse and innovative approach to improving health outcomes for children and
young people across the City.
Working with children, young people and their families across the 0-19
agenda promoting health, preventing ill health, identifying health needs and
recognising unmet health needs through use of evidence-based practice.
Working under the leadership of the Specialist Community Public Health
Nurse, the post holder will deliver direct work with children, young people and
families and play a part in building community capacity to contribute to the
Healthy Child Programme High Impact Areas and the local Joint Strategic Needs
Assessment.
The post holder will enable access to health services, as appropriate,
and strengthen the quality of health education in community and school settings
and provide targeted outreach.
They will provide advice and guidance, signposting and supporting
interventions to all children and young people as part of the 0-19 Healthy
Child Programme with a progressive universalism approach, based firmly on
proven Public Health evidence to target those at risk of poor outcomes.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Please see Job Profile attached for essential experience requirements.
Desirable
- Please see Job Profile attached for desirable experience requirements.
Qualifications
Essential
- Please see Job profile attached for essential qualifications criteria.
Desirable
- Please see Job profile attached for desirable qualifications criteria.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Please see Job Profile attached for essential experience requirements.
Desirable
- Please see Job Profile attached for desirable experience requirements.
Qualifications
Essential
- Please see Job profile attached for essential qualifications criteria.
Desirable
- Please see Job profile attached for desirable qualifications criteria.
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).
